Advanced Web-based Mapping Applications using Open Source GIS Tools Course

Introduction

Do you want to learn how to build a web based GIS application using free and open source GIS?  If so, this course is for you. Once you have this skill your server will display raster, vector and attribute information and perform spatial analysis and database queries over the Internet.

GIS are systems that are designed to capture, store, check, and display data that is related to positions on the Earth’s surface. GIS technology can be used to show many types of geographical data on the map in order to enable people observe, analyze, and understand various patterns as well as their relationships. For example, using GIS, you can include a map that shows sites with the highest pollution or sites that are sensitive to pollution.

The increasing flexibility of GIS technologies means that they can be used in almost every field imaginable and by people from all walks of life. With adequate training, both non-GIS and GIS experts can reap more benefits and realize the immense applicability of GIS technologies in daily life. GIS is particularly beneficial to those working in e-government, e-business, and e-science fields.

Course Objectives

•          You will learn how to install Geoserver,
•          Load GIS data into Geoserver
•          Serve vector, raster, and attribute data on the Internet with Geoserver
•          Serve data stored in Postgres and PostGIS on the Internet
•          Create a client based browser application using OpenLayers 3.0
•          Create an application that allows client and server interaction with GIS data.

Duration

10 days

Who should attend?

This course is most suitable for non-GIS users and experts, Geographers, IT experts, cartographers, geoscientist, surveyors, planners, software engineers, database administrators, system administrators, M&E experts, and GIS beginners.