CR-201Beginner5 weeks5–6 hours per week
Climate-Risk Mapping with QGIS
Produce a study-area map, a land-cover change map and a flood exposure map.
For: Students, researchers and NGO staff who need maps they can defend.
You will be able to
- Make a publication-quality study-area map
- Calculate and interpret NDVI
- Classify land use and land cover and measure change
- Map flood exposure for a settlement or site
- Format
- Step-by-step labs with real Sentinel-2 and Landsat data
- Tools
- QGIS · Sentinel-2 · Landsat 8/9 · Copernicus DEM
Curriculum
Week 1
QGIS essentials and a publication-quality study-area map
Week 2
Sentinel-2 and Landsat: bands, cloud masking, NDVI
Week 3
Land-use and land-cover classification and change
Week 4
Flood and glacial-lake hazard mapping
Week 5
Accuracy, methods notes and presenting to funders
Frequently asked questions
Is QGIS free?
Yes. QGIS is free and open source, and every dataset used in the course is free too.
Do I need GIS experience?
No. Week 1 covers QGIS from installation to a finished map.