How can you turn geodata into valuable insights with just a few lines of Python code? In this one-on-one course, you’ll learn how to perform your own analyses using vector and raster data, build geospatial scripts, and visualize results in no time. You’ll receive personalized guidance, work at your own pace with online modules, and apply everything you learn in real-world assignments.
If you work in GIS or Remote Sensing, you’ve probably noticed: everyone is talking about Python. And for good reason. Python is playing an increasingly important role in everything related to geoinformation—from spatial data analysis to building interactive maps and automating entire GIS workflows.
GIS and Remote Sensing combine knowledge from various fields, such as computer science, geography, mathematics, and engineering. To become a solid and future-proof professional in this field, programming skills are a must. Python is ideally suited for this: it is one of the most widely used programming languages worldwide and has more than proven itself in geospatial applications.
With Python, you can work faster, smarter, and more scalably. And that not only makes you more valuable to your team but often also more attractive to employers and clients in the sector.
In this blended learning course, you’ll discover how to work efficiently and effectively with geospatial data using Python. The focus is on practical application: you won’t just learn the theory, but will immediately apply everything using realistic datasets and tools you’ll encounter in the field.
First, you’ll be introduced to powerful libraries such as GeoPandas, Rasterio, Shapely, and Folium. Next, you’ll learn how to load, analyze, and visualize geographic data on interactive maps. After that, you’ll perform spatial operations, such as buffering and overlays, and automate these processes with reusable scripts.
You’ll also gain insight into how to structure geoinformation, link data sources, and apply spatial logic with Python. Thanks to the course’s structure of online modules with one-on-one guidance, you’ll learn at your own pace but with targeted support.
In short: this course is perfect for anyone who wants to develop practical skills at the intersection of Python and geospatial analysis. You can immediately apply everything you learn to your work or projects.
Blended learning combines independent online learning with hands-on, interactive sessions, so you gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience with Python, geospatial data, and automated GIS workflows. The online modules give you the freedom to learn wherever and whenever it suits you. They include interactive lessons that guide you step by step through processing, analyzing, and visualizing spatial data with Python. Among other things, you’ll discover how to use GeoPandas and Rasterio for data input and processing, and how to analyze and combine geographic shapes with Shapely. You’ll also learn how to automate repetitive tasks within GIS processes using Python.
During the hands-on online sessions, you’ll immediately apply your knowledge in realistic contexts. You’ll work with real geodata and receive personalized guidance from experienced GIS experts. You’ll practice writing scripts, building functional workflows, and visualizing data through interactive maps using tools like Folium or Plotly. This will help you develop not only an understanding of geospatial analysis but also confidence in applying Python in practice.
This combination of flexible online learning and hands-on assignments ensures that you not only understand how Python works but, more importantly, how to use it effectively in geospatial projects. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to independently analyze, structure, and apply geographic data within your own field of work. You will be able to make smarter decisions based on up-to-date and reliable geospatial information, and you will immediately increase your value within any project or team where GIS plays a role.
You’ll receive 1-on-1 guidance. After signing up, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule your first session.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Do you have questions about the course content? Or are you unsure whether the course aligns with your learning goals or preferences? Would you prefer an in-house or private course? We’d be happy to help.
After the course, you’ll have another two weeks to ask the instructor questions. Since the instructor is already teaching other courses, it’s best to email your questions to info@geo-ict.nl. Your question will be forwarded to the instructor, and you’ll receive a response within 24 hours.
If you’re a bit further along and encounter practical problems you can’t solve on your own, it’s best to use Online Support. You’ll spend one day online with the instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
If you run into problems in practice that you can’t solve on your own, you have two options: you can sign up for a beginner or advanced course, or you can sign up for Online Support.
You’ll spend a day online with an instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
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All courses are taught in person. Course hours are from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Coffee, tea, lunch, and a laptop are provided.
Taking a course online is also possible, but we only offer hybrid courses in exceptional cases. If you wish to participate in a course online, please indicate this during registration—select “Online” as the location. If that is not possible, this course will only be offered on-site in Apeldoorn.
Yes, we do this regularly. Our instructor will come to your location and bring laptops for the participants. All you need to do is arrange a classroom at your location.
Please email your requirements to info@geo-ict.nl, and we will send you a quote. Once you’ve confirmed the order, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule the training days.
After each course, participants receive a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can share your feedback on what you liked and didn’t like about the course. We always do our very best, but of course, there may be times when you have a complaint. Click on “Complaints Procedure.” It explains what steps you can take. Geo-ICT Training Center, Netherlands is a member of the Dutch Council for Training and Education (NRTO).
After the course, we will email you a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can log in and fill out an evaluation form, and you can also download your certificate of participation.
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