Web-based GIS and Mapping Training Course

Introduction

This course teaches you how to build GIS web portal using open source GIS end to end solutions. Includes open source GIS software including QGIS, PostGIS, GeoServer, and OpenLayers which all together can deliver the complete GIS solution. OpenLayers makes it easy to put a dynamic map in any web page. It can display map tiles and markers loaded from any source. OpenLayers has been developed to further the use of geographic information of all kinds. Attendees will learn how to create browser-based map applications and display data from a variety of sources. Basic JavaScript syntax will be covered. In GeoServer attendees will learn how to load, publish, and share geospatial data with GeoServer. Discussion will include navigating the GeoServer user interface, OGC web services, styling data with SLD, and tile caching with GeoWebCache. In PostGIS, attendees will learn about and create spatial databases, load data from a variety of sources into a spatial database, and perform queries against the data. Basic SQL syntax will be covered.

 

Who Should Attend

GIS users and experts, Geographers, IT experts, web developers, cartographers, Geoscientists, surveyors, planners, software engineers, database administrators, system administrators and M & E experts.

 

Duration

5 days

 

Course Objectives

• Introduction to HTML, JavaScript,CSS

• install Geoserver,

• Load GIS data into Geoserver

• Serve vector, raster, and attribute data on the Internet with Geoserver

• Serve data stored in Postgres and PostGIS on the Internet

• Create a client based browser application using OpenLayers 5.0

• Create an application that allows client and server interaction with GIS data.

 

Course Content

Section 1: Handling Spatial Data

• Components of GIS

• Types of GIS

• GIS Capabilities

• Spatial Data types

• Cordinate systems

• Spatial Data Infrusrtuctutre (SDI)

 

Section 2: Working with PostgreSQL with Postgis

• Installing PostgreSQL with PostGIS Functionality

• Creating a spatial database

• Loading data into a Postgis spatial database

• Displaying Postgres Data as SQL View

• Displaying Postgres Data with SQL filters

 

Section 3: Working with Geoserver

• Installing Apache Tomcat with XAMP

• Deploying Geoserver on Apache Tomcat

• Adding, Styling and Displaying Data from Postgres

• Adding, Styling and Displaying shapefiles

• Grouping layers

 

Section 4: Creating SLD styles with QGIS

• Load your Data from Postgres into QGIS

• Apply the Desired Styles

• Save your styles as style templates(.sld)

• Import the .sld style templates into Geoserver

• Apply the styles to your layers in Geoserver

 

Section 5: Bringing Data into Geoserver and Displaying the Results

• Adding, Styling, and Displaying Shapefiles

• Adding, Styling, and Displaying Data from Postgres

 

Section 6: Processing Client Requests on the Server

• Displaying Postgres Data as a SQL View

• Displaying Postgres Data with CQL Filters

• Serving Data from Geoserver to QGIS

 

Section 7: Document Object Model and Events

• Intro to the DOM

• What is an object

• Abstraction and Instantiation

• Objects in computer programs

• Going from HTML to the DOM

• Intro to Events

 

Section 8: JavaScript and JQuery

• Intro to JavaScript

• Accessing the DOM from JavaScript

• Viewing objects in Developer tools

• Event Handlers

• Variables

• DOM manipulation

• Calculations in javascript

• Loops in JavaScript

• Arrays in Javascript

• Objects and JSON

 

Section 9: Interacting with Geoserver from the Client with Openlayers 5

• Open Street Maps

• Adding Static Layers from Geoserver

• Using Openlayers to Request Specific Data from Geoserver

• Increasing Flexibility by Using Openlayers to Request Ad-hoc data from Geoserver

• Mouse Interaction in Openlayers to Trigger Geoserver Responses

• Adding Vector Data from Geoserver to Your Open Layers Application

• Mouse Interaction in Openlayers with Vector Objects

 

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: [email protected] Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.