The internet is full of data that you can use for your analysis. If you want to learn how to efficiently retrieve data, this is your workshop. We will discuss downloading files, using APIs, webscraping, downloading feeds and census data from Canada, the US and Europe. At the end of this workshop, you will be […]
Using geospatial vector data in R used to be quite challenging. Not anymore. Join our workshop to see how to import, process and display geospatial data. You might not even need a conventional GIS software any more... At the end of this workshop you will be able to import geospatial vector data from different sources […]
This workshop will introduce you to some useful data analysis libraries in Python. Prior Python experience would be beneficial, but it is not mandatory. At the end of the workshop, you will be able to understand why Python is beneficial in data analysis how to use modules numpy, pandas, matplotlib understand how to debug your […]
Do you want to hone your QGIS skills and work in one of the best Open Source Geographic Information Systems? This workshop is meant for all of you, who want to practice geospatial methods, cartographic designing and get better at working on a full project from start to end, i.e. from where I find my […]
Do you want to become a GIS analyst? Are you tired of clicking or dragging files into the ArcGIS tool windows over and over? Is your GIS analysis taking too long? Are you pulling your hair with ModelBuilder? If you replied yes to any of these questions, the “Introduction to using Arcpy” workshop is for […]
ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based geographic mapping program which allows you to share your creations with anyone, anywhere. This workshop will cover the basics of the ArcGIS Online interface, take you through an example project and ESRI StoryMap covering the Island of Montreal, and allow you to create a StoryMap of your own on a […]
This workshop builds on the first PostGIS workshop the week before. We will explore more geospatial functionality like intersecting data sets, spatial joining or creating buffers. We will look into how to run queries faster. At the end of this workshop you will be able to understand more about the conceptual basics of using PostGreSQL […]
If you are interested in conducting analysis with Planet Labs data within Google Earth Engine (GEE) environment, then this workshop if for you. GEE supports delivery integration from Planet’s Orders API. This implies that there is no need to download and re-upload images when you are moving imagery to your GEE account since a direct […]
Have you ever run into waiting for your GIS tool to run on a large geospatial data set? If you have, or if you are just interested in learning about working with spatial databases, this is your workshop! At the end of this workshop you will be able to understand the conceptual basics of using […]
Geopandas are an open source project to make working with geospatial data in Python easier. GeoPandas extends the data types used by pandas to allow spatial operations on geometric types. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: understand the basics of working with pandas and shapely in Python understand different geospatial […]
