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Gis Open Source

About this Course

This course is designed for professionals who want to learn and apply GIS using Open Source tools. It covers essential GIS concepts, data models, projections, editing, geoprocessing, spatial analysis, and web publishing. Through practical exercises using QGIS, PostGIS/PostgreSQL, and GeoServer, participants will build real-world skills in spatial data management, analysis, and web GIS applications   without relying on proprietary software.

Goals

  • Understand GIS fundamentals and spatial data types (vector & raster)

  • Work with coordinate systems and map projections

  • Edit and manage spatial data in QGIS

  • Perform spatial analysis and geoprocessing using QGIS tools

  • Create and manage spatial databases with PostGIS/PostgreSQL

  • Write basic spatial SQL queries

  • Publish spatial layers and services using GeoServer

  • Style and serve data on the web via WMS/WFS

  • Integrate QGIS with PostGIS and GeoServer in full GIS workflows

  • Apply best practices in open-source GIS project development

Software

  • QGIS

  • PostgreSQL + PostGIS

  • GeoServer