Workflow Automation with QGIS: Case Studies and Tips
11-19, 14:00–14:25 (Pacific/Auckland), WG308 TE IRINGA

This talk will do a deep-dive into QGIS Model Designer for building fast, automated and reproducible workflows. We will cover real-world use cases and share tips to help you leverage the no-code framework provided by QGIS.


The talk will feature real-world case studies showcasing how the QGIS Model Designer was used to automate complex workflows for a variety of use cases.

QGIS processing framework offers Model Designer as the no-code solution for analysts looking to automate their work. These tools allow you to take hundreds of native and 3rd party processing algorithms and build workflows for spatial analysis and map publishing.

The talk will showcase lessons learnt from real-world projects and how you can apply those to your own work. Join to discover how you can leverage QGIS to automate your spatial workflows.

Ujaval is the founder of Spatial Thoughts - a learning platform for modern geospatial technologies. Ujaval got his Masters in Geospatial Information Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After joining Google Inc. in California, he moved to India in 2006. He was one of the early employees at Google India and part of the team that launched Google Maps for India. He worked on multiple Geo teams at Google and led the GIS team in India.

After 15 years of corporate experience, he left Google in 2020 to work on his startup - Spatial Thoughts - to create a learning platform to bridge the skill gap in the geospatial industry. His online academy has trained participants from over 100 countries. His learning materials on QGIS, Python, Earth Engine, and GDAL are cited as the top learning resources globally and are used by more than 1 million people every year.

Ujaval is a world-renowned training facilitator and is passionate about advancing the use of open-source technologies in teaching and research. He is an active QGIS community contributor and a QGIS.org certified training provider.

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