Introduction to GIS and Mapping
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INTRODUCING GIS TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR PROJECTS
Geographical Information System (GIS) is widely used as a valuable tool for the management, analysis, and presentation of various and great volumes of data and different local planning activities.
GIS helps organisations to:
- Identify problems
- Monitor Change
- Manage and respond to different events
- Forecasting
- Setting priorities within your projects
- Understanding the different trends from available data.
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Get an introduction to the basic components of a GIS. Learn fundamental concepts that underlie the use of a GIS with hands-on experience with maps and geographic data.
Goals
- Create GIS maps for your project areas.
- Evaluate the data you can use in a GIS mapping project.
- Visually analyze feature relationships and complex spatial patterns on a GIS map.
- Share GIS maps and analysis different results.
Outline
- Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing concepts
- Properties of a GIS : Datum and Projections.
- Types of data in GIS and Remotesensing. Indepth into Vector and Raster representation.
- GIS Application for your projects.Choosing the appropriate Software for your project.
- Working with spatial and tabular data in a GIS application for your project areas
- Spatial Query of Geospatial data.
- Digitization of data for your project areas
- Creating Graphs in GIS for data visualization and presentation of your project data
- Map making skills and exquisite cartographic standards in GIS.
- Thematic maps and Atlas generation.
- Case studies
TARGETED PARTICIPANTS
Project Managers, WASH specialists, M & E Experts, Public health, Program Manager, Students, Engineers, Teachers, GIS and Remote Sensing Enthusiasts
Speaker/s
Has over 10 years experience as a GIS and Remote Sensing Expert and Trainer.He has conducted numerous professional and technical trainings around the globe for CBOs, NGOs ,Govermental Organisations among other institutions.
Special Offer
- WE OFFER 10% – 20% discount to groups of more than 5 participants.
- We offer up to 2 months post-training support.
- Every participants will get a certificate upon successful completion of the course at no extra cost.
- The course fee covers the tuition, training materials, two health break refreshments, buffet lunch, and city visit . Participants are required to organise for their accomodation and transport to the training venue however this can be arranged upon request.
- In house training can be arranged upon request.
Schedules
| Weekdays | 08:00 AM — 05:00 PM |
| No. of Days: | 5 |
| Total Hours: | 40 |
| No. of Participants: | 50 |
WiseGIS Spatial Solutions offers a wide range of training programs to building capacity that will enhance effective service delivery for individuals, NGOs, CBOs, Public and Private sector through open workshops, E-Learning and most recent Virtually due to the fluid situation we are currently experiencing around the globe.
The training we offers varies from 1 on 1 custom tuition on specialized aspects of Agriculture, WASH, Epidemiology, Environment, Climate Change to regular virtual group training sessions on GIS Remote sensing and Data Collection. These training entails well guided presentations, practical exercise, a plenary presentation, and group work. We also have courses tailored to the need of individual organizations where participants gain through using their relevant data used in their line of work.
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