Field Mapping Essentials

Next Offering: May 2025

Efficiently collecting data in the field using mobile devices can improve your results while also saving you time and money. Getting started with a tool is the hardest part. This course provides an introduction to data collection, focusing on essential concepts, tools, and techniques used in practical fieldwork. The course is delivered live online and has pre-recorded video content that saves you time in "figuring it all out" while being efficient, accurate and better at doing your field work.

The course gets you started with low-cost and open source GIS field tools. This course is designed for non-GIS people to get what you need to make your field data work for you. The course is delivered live online over a two week period in the evenings with all sessions recorded so that you can revisit concepts taught and discussions later.

This online/live course has 2.5 hour evening sessions and is paired using a professionally designed learning management system that you can access for 2 months. All sessions are recorded and shared with participants, allowing you the freedom to review the content anytime and at your own pace.

Curriculum Overview

Live (recorded) sessions cover QGIS & QField and other software allowing you to:

• Create and use common spatial data formats
• Make intuitive forms that speed up your field data collection while also improving data quality
• Use, share and collect data in a team using Google Maps
• Get the most accurate data using your Apple iOS or Android GPS device
• Data collection and data transfer best practices for Qfield and QGIS
• plus introducing easy to follow workflows, other low/no cost options to commercial products, and much more!

Enroll today, seats are limited!