In th is beginner-friendly workshop\, you will learn to create simple\, static m aps to accompany academic publications. You will be introduced to a variet y of maps as well as best practices in cartography. This workshop is suite d for anyone who wants to make a map of their research area\, or whose pro ject involves data with a spatial component. To make our maps\, we will us e QGIS\, a free and open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) for analyzing\, m odifying\, and visualizing spatial data.
By the end of this workshop \, you will have the confidence to:
NOT E: The fundamental skills and concepts pertaining to spatial data\, map ty pes\, and the QGIS interface will not be covered during this workshop. The refore\, prior to the workshop date\, please review our Introduction to Ma pmaking with QGIS (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/gis- mapping-intro/)
This workshop is designed for those wit h no experience using GIS. It is taught by a graduate student in Geography with expertise in GIS and cartographic methods.
Workshop link: https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/gis-reference-mapping/
QGIS is a free and open s ource desktop geographic information system (GIS). It can be installed on Windows\, MacOS\, and Linux using the download instructions here: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html. This workshop will use the latest Long Term Release version. Please make sure y ou have this installed on your computer.
Location:*ONLINE*If you have questions\, concerns\, or accessibility needs\, please email alexandra.alisauskas@ubc. ca
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This event is online. Registrants receive the lin k 3 hours before the event. Registration closes at that time.
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