Information about two forthcoming courses (one in Oxford):
Introduction to QGIS: Understanding and Presenting Spatial Data
University of Liverpool - 20th November 2017, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
This course will introduce spatial data and show you how to import and display spatial data with the free open source GIS program QGIS. We will also show you how to create choropleth maps and explain appropriate methods of visualising spatial data. We will also cover some basic spatial data analysis (e.g. calculating rates).
This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to use spatial data in their role. This includes academics, commercial users, 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 spatial data can be used for. No previous experience of spatial data is required. No previous experience of GIS or QGIS is required, but some experience of using spatial data will be beneficial.
Please note this course can be taken as a one-day course, or can also be taken in conjunction with another one-day course on 21 November 2017 (Liverpool) or 1 December 2017 (Oxford).
For further information or to register for this course please see the website.
Introduction to Spatial Data & Using R as a GIS
University of Liverpool - 21st November 2017 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
University of Oxford - 1st December 2017 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
The course will cover an introduction to R, how to load and manage spatial data and how to create maps using R and RStudio. We will show you appropriate ways of using classifications for choropleth maps, using loops in R to create multiple maps and some basic spatial analysis. We will be using RStudio to work with the R environment. By the end of the course you will be able to load data into R, represent it effectively and be able to prepare an output quality map.
This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to use spatial data in their role. This includes academics, commercial users, 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 spatial data can be used for. No previous experience of spatial data is required. No experience of spatial data, GIS or scripting required. Some basic experience of using Google Earth / Maps would be beneficial.
Please note this course can be taken as a one-day course, or can also be taken in conjunction with another one-day course on 20 November 2017.
For further information or to register for the Liverpool or Oxford course please follow the appropriate links.