Learn the Basics of QGIS
If you’re brand new to GIS, this is the workshop for you! By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Understand the capabilities of GIS
- Open geospatial data in QGIS
- Identify the coordinate system of the data
- Visualize the data in different ways
Watch the workshop
Click the links below to watch a recording of this workshop on YouTube:
Full workshop – October 21, 2025
Workshop outline
This workshop is designed to take about two hours as a live demonstration. If you are working through the materials on your own time, it may take a bit longer.
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05 | GIS basics |
| 0:35 | The QGIS interface |
| 0:50 | Break |
| 1:00 | Coordinate systems |
| 1:30 | Visualizing data |
| 1:45 | Practice / Q&A |
| 1:55 | Wrap-up |