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QGIS Institute

QGIS User

QGIS User

Master GIS Fundamentals and Professional Mapping

About this course

This comprehensive beginner-friendly course is designed to transform absolute beginners into proficient QGIS users. Through hands-on exercises and progressive learning, participants will explore the QGIS interface, learn to work with vector and raster data, perform essential GIS analyses, and create professional maps ready for publication. Based on the official QGIS documentation and training manual, this certification course provides all the foundational skills needed to confidently use QGIS in real-world projects. No prior GIS experience is required.

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basics of QGIS and its interface.
  • Develop skills in loading and managing geospatial data.
  • Master symbology and map layout techniques.
  • Perform basic spatial analyses using geoprocessing tools.
  • Apply these skills to a real-world project and prepare for the certification exam.

Skills you will acquire

Geospatial Data Management Vector & Raster Analysis Symbology & Map Design Digitizing & Topology Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) QGIS Print Layout

Course syllabus

Module 1
QGIS Fundamentals: Interface, Data, and Symbology: This introductory module presents the foundational concepts of GIS and QGIS. Learners will discover the QGIS interface, learn how to load their first vector and raster layers, navigate the map canvas, and apply basic symbology to create their first map.
Module 2
Working with Vector Data: Attributes, Classification, and Digitizing: This module dives deeper into vector data manipulation. Learners will explore attribute tables, apply classifications and labels, and learn how to create new vector datasets through digitizing, with attention to topology rules.
Module 3
GIS Analysis and Professional Map Production: This module empowers learners to perform basic GIS analyses on vector and raster data, work with Coordinate Reference Systems, and produce professional maps using the QGIS Print Layout, including titles, legends, scale bars, and exports.
Final Practical Project
Complete GIS Analysis and Professional Map Production: In this final practical project, learners will apply all the skills acquired throughout the course to solve a real-world GIS problem from start to finish.

Certification Highlights

Standards & Quality

Our certification schemes are built upon documented competency standards, rigorous transparent assessments, and strict quality-assurance principles.

100% Online & Flexible

Take your exam conveniently from your own workspace with AI-assisted remote proctoring. Choose from four monthly sessions with instant results.

Verifiable Digital Badges

Every certification includes an Open Badge 2.0, ready to share on LinkedIn, resumes, and professional portfolios to highlight your achievement.

Curriculum

  1. 1 QGIS Fundamentals: Interface, Data, and Symbology

    1. 1. Introduction to GIS and QGIS Preview
    2. 2. Exploring the QGIS Interface
    3. 3. Loading Your First Layers
    4. 4. Navigating the Map Canvas
    5. 5. Symbology: Styling Vector Layers
    6. End of module quiz

  2. 2 Working with Vector Data: Attributes, Classification, and Digitizing

    1. 1. Vector Attribute Data and the Attribute Table
    2. 2. Labeling Vector Layers
    3. 3. Classifying Vector Data
    4. 4. Creating and Digitizing New Vector Layers
    5. 5. Topology and Feature Editing
    6. End of module quiz

  3. 3 GIS Analysis and Professional Map Production

    1. 1. Coordinate Reference Systems and Reprojection
    2. 2. Basic Vector Analysis: Buffers and Overlays
    3. 3. Working with Raster Data and Basic Terrain Analysis
    4. 4. Creating a Map with the Print Layout
    5. 5. Exporting Maps and Final Touches
    6. End of module quiz

  4. 4 Final Practical Project: Complete GIS Analysis and Professional Map Production

    1. 1. Assessment and Feedback
    2. 2. Application of Acquired Knowledge
Price
0.01 $ 0.02 $
Duration
12 hours
Content
4 Modules
Level
Beginner
Quiz
4
Attempts
2
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