Coastal and Marine GIS Training
Southampton
Delivering sustainable development in the marine environment requires a balance between resource use and protection of our seas. Spatial data is increasingly important in such decision-making, to inform marine planning, conflict management and environmental management.
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Course overview
Delivered by ABPmer’s GIS consultants - specialists in the coastal and marine sector - and GeoData’s experienced GIS trainers, this course uses case studies and hands-on activities to provide you with the background and skills necessary to utilise powerful GIS tools to support sustainable development decisions.
Using the open-source QGIS v3.x, the course is structured around modules that cover various GIS concepts and techniques. As well as introducing marine data and GIS, the course considers common problems faced when mapping coastal and offshore environments. There is also an opportunity to discuss specific spatial data issues with our specialists.
Classroom exercises, based on projects drawn from ABPmer’s portfolio, illustrate how spatial data has been used within GIS to support coastal and marine decision making. The course also considers common problems faced when mapping the coastal and offshore zones (including projections, vertical datums, etc).
Who should attend?
Anyone looking to understand marine data and its application within a GIS environment is welcome to attend the course, whether you have little to no GIS knowledge, are largely self-taught in QGIS and wish to undertake formalized training.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course delegates will know and understand:
- What GIS is; what spatial data is; raster and vector data models
- The core tasks involved in GIS analysis, including acquisition, storage, management, manipulation and presentation
- The core functionality of QGIS
- How to import data and handle tables, including selections and queries
- Georeferencing raster images
- The creation and editing of spatial data
- How to visualise spatial data and produce maps and charts
- How to manage spatial data and use Geopackages
- Basic geoprocessing tasks
- Coastal and marine GIS data and its applications
Course dates
| Start date | Days | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 February 2025 | 3 | £695* | Book → |
| 8 July 2025 | 3 | £695* | Book → |
* Standard price for one delegate. To see the full price list, click 'Book'.
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