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Open Source GIS (5 cr)

Code: BIP7004-3005

General information


Enrollment
01.04.2021 - 30.09.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
06.09.2021 - 31.05.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Metsätalousinsinöörikoulutus (MM)
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
Finnish
English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
Markus Huhtinen
Teacher in charge
Markus Huhtinen
Course
BIP7004

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

One learns to use OS GIS programs (mostly QGIS) and utilize free GIS datasets available online.

Content

QGIS installation to PC computer and Android handsets. Basic use of QGIS program. Basics of GIS and mapping (map objects, data types, ellipsoids, projections, coordinate systems): Open data sources, INSPIRE directive and different possibilities to utilize open GIS data.

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