Description
"An opportunity to learn about the leading-edge free and open-source technologies for desktop and web-based mapping and data analysis”.
There's a lot of free and open-source geospatial software out there, doing all sorts of things from the server room to the desktop to the web. This course will show you how all these components connect together and will let you decide what you need for your geospatial requirements. Bring your own data (or use our supplied datasets) and get mapping!
Course Outline
Day 1: What is Open Source Geospatial? Introduction to spatial data and open standards. Desktop GIS with Qgis and GRASS. Day 2: Spatial statistics and mapping in R. Programming with GDAL and OGR libraries. Web mapping and spatial data infrastructures with OpenLayers, PostGIS, and server technologies
Speakers
- Barry Rowlingson: Health and Medicine, Lancaster University
- Jason Jorgenson: Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, Liverpool University
- Carson Farmer:National Centre for Geocomputation, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
- Jo Cook: OA Digital
