The Hitchhiker's guide to QGIS
Schedule
Tue Mar 18 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, NC
About this Event
The Hitchhiker's guide to QGIS
The Hitchhiker's guide to QGIS
This 4 hour workshop will cover QGIS, a free and open source Desktop for building and managing Geospatial Data. QGIS runs on multiple operating systems and produces data that is 100# compatible with ESRI Products. In this workshop we will cover workflows, data formats, plugins, and Cartography. Participants should bring a laptop running the current version of QGIS and follow along with the provided data. Everyone gets a copy of the workshop and a Free Lifetime License to QGIS. Class also has the words 'DON'T PANIC' in large, friendly letters throughout.
Subjects to be Covered:
- LIDAR - Can you use QGIS to Manipulate LAS Files
- Analysis - How caomparable is to commercial offerings
- Plugins - You might be able to make a web map
- Cartography - Paper Maps Rule
Instructors:
- Natalie Robbins, Spatial Research Manager at Vanderbilt University
- Dr Stacy Johnson, Director of Research, Vanderbilt Univ GIS Lab
- Randal Hale, North River Geographic Systems
Duration: 4 hours
Type: Hands-on
Where is it happening?
Benton Convention Center, 301 West 5th Street, Winston-Salem, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 125.00
