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    May 6, 2025

    Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS – Training Course: 1 – 3 July 2025, Southampton

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    Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS – Training Course

    1 – 3 July 2025

    Southampton

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    Looking to understand marine spatial data and its application within a GIS environment?

    The Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS course will provide you with the background and skills necessary to utilise spatial data as a decision-making tool in marine planning, conflict management and environmental management.

    Delivered by ABPmer’s GIS consultants – specialists in the coastal and marine sector – and GeoData’s experienced GIS trainers, the three-day course uses case studies and hands-on activities to provide you with the background and skills necessary to utilise powerful GIS tools to support sustainable development decisions.

    Using the open-source QGIS v3.x, the course is structured around modules that cover various GIS concepts and techniques. As well as introducing marine data and GIS, the course considers common problems faced when mapping coastal and offshore environments. There is also an opportunity to discuss specific spatial data issues with our specialists.


    At the end of the course delegates will know and understand:

    • What GIS is; what spatial data is; raster and vector data models
    • The core tasks involved in GIS analysis, including acquisition, storage, management, manipulation and presentation
    • The core functionality of QGIS
    • How to import data and handle tables, including selections and queries
    • Georeferencing raster images
    • The creation and editing of spatial data
    • How to visualise spatial data and produce maps and charts
    • How to manage spatial data and use Geopackages
    • Basic geoprocessing tasks
    • Coastal and marine GIS data and its applications

    Upcoming course dates:

    • 1 – 3 July 2025, in Southampton
    • 14 – 16 October 2025, online

    Fee: £695 (no VAT)*

    *Standard price for one delegate; full price list available at booking.
    To learn more and book your place, visit the ABPmer website.

    Ocean and Coastal Futures Ltd
    23 Hauxley Links
    Low Hauxley
    Morpeth
    Northumberland
    NE65 0JR

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