Introduction to QGIS for Mining & Exploration

Full day workshop for geoscience professionals

About QGIS

QGIS is free and open source desktop GIS software that runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. It’s available in about 40 languages and used worldwide by a rapidly growing user community. New features are added at a dizzying pace by a talented global team of developers.

While not specifically built for geological applications, 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.

The workshop

This full day, hands-on workshop has been designed for new and experienced users of Geographic Information Systems. We’ll cover topics including: - how QGIS works as an open source project - key features of QGIS - sources of free geoscience data, satellite imagery, and templates - importing, exporting, editing, and analysing geospatial data - creating professional-looking maps

Who should attend

Geologists, geoscientists, GIS professionals, exploration managers, geoscientific information managers and other technical people will learn about QGIS and how they can use it in their geological workflow.

If you’ve done a workshop using QGIS 2, consider a refresher course to see the new features in QGIS 3.

Tickets

Additional Information

What else do I need to know?

Participants will be required to bring their own laptop with a recent version of QGIS installed (we’ll provide information on how to do this ahead of the workshop).

The workshop runs for a full day from 9am-4pm, with breaks for morning/afternoon tea and lunch (included in registration).

AIG members are eligible for a discounted registration and 6 CPD points.

Venue

The workshop will be held at the Ascot Kayak Club, overlooking the Swan River. Free parking, wheelchair friendly.

STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE FIRST 16 REGISTRATIONS.

We accept cancellations up to 7 days before the workshop. If we need to postpone the workshop (eg. because of COVID restrictions), we'll move it to another date and keep you enrolled or cancel at your discretion. Cancellations will incur a 10% processing fee, as the ticketing platform fees are non-refundable.