09-10, 11:00–12:30 (Europe/Bratislava), B310
During this workshop you'll learn how to use PCRaster for hydrological analysis and modelling through the QGIS PCRaster Tools plugin.
PCRaster is a powerful package of software for map algebra, dynamic and stochastic modelling. The main applications of PCRaster are found in environmental modelling, e.g. geography, hydrology, ecology. PCRaster has been around since 1995 and available as a free tool. Nowadays it is a robust open source Python package used by many modellers around the world. In September 2021 the PCRaster Tools plugin for QGIS was launched, a processing provider plugin that adds ~100 map algebra operators to the QGIS Processing Toolbox.
During the workshop you'll be introduced to PCRaster through the PCRaster Tools plugin. Next, we'll automate work flows using the QGIS graphical modeller, followed by developing processing scripts.
Hans van der Kwast is Associate Professor of Open Science and Digital Innovation at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. Hans holds a PhD in Physical Geography. Since 2012 he has worked at IHE Delft, the largest international graduate education institute in the field of water. In his teaching and capacity-development projects he actively promotes the use of open source tools and open data by young professionals from the water sector in the Global South. Through the GIS OpenCourseWare platform and his popular YouTube channel he shares free tutorials. He is a board member of the Dutch QGIS Users Association, OSGeo Charter Member and has his own consultancy QWAST-GIS. He co-authored the book QGIS for Hydrological Applications with Locate Press.