Mapping Course
This course equips learners with essential mapping skills for designing professional maps, handling spatial data, sourcing free GIS resources, and communicating insights effectively to support decision-making.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Mapping Course provides practical skills to design clear, accurate maps for real projects. Learn map composition, symbology, colour choices, and layout for print and web. Work with vector and raster data, projections, and metadata. Find and evaluate free spatial datasets, define study areas, perform basic spatial analysis, and present results in concise, non-technical reports that support informed decisions.
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Develop skills
- Design clear thematic maps: apply colour, symbols, and layout with pro results.
- Build project-ready map layers: select, style, and generalise data fast.
- Prepare clean spatial data: manage CRS, fix geometry, and document metadata.
- Find quality free GIS data: source imagery, DEMs, OSM, and socio-economic layers.
- Communicate map insights: explain analyses, limits, and actions to non-specialists.
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