QGIS Training in Brazil

This instructor-led live training in Brazil (online or on-site) targets beginner-level earth sciences and engineering professionals who wish to utilize Python for geospatial analysis in ArcGIS and QGIS environments.

Upon completing this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Master Python syntax and control structures to execute geospatial tasks efficiently.
• Manipulate and analyze vector data using the Geopandas, Arcpy, and PyQGIS libraries.
• Automate geospatial processes and workflows through Python scripting in both ArcGIS and QGIS.
• Develop custom Python-based geoprocessing tools for ArcGIS and QGIS to streamline tasks.

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a framework built to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data. The term GIS is also used to refer to Geographic Information Science (GIScience), which is the academic discipline focused on the study of geographic information systems, representing a significant domain within the broader field of geoinformatics.

QGIS operates as GIS software, enabling users to analyze and edit spatial information, as well as compose and export graphical maps. It supports both raster and vector layers; vector data is stored as points, lines, or polygons. The software handles multiple raster image formats and can georeference images. In summary, it allows users to create, edit, visualize, analyze, and publish geospatial information on Windows, Mac, Linux, and BSD.

In its first phase, this program introduces the QGIS interface for general usage. In the second phase, we introduce PyQGIS, the Python libraries of QGIS, which allow you to integrate GIS functionalities into your Python code or applications, even enabling you to create your own Python plugin around specific GIS functionalities.