Open Source GIS (5 cr)
Code: BIP7004-3006
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2022 - 30.04.2022
Timing
01.09.2022 - 31.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
1 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Markus Huhtinen
Teacher in charge
Markus Huhtinen
Groups
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TOP22_23Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2022-2023
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.
Evaluation scale
H-5