This intermediate-level workshop is meant to extend basic knowledge of QGIS by exploring common plugins. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to use plugins to
- Access dynamic basemaps hosted on web servers
- Query and download Open Street Map (OSM) data
- Geocode address data from a spreadsheet, and
- Create an interactive webmap from a QGIS project
Familiarity with GIS is prerequisite for this workshop.
This workshop is taught by a graduate student in Geography with expertise in GIS and cartographic methods.
Things to do before arriving:
QGIS is a free and open source desktop geographic information system (GIS). It can be installed on Windows, MacOS, and Linux using the download instructions here: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html.
Before attending, please download the most recent QGIS Long Term Release and review the Research Commons’ Introduction to QGIS.
Location details:
Thursday, June 26, 2025
10am – 12pm PST
ONLINE via Zoom
Register Here: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3898142