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For many studies models are used or developed. During modelling courses not much attention is paid to the preprocessing of input data and parameters needed for the models. A lot of open source software is available for this purpose. Besides desktop tools with graphical user interfaces, scripting is very useful for processing large datasets and timeseries. With the skills learned in this course you will be able to more efficiently process your data and setup and improve your models.
Learning objectives
After this course you will be able to:
Understand the basic concepts of GIS Raster, vector, projections, geospatial analysis. Use a GIS for:
Course Format
Exercise | Software | Study load (hours) |
Digitizing from a scanned map | QGIS | 4 |
Importing tabular data into GIS and interpolation | QGIS | 4 |
Importing data from a GPS and conversion to vector | QGIS | 4 |
Spatial planning using map algebra | QGIS | 8 |
Catchment delineation | QGIS | 8 |
Using Open Access data | QGIS | 4 |
Styling and map design | QGIS | 4 |
Introduction to DOS and GDAL | GDAL | 8 |
References
Software
The free and open source software (FOSS) used in this course are:
Books
The following books are suggested to support the course: