Mergin Maps is an open-source platform designed to seamlessly complement QGIS, empowering efficient and collaborative field data collection. This presentation will showcase how Mergin Maps addresses the challenges of mobile data acquisition by offering a comprehensive suite of tools, including a user-friendly mobile app, robust developer tools, and a secure web server. We will demonstrate how Mergin Maps integrates with QGIS, streamlining the entire workflow from project design and deployment to data synchronization and analysis. This presentation will highlight the platform's key features, including offline capabilities, real-time collaboration, version control, and flexible data schemas, ultimately demonstrating how Mergin Maps can significantly improve the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of your field data collection efforts while leveraging your existing QGIS expertise.

This workshop will teach you how to work with point cloud data in QGIS. You will learn how to visualize point clouds in both 2D and 3D, style them to highlight important features, and process and edit them to extract meaningful information. The workshop will cover topics such as:

• Loading and displaying point clouds in QGIS.
• Navigating and interacting with point clouds in 2D and 3D.
• Creating profiles and cross sections.
• Styling point clouds using different attributes and color palettes.
• Filtering and clipping point clouds to focus on specific areas of interest.
• Performing basic point cloud processing tasks, such as calculating point density and creating digital elevation models.
• Editing point clouds to remove noise or correct errors.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to use QGIS to effectively visualize, analyze, and process point cloud data.

This workshop provides participants with a practical, hands-on experience in using Mergin Maps for collaborative field data collection. Participants will learn the complete workflow, starting with form design in QGIS, creating offline maps and proceeding with team-based data collection. Participants will be then able to visualise the data in QGIS.
The workshop commences with instruction on setting up custom data collection forms within QGIS, tailored to specific project needs. Participants will then learn how to generate background maps suitable for offline use in the field, ensuring data collection could proceed even in areas with limited or no internet connectivity. A key focus will be on enabling collaborative teamwork. Participants will practice deploying these forms and maps to mobile devices and working together as a team to efficiently collect field data. Finally, the workshop will cover synchronisation of the collected data back into QGIS, demonstrating how to view, manage, and analyze the results within the familiar QGIS environment.