Advanced GIS/QGIS Workshop was conducted by Risalat Consultants International for the staff of Dubai City Wall International Group – ProSoft. The program took place in Dubai, UAE and lasted for 5 consecutive days. The number of participants was 4 in total. First 4 days of the program were dedicated to in-class sessions, and the last day was devoted to exposure tour. Each day the program lasted from 10 am. (Dubai Time) to 5 pm. (Dubai Time).
The main aim of the program was to replenish and advance the knowledge of participants regarding GIS/QGIS. This program equipped its delegates with the skills and knowledge to build web based QGIS applications as well as QGIS systems capture, store, check, and data display with respect to specific locations on the Earth’s surface.
Throughout the course of the program, its participants gained knowledge and new insights regarding the following:
- Installation and Configuration of Enterprise Database
- Creation of Spatial Database
- Importing data to postgres SQL
- Adding Spatial extension (PostGIS) to postgres SQL
- Styling vector and raster data in different styles
- Printing dynamic layout
- Working with raster analysis and creating DEM
- Creating Automated Modular in QGIS
- Creating mobile package and adding data into the mobile for the field workers
- Building Full database for all departments and importing all data
- Upgrading to QGIS version to latest version and work with the new features
- Creating mosaic dataset and pyramids
- Better understanding of working with raster and performing analysis