GIS Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis Course

Course Date: 11th – 15th November, 2019 for 5 Days

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Organizer: Foscore Development Center (www.fdc-k.org)

Introduction

Geographic information systems are used in infrastructure management, project beneficiary mapping, service facilities mapping, land use planning, market analysis, impact analysis and utilities management.

Geographical information Systems have become an essential tool for planning, resource management and decision making. The ability of GIS to store, retrieve, analyze model and map spatial data has enhanced its application.

This course aims at equipping the learners with knowledge to use GIS tools to visualize real world features, explore spatial data and analyze maps to communicate information and make decisions.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for participants who want to apply GIS in the work to share information and make decisions.

No of Days

5 Days

Course Objectives

  • Perform spatial analysis to better understand your data

  • Create and share online maps using web GIS platforms

  • Acquire, clean, and map GIS data

  • Geocode addresses to longitude and latitude coordinates

  • Work with attributes and shapefiles in map making

  • Work with both vector and raster data

  • Complete an entire GIS project on acquiring, processing, analyzing, and visualizing GIS data.

  • Perform joins, clipping, normalization, and many more core GIS operations

  • Work with vector and raster data

Course Content

Introduction to GIS concepts

Principles of GIS and Remote Sensing

Components of GIS Systems

GIS Capabilities and Functions

Spatial Data Infrastructure

Introduction to GIS data

Vector geometries

Vector information

Raster basics

Data attribute table

Metadata

Spatial Reference Systems

Map projections

Coordinate system

GPS system

ODK and GIS

Introduction to Mobile Data Collection using ODK

GIS Mapping ODK collected data

GIS data acquisition

Extracting data from Satellite images

Remote sensing data

Extracting data from online GIS data sources

Obtaining Data from topographic sheets

Downloading Data from open street maps

Map making using QGIS software

Map Components

Working with shapefiles and attribute data in QGIS

Loading GIS Data into QGIS

Vector and raster data layer

Working with attributes

Importing spreed sheets or CSVs

Adding a base map

Geocoding addresses

Key Options of Geospatial Data Representations

Data and layout view

Layer order and transparency

Symbology and label

Annotations

Styling geographical features

Basic vector styling

Basic raster styling

Raster mosaicing and clipping

Producing final map

Spatial Analysis | Point pattern analysis

Heatmap in QGIS

Graduated point map

Density maps

Offset point location

Buffer analysis | Join analysis

Spatial join

Table join

Spatial query

Point in polygon analysis

Web Mapping

Architecture of web mapping

Web mapping with Google fusion tables

General Notes

  • All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs

  • The participant must be conversant with English

  • Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.

  • Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore Development Center certificate (FDC-K)

  • Training will be done at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.

  • Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

  • The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.

  • Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.

  • One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

  • Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus five hour adventure drive to the National game park.

  • Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.

  • On registering online you will automatically receive invoice and invitation letter to enable you attend the training

  • For any enquiry at: training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

  • Website: www.fdc-k.org

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