Rural Geography Course
Gain expertise in rural geography through practical mapping, satellite analysis, and spatial tools. Master interpreting land use patterns, detecting changes like farm growth or decline, and crafting precise, data-backed reports to guide farming, planning, and environmental choices in countryside areas across Kenya and beyond.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to examine rural areas using free data, satellite images, and basic mapping techniques. You'll learn to pick and map locations, create maps of settlements and land use, spot recent shifts, identify main causes, and produce clear reports, repeatable processes, and strong visuals for effective rural evaluations.
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Develop skills
- Remote sensing for rural zones: swiftly find, evaluate, and match satellite images.
- Rural land-use mapping: develop accurate settlement and cover maps from open sources.
- Spatial analysis techniques: apply buffers, layers, and measures to understand rural layouts.
- Change detection abilities: identify farm abandonment, expansion, and edge development.
- Professional reporting: produce sharp maps, charts, and repeatable GIS reports for rural insights.
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