[Pacific] Fwd: [Qgis-user] Free online QGIS training

[Edwin Liava'a]

Hi All,

Forwarding this, I know some of you might be interested and I
specifically like the point he mentioned "after it became obvious that
providing open data, without tools enabling effective data reuse was a
somewhat short-sighted approach"

cheers,

Ed

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brent Wood <pcreso at pcreso.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:46:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Qgis-user] Free online QGIS training
To: "qgis-users at niwa.co.nz" <qgis-users at niwa.co.nz>, Elise Smith
<gis.smith at clear.net.nz>, "ninja_talk at groups.open.org.nz"
<ninja_talk at groups.open.org.nz>,
"dataversity_public_discuss at dataversity.org.nz"
<dataversity_public_discuss at dataversity.org.nz>, Qgis-user
<qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>, NZOSS Open Discussion List
<openchat at lists.nzoss.org.nz>

For those wanting to make effective use of the free environmental and
spatial data being made available by institutions such as LINZ, DOC,
Landcare Research, NIWA, Statistics NZ, etc, (not to mention
international resources such as OSM, NASA, WMO, ...) without buying
into expensive commercial GIS software, there are several options,
including the use of the world's most popular Open Source GIS
application, QGIS.

QGIS ibecame a core part of NIWA's Open Data policy, after it became
obvious that providing open data, without tools tools enabling
effective data reuse was a somewhat shortsighted approach. Which in
turn led to the realisation that providing some help in using this
software is also important.

NIWA & DMS have recently offered low cost QGIS workshops for anyone
interested, and there are many online tutorials and other resources.
NIWA is also hosting a local QGIS User Group, which helps NZ'rs
getting started with QGIS, & now has more non-NIWA users than
staff.https://teamwork.niwa.co.nz/display/NQUG/NIWA+QGIS+Users+Group

A new resource is the self paced, free, online QGIS training offered
through the Canvas Network, starting
Monday:https://www.canvas.net/browse/delmarcollege/courses/introduction-to-geospatial-technology-1


Cheers,
  Brent Wood (& yes, I do work at NIWA :-)



-- 
Edwin Liava'a
ICT/GIS/Data Specialist
CheSpatial
Lautoka, FIJI
http://www.chespatial.com