FOSS4G GeoAcademy Curriculum

Thiry-five (35) FOSS4G University-level lectures and labs are maintained and made available for download from the Spatial {Query} Lab on behalf of the GeoAcademy. The lectures focus on a vendor-agnostic set of theories and principles. The labs focus on the use of QGIS, GRASS, and Inkscape.

These lectures and labs are freely available for you to use and are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. The lectures and labs are aligned to the Geospatial Technology Competency Model and all labs focus on the use of Free and Open Source GIS Software (FOSS4G).

The components of the lectures and labs are listed on this page to make it easy to download and use. All of the labs are also available on GitHub.

The following courses are available

GST 101 – Introduction to Geospatial Technology (QGIS) – Updated to QGIS 2.8 – Now with lectures!

GST 102 – Spatial Analysis (QGIS) – Updated to QGIS 2.8 – Now with lectures!

GST 103 – Data Acquisition and Management (QGIS) – Updated to QGIS 2.8 – Now with lectures!

GST 104 – Cartographic Design (QGIS and Inkscape) – Updated to QGIS 2.8 and Inkscape 0.91 – Now with lectures!

GST 105 – Introduction to Remote Sensing (QGIS and GRASS) – Updated to QGIS 2.8 and GRASS 6.4.3

All details and courses at http://spatialquerylab.com/foss4g-academy-curriculum/

On behalf of the GeoForAll community, we thank Richard Smith and all colleagues the Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi , USA for their help and for their contributions to the GeoForAll initiative and look forward to working and building more collaborations with all interested on this education mission. We believe in empowering people with spatial decision making tools to help build a better society for all of humanity. Open principles in geoeducation (open educational resources, free and open software, open data, open standards etc) are key for true empowerment of staff and students globally and making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all . Access to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme poverty and enabling broadly shared prosperity for all.

Millions of globally connected minds working together on the common mission of enabling Open Education opportunities for everyone will be key for making these developments possible. An idea whose time has come is the most powerful force in the universe, and the time for “Access to quality education opportunities for everyone” has arrived. We look forward to working and building collaborations with all interested in this education mission.