Introductory: Get Comfortable with Basic QGIS Operations / Create a Map (Jan. 15, in Japanese)

Overview

• This course teaches the basics of operating QGIS and the fundamentals of location information.
• It lays the groundwork for using QGIS and other location technologies.
• If you can do basic computer tasks (using a mouse, typing on a keyboard, and searching the internet), you can take this course with confidence, even if you have never used QGIS!

Knowledge and skills you will gain

• Basic knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS)
• Basic QGIS operations (from creating a project to saving it)
• By the end of this course, you will be able to create a simple thematic map!
  *Thematic map: a map that overlays information on a specific theme

Main topics

• Geographic information systems (GIS)
• Overview of QGIS
• QGIS operation basics
  • Terminology
  • The QGIS interface
• Managing projects
  • Creating a new project
  • Saving a project
• Working with layers
  • Reading the Layers panel
  • Layer structure
  • Layer properties
• Adding data
  • Downloading open data
  • Overview of the ESRI Shapefile format
  • Adding a basemap
• Reading the attribute table
• Layer styles (vector)
  • Single symbol
  • Categorized (by category values)
  • Graduated (by continuous values)
  • Showing labels
• Print layouts
  • Layout Manager
  • Adding a map
  • Adding items

*The topics may change depending on circumstances. Thank you for your understanding.

Course fee

¥27,500 (tax included)

Certificate

• This course is certified under the QGIS Certification Programme.

• MIERUNE donates 20 euros to the QGIS project for each certificate issued.

  

How to register

Registration and course details are available on Peatix!