Introduction to QGIS: Understanding and Presenting Spatial Data - Online

In this online one day course (taught over two mornings) you will learn what GIS is, how it works and how you can use it to create maps. We assume no prior knowledge of GIS and you will learn how to get data into the GIS, how to produce maps using your own data and what you can and cannot do with spatial data. You will gain practical experience in data importation, map creation, and analysis techniques, empowering them to enhance their research insights with compelling spatial visualisations.

The course covers: 

• What is GIS and spatial data?

• How to classify data for a choropleth map

• How to create a publication ready map

• How to work with different data sources including XY coordinate and postcode data

By the end of the course participants will:

• Be able to set up QGIS and add data
• Understand how to add data with latitude & longitude coordinates
• Know how to classify data for a choropleth map
• Be able to join tabular data to spatial data
• Designing and producing a publication ready map in QGIS
• Understand how to import a range of data types into QGIS

This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to use spatial data in their role. This includes students, academic, government & other public sector researchers who have data with some spatial information (e.g. address, postcode, etc.) which they wish to show on a map. This course is also suitable for those who wish to have an overview of what GIS and spatial data can be used for, and how you can better represent your data with maps. No previous experience of spatial data is required.

THIS COURSE IS RUN OVER TWO MORNINGS (10:00-13:00) AND EQUATES TO ONE TEACHING DAY FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES.