Georeferencing Course
This course equips learners with essential georeferencing skills for geography and geology. Participants will master selecting appropriate Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS), identifying precise Ground Control Points (GCPs), applying transformations using QGIS, ArcGIS, and GDAL, and evaluating Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) along with uncertainty. By course end, students can create reliable landslide inventories and high-quality spatial datasets with proper metadata, QA/QC processes, and documented uncertainty, ensuring accuracy in complex terrains.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on expertise in preparing imagery and scanned maps, selecting ideal coordinate systems, and identifying precise ground control points in challenging terrains. Master transformation techniques in QGIS, ArcGIS, and GDAL, while learning to evaluate RMSE, residuals, and spatial errors. Develop skills to create dependable landslide inventories featuring comprehensive metadata, rigorous QA/QC protocols, and transparent uncertainty documentation.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Professional georeferencing to align maps, imagery, and GPS data confidently.
- Mastery in GCP selection, digitization, and validation for robust control points.
- Optimal CRS and projection selection for complex mountainous terrain.
- RMSE and error analysis to quantify, map, and report positional uncertainty.
- Complete workflow for accurate georeferenced landslide hazard maps in GIS.
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