Satellite Imagery in QGIS for Mining & Exploration
Join us for this half-day session on using and processing satellite imagery in QGIS, led by Grant Boxer.
The workshop
This short course is designed for those who would like to learn about sources of free, high-quality satellite data for mineral exploration and other earth observation activities. A brief overview will be given of the various satellite data sets available.
Participants will learn how to source, download, and process ASTER and Sentinel 2 imagery and produce RGB images of various spectral bands to enhance features of interest.
We'll explore using this data in various workflows, covering image processing, band ratioing, basic mineral mapping and PCA analysis for enhancing geological and other surface features.
Who should attend
Geologists, geophysicists, earth scientists, environmental scientists, anyone monitoring earth surface processes.
Certification
Mammoth Geospatial is an official QGIS Certifying Organisation. Participants in our workshops will receive an official QGIS certificate, providing direct financial support to the QGIS project.
About QGIS
Mining & exploration companies worldwide are adopting QGIS because it's powerful, intuitive, and free.
This free and open source desktop GIS runs on all major operating systems, and is used worldwide by a user community of millions.
QGIS is professional grade and can do the majority of data import, data display, analysis and map production required by today’s geoscientists. A wide variety of free geological symbols and patterns are available for mapping, and a growing number of plugins are available to support your geoscience workflow.
Tickets
Additional Information
What else do I need to know?
Schedule: The workshop runs from 9 am - 1 pm.
Venue
State Library of Western Australia, L4, Great Southern Room. Public access is via one flight of stairs from level 3. For those who have difficulty with stairs, there is a staff lift that goes to level 4 (see this page for details).
What to bring
- A laptop with a recent version of QGIS
- A mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended
We’ll provide more information about versions and accounts when you register.
AIG members are eligible for a discounted registration and CPD points.
Class size: Maximum 16 participants.
Cancellation policy
We accept cancellations up to 7 days before the workshop. If we need to postpone the workshop, we'll move it to another date and keep you enrolled or cancel at your discretion. Cancellations may incur a 10% processing fee to cover non-refundable ticketing platform fees.