Cartography and GIS Course
Gain mastery in cartography and GIS tailored for real-world risk mapping applications. The course covers sourcing and cleaning spatial data, analysing layers, building terrain and hazard models, and creating accessible, decision-ready maps suitable for geography, geology, and urban planning projects across various cities and contexts.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to source, prepare, and analyse spatial data for practical risk mapping. You will learn to select study areas, choose and document coordinate reference systems, clean and preprocess vector and raster data, create terrain and hydrological layers, develop multi-hazard indices, and produce clear maps and reports for planners and decision-makers.
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Develop skills
- Prepare GIS data by cleaning, reprojecting, clipping, and quality-checking spatial layers for geological applications.
- Derive terrain features like slopes and watersheds, plus construct multi-hazard indices.
- Conduct risk-based spatial analysis by overlaying hazards, exposure data, and urban development patterns.
- Design effective cartographic outputs with clear, accessible risk maps for planners and communities.
- Produce professional reports documenting methods, limitations, and key risk insights concisely.
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