Introduction
Web has changed every aspect of our life from our daily activities to our professional activities. Among
these changes, GIS has been affected by the evolving web technology leading to Web or Internet GIS.
Today, majority of Internet users are using the web technology whether from desktop or mobile devices
e.g. to finding hotels and addresses in an unfamiliar city using online web maps, to locate your location
using your phone GPS system or finding your path.
Objectives
The goal of this training course is to introduce users to the concept of web mapping. Web mapping is
the process of using maps delivered by geographical information systems (GIS) on the internet through
client- server architecture. Web mapping usually involves a web browser to consume services. These
services include serving interactive maps, GIS data and location based services.
This training will focus on a Web Mapping Technology, its architecture, application and tools. The
participants will learn how prepare and share geographic information so that it can effectively be used
by colleagues, decision-makers, and non-GIS audiences.
Target group
The expected participants are GIS professionals, cartographers or other technical personnel who have
background in computer applications and internet.
Course outline
This course will cover the following topics
Day 1: Web GIS Basics: basics of Web GIS architecture, web services and mash-ups, an
introduction/review of ArcGIS Online.
Day 2: Basics of Web programing and development: HTML, JavaScript and CSS.
Day 3: Spatial Databases: Postgres-Postgis spatial database
Day 4: Publishing map services on Geoserver
Day 5: Consuming map services and sharing data: Introduction to open source and proprietary
web mapping API's and scripting environments.
Software/Applications to be used
Text editor eg Notepad++
Qgis v 2.8+
Postgres
Tomcat
Geoserver
ArcGIS (Desktop& Server if applicable)
Note:
The training will be delivered through presentations, live demos and practical sessions.
For details contact:
Steve Njenga
The e-Enhancement Centre Ltd
steve@e-enhancement.com
+254721749239
Skype: stevie.njenga