More GIS in Python

Course Summary

Introduction

This course builds upon the skills learned during Introduction to GIS in Python.

Estimated time for course

2-3 hours

Audience

Python users wanting to work with geospatial data.

Course Aims

By the end of the course you will:

• be comfortable using simple geospatial operations like buffers, intersections etc.
• be able to provide summary statistics for areas
• understand more about joins, and what happens when they go wrong
• understand about network analysis and how it can improve the accuracy of some analyses
• be more comfortable troubleshooting some common error messages
• complete a piece of spatial analysis and be able to present it

Requirements

• We recommend completing the Practical Geography for Statistics training prior to starting this course.
• This course continues directly on from Introduction to GIS in python so ensure you have completed these materials prior to beginning this course.
• Python and Jupyter Notebooks installed
• Beginner/Intermediate knowledge of Python and Pandas.

Course Instructions

To take this course:

• Go to github.com/ONSgeo/more-gis-in-python and clone or download the repository as a zip file, move it to your working directory and unzip.
• Open More_GIS_in_Python.ipynb in your browser and follow the instructions.