Topography Training
This course equips you to master topography for small hillside sites. Utilise DEMs, QGIS, GPS, and UAV data to evaluate slope stability and drainage. Transform terrain analysis into professional reports suitable for geography and geology projects, ensuring compliance with municipal requirements.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to confidently interpret small hillside sites. Master DEMs, QGIS, and online maps, quantify slopes and drainage, identify terrain risks, and design pads, access routes, and retaining walls. Conclude with reporting methods that detail processes, assumptions, and uncertainties to meet standard municipal hillside approval standards.
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Develop skills
- Terrain analysis: interpret contours, slopes, and DEMs for small hillside sites.
- GIS workflows: apply QGIS and online maps to efficiently process elevation data.
- Site planning: design access, pads, and drainage to match topographic features.
- Risk assessment: identify landslides, erosion, and drainage problems from terrain indicators.
- Reporting skills: produce clear, reproducible topographic reports from GIS data.
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