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Course Introduction 

• Brief description of Open Source GIS and an Introduction to QGIS
• Preparing data for use in the training. ­ This is mainly to show people how data can be acquired for their local area of interest

Module: The Interface

• ­Understanding the whole QGIS interface and a description of the tools
  1. Adding vector layers
  2. Interaction between vector layer and QGIS interface

Module: Creating a Basic Map

• ­Adding layers in QGIS and understanding vector Symbology
  1. Adding your vector layers from various sources into QGIS
  2. Understanding vector symbology 
     • Different types of styling. Single symbols versus Categorised and Graduated symbols
     • Other remaining types of symbology

Module: Classifying Vector Data

• Understanding attribute data. 
• Labelling data.
• Vector classification.

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Module: Creating Maps

Module: Creating Vector Data

• Creating new datasets. Various formats that QGIS works with will be explored.
  1. Modifying existing vector data.
  2. Digitising and cleaning up vector data.

Module: Vector Analysis

• Reprojecting and transforming data
• Case study: This ensures various techniques and methods of vector analysis are used to solve a real-life problem
• Network analysis and spatial statistics

Module: Raster Analysis of how QGIS deals with raster data and operations that can be carried on raster data

• Working with rasters in QGIS.
  1. Raster Symbology
     • Raster terrain analysis

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Module: Completing the Analysis

• This section explains how vector and raster analysis can be combined to produce the final results
  1. They are supplementary exercises that are listed under this section that help the user understand analysis in QGIS

Module: Plugins

• This section enables users to interact with plugins that extend the core functionality of QGIS
• How to install and activate plugins
• Exploring the most downloaded plugins

Module: Online Resources

Module: GRASS

• Explanation of other tools that are accessible within QGIS for advanced analysis
  1. Set-up GRASS
  2. Use of GRASS powerful analytical functions

Module: Database Concepts with PostgreSQL

Module: Spatial Database Concepts with PostGIS

Close of Day: Work on a map and produce a good, impressive map

Question and answers

• Answering questions based on learning outcomes to last three days
• Answering questions and exploring participants data
• Closing session