Description
Geographical Information Systems – Part 1 is published by Coursera Academy. This course is organized into two parts that provide the theoretical and practical foundations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The courses are designed as an introduction to GIS and do not require any prior knowledge. By completing this introduction, you will quickly gain the foundational knowledge needed to create spatial databases and produce high-quality maps and cartographic displays. This is a hands-on course based on free and open source software, including QGIS. If you are studying or working in the fields of land management or analysis of distributed geographic objects, such as land use planning, biology, public health, ecology, or energy, this course is for you!
What you will learn
- Describing spatial objects and/or phenomena (area modeling) with respect to their location in space (via coordinate systems, projections, and spatial relations) and based on their intrinsic nature (object/capture mode vs. image/raster mode)
- About different methods of acquiring spatial data, including direct measurement, georeferencing of images, digitization, existing data sources, etc.
- About different methods of storing geographic data, especially files and relational databases
- How to use data modeling tools to describe and create spatial databases
- Methods for querying and analyzing data using SQL, a common language for manipulating data.
Geographical Information Systems Course Details – Part 1
- Publisher: Coursera
- Instructor: St phane Joost
- Language: English
- Education level: Elementary
- Number of lessons: 6
- Training duration: 3 weeks, including 6 hours of work per week
Geographical Information Systems Course Topics – Part 1
Course prerequisites
- No prior experience required
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