Exercise course: Advanced GIS (Free choice) (20314)

SS 2024
2024-07-25-2024-07-27 (several days), tbc

Sebastian Candiago

Exercise, 2 ECTS

Block Course: 25 to 27 July 2024

Learning Objectives: The aim of the exercise is to provide the knowledge, applicable across multiple disciplines, for the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in advanced quantitative geo-spatial analyses and visualizations.

Course content: Students will be trained in creating, handling, and analyzing spatial data using specialized geoprocessing tools. Emphasis will be placed on the topics of geospatial modelling and analysis, automatization of workflows, interface with R, geodata management, and the creation of advanced cartographic representations. The exercise will include a set of hands-on sessions on specific topics, e.g., agriculture, renewable energies, and disaster risk reduction.