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Carleton University Open Source GIS Tutorials

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Please note: the ability to create your own user account has been suspended, due to excessive abuse by spambots, etc. However, we warmly welcome legitimate contributors. If you would like an account to make contributions to the tutorials on this site, please contact Scott Mitchell (see http://www.carleton.ca/~smitch). Also, password reset/change functions appear to be offline - existing users try not to forget your password, and contact me if you need to create another account to get around this problem.

FOSS4G/GRASS workshops

• Intro to GRASS workshop General GRASS Introductory Tutorial (Used in workshop at Carleton, 17 October 2011)

Relevant help links for GEOM4008 Students

• Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
• MediaWiki FAQ
• Students in GEOM 4008, please remember to create your own account in this system, and login to it when you write your wiki pages

Tutorials from 2017

Coming soon!!! Revisions to existing tutorials are underway now, new tutorials will show up mid-October through December.

Tutorials from 2015

These tutorials were released 4 Jan 2016. Enjoy!

• Exploring the Hydrological Tools in QGIS by Sarah Richardson and Fernanda Amaral
• Fire Risk Analysis using QGIS by Ante Cavar and Adrian Nicoll
• Introducing Geoprocessing Capabilities of SAGA in R Environment using RSAGA (Saga + Rstudio) by Uzayr Siddiqui
• Analyzing Crime Data in Ottawa using QGIS by User:Selimerguden
• Exploring a subset of SAGA's Terrain Analysis tools by Taylor McWade
• Thematic Mapping using GrassGIS by User: Lucas Lambert
• Exploring Standard Statistics in QGIS by Alexandra Laudadio and Katie MacDonald
• Exploring the Thematic Capabilities of OpenJump by Stephen Plume
• Determining Effects on Temperature Interpolations from Large Lakes using QGIS by Iain Burnett
• Automating Vector and Raster Workflows using the Graphical Modeler in QGIS by Ryder Burt
• Automation of Workflows within SAGA: Using Command Line Scripting to Increase Productivity by Sara Mannseichner
• Enhanced Wetness Modelling in SAGA GIS by Malek Singer
• Raster Analysis with GRASS tools in QGIS by Nahom Seyoum

Tutorials from 2014

These are from a completed class, and the students have released control of the tutorial contents to the community. If you want to update/correct/improve any of these tutorials, please feel free to log in and help improve our tutorials. Contact Scott Mitchell to enable login creation if you don't already have one.

• Random Forest (ViGrA) Classification in SAGA by Cameron Samson
• R Studio's Spatial Capabilities by Julia Riddick
• Cost Path Analysis of Mars using SAGA by Shah Khosraviani
• Exploring Hydrological Analyses using ILWIS by Alice Wilson
• Creating IDW and Spline Interpolation Maps Using QGIS by Timothy Chadwick
• Network Analysis: Finding shortest path in QGIS by Besjana Osmenaj
• Slope Analysis using Quantum GIS Processing Toolbox by Kent Jacobs
• Hierarchical Cluster Analysis using QGIS and R by Tonia
• Spatial Analysis of Different Types of Traffic Accidents with QGIS by Stephanie Yeung
• Change Detection using Whitebox by Daniel Miller
• Comparison of QGIS to ArcMap by Kate Dalonzo

Tutorials from 2013

These are from a completed class, and the students have released control of the tutorial contents to the community. If you want to update/correct/improve any of these tutorials, please feel free to log in and help improve our tutorials. Contact Scott Mitchell to enable login creation if you don't already have one.

• Natural Neighbour Analysis and Querying using QGIS by Lauren Procunier
• Exploring Hydrological Analyses using SAGA GIS by Sohail Dham and Colin Doucette
• Comparative Analysis of Cost Path Analysis In Grass GIS and ArcMap by Neil Thompson
• Georeferencing Raster Imagery in QGIS using Vector Data by Renee Bazinet
• Interpolating a surface and determining overland flow distance via qGIS and SAGA GIS by Christopher Bot
• Highly Effective Construction of Thematic Maps by Thomas Brown
• Landfill Site Selection Using Spatial Multiple Criteria Evaluation in ILWIS by Oluwafemi Opaleye
• Terrain analysis for urban storm water modelling using Mapwindow in Surrey by Sorin Simniceanu
• Database connection to QGIS using OpenGeo Explorer by Alexander Vetrov
• Using WMS with OpenLayers by Scott Page
• Spatial Pattern Analysis with CartoDB by Siefat Fatin

Tutorials From 2012

These are from a completed class, and the students have released control of the tutorial contents to the community. If you want to update/correct/improve any of these tutorials, please feel free to log in and help improve our tutorials. Contact Scott Mitchell to enable login creation if you don't already have one.

• Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) by Sunflower
• Developing a Web Map Server Using GeoServer by Benjamin Jarmyn
• Evaluating Landscape Permeability in Quantum by Rosalie Murton and Sarah St. Germain
• Emergency Shelter Allocation Evaluation by User katiefeltz
• Exploring terrain analysis using Quantum and GRASS GIS by Graham Rathwell
• Visualizing Multi-Temporal Data with Time Manager by Neptune
• Off-Sea Evaluation of Unlicensed Mining Blocks in the North Sea by Matthew Judd and Brad Covell
• Creating Static Maps using MapServer and Quantum GIS by Emily Lindsay

Tutorials From 2010

These are from a completed class, and the students have released control of the tutorial contents to the community. If you want to update/correct/improve any of these tutorials, please feel free to log in and help improve our tutorials.

Unless otherwise noted in the individual tutorial, all of these were originally developed on/for a Windows environment. Specifically, most students were using classroom computers running Windows XP, with QGIS 1.5 (including GRASS Tools), and FWTools. Please note that this environment imposed a 32 bit Windows XP constraint that prevented the system from using all the RAM in the computers, which is likely the culprit in those cases where the tutorial authors complained that the tools could not work with larger datasets.

2010 contributions:

• Image Classification Tutorial using Orfeo Toolbox by Philippe Gratton
• Spatial data management using PostGIS by Jean Bouffard
• Using GIS for Decision Support in Emergency Medical Services by Matt Leyenaar
• Multiple Criteria Evaluation in Allocating Land for Waste Incineration by Ja'far Rogers
• Wind turbine location suitability by Joe Rogers
• Oil Platform Location Suitability using WMS by Kurtis Boyce
• Displaying Mineral Deposit Locations Across Canada using Web Services by Abuzar Popal
• Suitable Locations for the Reintroduction of the Black Tailed Prairie Dog by Jesse van den Berg
• Generating Wetness Indices for Watersheds in GRASS by Matt Giles

Previous Tutorials

A couple of tutorials from the 2008 class have been ported, but importing the remainder is hampered by version differences in the wiki software used to build them.

• Vancouver-Whistler race planning with GRASS and QGIS by Christian Bews
• Using GPX for the novice geocacher by Pauline Pyke