Introduction

The training materials are focused on Free and Open Source GIS technologies. GIS.lab free geospatial infrastructure is proudly used as a training platform.

Lessons

• Introduction
  • Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
  • What is GIS.lab?
    • Launching GIS.lab Desktop Client
    • GIS.lab cluster
    • How to use GIS.lab Desktop Client
    • Is GIS.lab similar to OSGeo Live?
  • FOSS for Geospatial
    • OSGeo Projects
    • Software used in this training materials
  • QGIS
  • GRASS GIS
    • GRASS DataBase Structure
    • Import vector data
    • Import raster data
    • Working with GUI
    • Accessing GRASS Modules
    • QGIS Plugin
• Geospatial data processing
  • Working with Lidar data
    • Import data
    • Raster binning and classification
    • High resolution DEM
  • Modeling topography
    • Computing slope and aspect
    • Curvatures
    • Landform identification
    • Solar radiation and shades
    • Visibility analysis
    • Cost surface and least cost path
  • Hydrology
    • Flooding Simulation
    • Flow accumulation and watersheds
    • Erosion modeling
• Geospatial processing workflow
  • Graphical Modeler
    • Flooding Model Example
  • Python scripting for GRASS
    • Example: Flooding simulation
    • Real stuff: DEM from Lidar data
• Spatial-temporal data processing
  • Space-time series for flooding simulation
    • Space-time Data Querying
    • Space-time Data Extracting
    • Space-time Data Visualization
• Publication of spatial data using open source tools
  • Motivation for publishing spatial data
  • Components
    • Communication protocols between the server and client
    • Open source and free software web mapping server programs
• Creating web mapping applications with open source tools
  • Motivation for web mapping applications
  • What we need
    • Building the web app
    • Open source and free software web mapping applications

Timetable

Group I.

Day 7.7.	Topic	Lecturer
Lesson 1	Introduction	Martin
Lesson 2	Geospatial data processing	Martin
Lesson 3	Geospatial data workflow	Martin
Lesson 4	Spatial-temporal data processing	Martin

Day 10.7.	Topic	Lecturer
Lesson 5	Publication I. - server	Jáchym
Lesson 6	Publication II. - web client	Jáchym

Group II.

Day 6.7.	Topic	Lecturer
Lesson 1	Introduction	Martin
Lesson 2	Geospatial data processing	Martin
Lesson 3	Geospatial data workflow	Martin
Lesson 4	Spatial-temporal data processing	Martin

Day 10.7.	Topic	Lecturer
Lesson 5	Publication I. - server	Jáchym
Lesson 6	Publication II. - web client	Jáchym

Lecturers

• Martin Landa, Czech Technical University in Prague
• Jáchym Čepicky, OpenGeoLabs s.r.o.

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