06-26, 14:00–18:00 (Europe/Tirane), UBT C / N109 - Second Floor
The workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of QGIS for creating beautiful maps that help fight fake data. Through exercises, you will learn how to obtain real data useful for mapping. You will also learn about basic principles of cartography and how to tell a story with QGIS.
This workshop is for GIS enthusiasts who want to learn how to work with geospatial data and design attractive maps in QGIS. It will provide enough tools to make maps that help them combat fake news and misinformation. This will be done by following a series of step-by-step exercises to create beautiful maps depicting humanitarian operations around the world.
Do you see maps on social networks that depict fake data? Do you have none or a little experience in GIS? Do you want to create maps that tell a story and pass a message concisely? Most of the online tutorials and workshops provide guidelines for the basics of mapping with QGIS but the results are not visually appealing.
We want to change that. It's time for a “how to make a map” workshop that gives attention both to visual details and real sources of information. Color, symbology, labels, and correct usage of the map elements will guarantee that your next maps will deliver the message and look better.
This workshop will take you step-by-step and teach you how to extract real data and create a complete map. The exercises are based on real use cases, where maps provide insights and support leaders in decision-making for the largest humanitarian operations in the world.
The tutors are geospatial professionals with years of experience in geospatial technologies and a career in the humanitarian and academic sectors.
The workshop is ideal for the ones who have just started with GIS and those with little experience. It is also ideal for those with little or no experience in extracting data from trustable sources. It is also ideal for users aiming to create maps using open-source software.
Let’s discover the full potential of FOSS4G.
Geospatial specialist and technical project manager. Since 2016 he works as a senior GIS Specialist at the United Nations World Food Programme. Since 2020 he is based in Damascus where he is leading the establishment of the geospatial unit in the WFP Syria Operation. He has more than 10 years of experience in a broad area of Geospatial such as web GIS, GIS Analysis, and Remote Sensing.
Rodrigo Cedeno was born in Mexico. After obtaining the B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering he worked for 8 years at FIAT. In 2021 he obtained an M.Sc. in Geoinformatics Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. In 2022 he obtained an MSc. in Environmental and Land Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. During his Master's he graduated from the international honour program Alta Scuola Politecnica. Currently, he is a PhD student in Geomatics at Politecnico di Milano. His main research fields are AI applied to atmospheric pollution using Earth Observation, open geospatial infrastructures such as the Open Data Cube and Blockchain.
Programme Policy Officer (GIS-Remote Sensing) at World Food Programme