Quantum Geographic Information System Course Syllabus

About The Course:

Unlock the power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with our "Essential QGIS Mastery" online course. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your GIS skills, this course provides a comprehensive exploration of QGIS, the leading open-source GIS software. Master essential spatial analysis methods, including overlay operations and buffering. Dive into web mapping techniques, creating interactive maps for online collaboration.

Course Certification:  

Upon successful completion of the "Essential QGIS Mastery" online course, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. This certificate serves as a formal acknowledgment of the skills and knowledge gained throughout the course and can be a valuable asset in your professional and academic journey. We believe that this certification will not only validate your efforts but also open new opportunities for growth and development in the field of GIS. Enroll in the course today and take the first step toward earning your Certificate of Completion.

Module 1: Course Introduction

1. Foreword

2. About the exercises

Module 2: Creating and Exploring a Basic Map

1. An Overview of the Interface

2. Adding your first layers

3. Navigating the Map Canvas

4. Symbology

Module 3: Classifying Vector Data

1. Vector Attribute Data

2. Labels

3. Classification

Module 4: Laying out the Maps

1. Using Print Layout

2. Creating a Dynamic Print Layout

Module 5: Creating Vector Data

1. Creating a New Vector Dataset

2. Feature Topology

3. Forms

4. Actions

Module 6: Vector Analysis

1. Reprojecting and Transforming Data

2. Vector Analysis

3. Network Analysis

4. Spatial Statistics

Module 7: Rasters

1. Working with Raster Data

2. Changing Raster Symbology

3. Terrain Analysis

Module 8: Completing the Analysis

1. Raster to Vector Conversion

2. Combining the Analyses Assignment

3. Supplementary Exercise

Module 9: Plugins

1. Installing and Managing Plugins

2. Useful QGIS Plugins

Module 10: Online Resources

1. Web Mapping Services

2. Web Feature Services

Module 11: QGIS Server

1. Install QGIS Server

2. Serving WMS

Module 12: GRASS

1. GRASS Setup

2. GRASS Tools

Module 13: Assessment

1. Create a base map

2. Analyze the data

3. Final Map

Module 14: Forestry Application

1. Forestry Module Presentation

2. Geo referencing a Map

3. Digitizing Forest Stands

4. Updating Forest Stands

5. Systematic Sampling Design

6. Creating Detailed Maps with the Atlas Tool

7. Calculating the Forest Parameters

8. DEM from LiDAR Data

9. Map Presentation

Module 15: Database Concepts with PostgreSQL

1. Introduction to Databases

2. Implementing the Data Model

3. Adding Data to the Model

4. Queries

5. Views

6. Rules

Module 16: Spatial Database Concepts with PostGIS

1. PostGIS Setup

2. Simple Feature Model

3. Import and Export

4. Spatial Queries

5. Geometry Construction

Module 17: The QGIS processing guide

1. Introduction

2. An important warning before starting

3. Setting-up the processing framework

4. Running our first algorithm. The toolbox

5. More algorithms and data types

6. Reprojecting

7. Selection

8. Running an external algorithm

9. The processing log

10. The raster calculator. No-data values

11. Vector calculator

12. Defining extents

13. HTML outputs

14. First analysis example

15. Clipping and merging raster layers

16. Hydrological analysis

17. Starting with the model designer

18. More complex models

19. Numeric calculations in the modeler

20. A model within a model

21. Using modeler-only tools for creating a model Interpolation

22. More interpolation

23. Iterative execution of algorithms

24. More iterative execution of algorithms

25. The batch processing interface

26. Models in the batch processing interface

27. Pre- and post-execution script hooks

28. Other programs

29. Interpolation and contouring

30. Vector simplification and smoothing

31. Planning a solar farm

32. Use R scripts in Processing

33. Predicting landslides

Module 18: Using Spatial Databases in QGIS

1. Working with Databases in the QGIS Browser

2. Using DB Manager to work with Spatial Databases in QGIS

3. Working with SpatiaLite databases in QGIS