Cartography Course
This course teaches essential cartography skills for analyzing urban flood risks using GIS tools, creating effective maps, and providing actionable insights for urban planning.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Cartography Course shows you how to prepare GIS data, choose the right coordinate system, and run spatial analysis to pinpoint urban–flood conflicts. You will work with trusted flood, urban, and hydrography datasets, apply overlay and proximity tools, and calculate exposure metrics. Learn clear map design, risk symbology, and reporting skills to deliver concise, actionable recommendations for planners and decision-makers.
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Develop skills
- Spatial flood analysis: overlay, buffers, and exposure metrics for urban areas.
- GIS data prep: projections, DEM handling, and clean layers ready for analysis.
- Cartographic design: clear, persuasive flood-risk maps for non-technical users.
- Technical reporting: concise 400–700 word methods, results, and policy advice.
- Data sourcing: find, assess, and document authoritative flood and urban datasets.
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