QGIS: from beginner to pro
A complete QGIS course for ecologists and environmental professionals. Start from an empty project and finish with report-ready maps and your own analysis workflows, using real Australian data.
What you'll learn
Planned curriculum · details may change
- Module 01Getting startedThe QGIS interface, projects, layers, coordinate reference systems and GDA2020.
- Module 02Working with dataVector and raster data, CSV and GPS points, and where to find free Australian datasets.
- Module 03Styling and labelsSymbology, classification, labelling and clear, readable maps.
- Module 04Editing and digitisingCreating and editing features, attribute tables and topology basics.
- Module 05Spatial analysisBuffers, overlays, clipping, joins and zonal statistics for ecological questions.
- Module 06Maps for reportsPrint layouts, legends, scale bars, insets and atlases for consulting reports.
- Module 07Expressions and automationField Calculator, queries, the Graphical Modeler and a first look at PyQGIS.
- Module 08Capstone projectA complete habitat mapping project, from raw data to a finished map for your portfolio.
How the course works
Focused lessons of 20–25 minutes, with chapters so you can jump straight to a technique.
Clear, designed presentations for every lesson to revisit at your own pace.
Fill-in-the-gaps notes you complete as you watch, plus a short practice task.
One-page Ecopedia cheat sheets for each module, made to print and keep.
Exercises built on open Australian ecological and spatial datasets.
Ecology students, graduates and environmental professionals new to GIS or self-taught.
Pre-register for the course
Be first to hear when enrolment opens, with early-access pricing for everyone on the pre-registration list.