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Spatial Mapping for Beginners: From App to GIS Map

Spatial Mapping for Beginners: From App to GIS Map

A beginner-level course where you can learn how to create, collect, and map field survey data through freely available smartphone technology. If you're interested in registering for this course, please scroll down to the course overview section to see all current course dates available.

Location
1 Location Available
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- Barony
Subject area:
Rural Buisness
Cost:
£390.00
Duration:
2 days
Awarding Body:
Other
Course Code:
HTSMFB

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Overview & what's involved

Due to limited spaces on this course, please contact us directly to reserve your place.

Course dates: 23 & 24 January 2025

This is a brand new, locally available course where beginners can learn how to create, collect, and map field survey data through freely available smartphone technology.

The course is aimed at ecologists (NGOs, consultants, researchers), landowners and land managers with limited/basic knowledge of GIS.

Through a combination of user-friendly smart phone apps and open-source mapping software (QGIS), participants learn how to gather, manipulate, and share spatial data. The course will demonstrate how smart phone apps can facilitate the collection of a range of spatial data, including habitat forest surveying and mapping protected species.

Participants learn how to design their own surveys from scratch, collect spatial data in the field and import data into QGIS. In Barony’s state of the art digital classroom attendees are shown how to manipulate the data in QGIS to create stylish maps for presentation purposes.

Entry requirements

While no experience in GIS is required, attendees should be competent in the use of computers, including Windows operating systems, and they should understand the value of spatial mapping with respect to ecological surveying.

Course cost and how to book

Cost: £390

How to book:
To book this course, please contact us.

Contact details and cancellation

Contact:

For course-related information, contact Duncan Robertson.

Oatridge: 01506 534519, oatridgetraining@sruc.ac.uk
Aberdeen: 01334 658960, aberdeentraining@sruc.ac.uk
Elmwood: 01334 658960 elmwoodtraining@sruc.ac.uk
Barony 01387 860251, baronytraining@sruc.ac.uk

Cancellations:

Cancellations must be made at least 10 working days prior to the course start date otherwise the full course fee is still payable. In the event that SRUC has to cancel a course for any reason your course fees will be refunded in full or your booking transferred to the next available date if this is suitable.