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Introduction to QGIS and PostGIS – February 2 and 3 2016

WHAT TWO CLASSES?

Yes – QGIS and PostGIS in one event. This one is in Atlanta just outside Decatur Georgia. Why team up QGIS and PostGIS into a two day event? Why not – it’s a great combination and for those of you saying “I WANT DO DITCH (insert commercial software here) BUT I DON’T HAVE ALTERNATIVES” – well – here’s your shot at seeing an open source combination/alternative that works.  I’m going to be doing Day 1 which is QGIS and Spatial Focus will be doing Day 2 which is PostGIS. Both Companies use this everyday in their consulting work and we know what works and what doesn’t….and how well it can play with your ESRI Software. It is an ESRI world out there so we won’t ignore that aspect of it.

So for those of you just tuning in here is the two day event:

QGIS:

QGIS is an open source GIS Desktop program. It is flexible, stable, and can be used to help you edit and create GIS data from Shapefiles, to spatialite databases, to PostGIS tables:

We will cover in the class:

  • Interface and installation
  • Symbology
  • Map Production
  • Editing
  • Plugins
  • Compare functionality with ArcGIS throughout the class

PostGIS:

PostGIS/Postgresql is the open source spatial database to support your enterprise.  It is the most mature option for a back end database to open source GIS desktops like QGIS.  This workshop is built for database beginners.  It will start with a “naked database” and go through to a working model.  

We’ll explore enterprise opportunities in PostGIS, including:

  •    Loading vector data from shapefiles, geodatabases or spreadsheet
  •    Address data
  •    Offline editing
  •    Backup and maintenance
  •    Setting up permissions for workgroups

Class Details:

  • Date February 2nd and 3rd 2016
  • Cost: $325 per day or $600 for two days
  • Location: 318 Patterson Avenue
    Scottdale, GA 30079
    Phone: 404.378.0989
    Fax: 404.806.6257

 

Announcing an Intro to QGIS and PostGIS December 8-9 2015

I talk about QGIS a lot. I admit it. I also talk about the Intro to QGIS Class a lot.

Well. There were plans a while back to add a second day and I toyed with a “intermediate” QGIS Class. I still have the class and I’m still trying to decide how that works.

In August (2015) I did the Intro to QGIS Class and Spatial Focus’s Sara Yurman did the Intro to PostGIS class she had developed. It worked. We had a strong desktop offering and a really strong introduction to databases. We did this in one day – but we’ve got enough material for two days.

So introducing the two day class – Introduction to QGIS and PostGIS. So what will we cover? As much as we can but for the sake of an announcement: QGIS:

  • Interface and installation
  • Symbology
  • Map Production
  • Editing
  • Plugins

PostGIS:

  • Loading vector data from shapefiles, geodatabases or spreadsheet
  • Address data
  • Offline editing
  • Backup and maintenance
  • Setting up permissions for workgroups

Location: Decatur Georgia 
Price: $325 per day or $600 for both days
Dates: December 8-9 2015 and February 2-3 2016 

With this lineup – we’ve got a lot of room for expansion. Like possibly web mapping or mobile data collection or whatever we wish. Make plans to attend.