[OSGeo-UK] Open Source GIS for Health Services

[Suchith Anand]

This workshop might be of interest to some of you.

Suchith

From: Geographical Information Science Research Group (GIScRG) [mailto:GISCRG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Dianna Smith
Sent: 22 July 2013 16:02
To: GISCRG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: QGIS training September 2013

**Apologies for cross-posting**

Dear all,

Please see below for details of an upcoming workshop in basic GIS training using Quantum GIS to be held at Queen Mary University's Whitechapel campus.

Best wishes
Dianna




Open Source GIS for Health Services

Dr Dianna Smith & Dr Adam Dennett

19-20th September 2013

Queen Mary, University of London (Whitechapel Campus)





This 2 day course provides an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using Quantum GIS's (QGIS) version 1.8.0 software. The course provides participants with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with using and navigating the software, as well as focussing on the skills of data entry, data manipulation, editing, analysis and mapping. The course is tailored to suit non-academic users who may have limited access to licensed GIS software & data.



The emphasis of this course is working with health data such as prevalence of obesity in local areas. The course will mix teaching with demonstrations and hands-on exercises. The participants will be given an overview of several key challenges in mapping and displaying health data and introduced to the most common types of map (choropleth, graduated symbol, interpolated surface).By the end of the course participants will be able to produce choropleth maps of health data, measure access to services, identify sources of open access GIS boundary files and create your own GIS files from background maps.



Basic IT skills are required. Participants will need to download the free GIS software (see http://www.qgis.org/) and install on their own laptops, which they will then bring along to use on the course. Guest wifi access will be enabled for the duration of the course and lunch is provided on both days. The fee for the course is £60.


For more information and to book a place please contact Dianna Smith (d.smith at qmul.ac.uk<mailto:d.smith at qmul.ac.uk>)



Dianna Smith, PhD
Lecturer in Health Services Research
Centre for Primary Care and Public Health
Blizard Institute
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Yvonne Carter Building
58 Turner Street
London
E1 2AB
t: +44 20 7882 5639
e: d.smith at qmul.ac.uk<mailto:d.smith at qmul.ac.uk>
twitter: @geodianna


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