It seems like every time you turn around, there is some new technology or technique you need to learn. Some of these could be important for running your organization and some are important for your own professional development. Either way, most of us lack the practical experience of using many of these technologies and therefore feel ill-equipped to engage with others regarding their usefulness. In this four hour, hands-on workshop, you will be introduced to four technologies that many people are talking about, but few actually experience using. The technologies include:
- Open Source GIS: In this module you’ll be introduced to QGIS, the most widely used open source desktop GIS, to see how GIS analysts can perform simple and complex analysis.
- Spatial SQL: In this module you’ll be introduced to Postgres and PostGIS to see how GIS managers can run their entire GIS enterprise and perform analysis with SQL.
- Python Scripting: In this module you’ll be introduced to the Python programming language to see how GIS developers can automate many of their GIS tasks.
- Big Data Analytics: In this module you will be introduced to Manifold GIS and Postgres learn how spatial data scientists perform parallel processing and analytics on gigabytes of data.
The workshop will be hands-on, where your instructor will guide you in working with the software. Also, for this workshop we will work exclusively with Maryland State data, so you’ll see how each of these technologies relate to doing GIS in our state. At the end of this workshop you’ll have an understanding of what these technologies are, how they can be used, and most importantly, you’ll be able to say that you actually worked with the technologies yourself.
