What can you discover with Landsat 8 and QGIS? In this one-on-one course, you’ll learn how to process, analyze, and apply satellite imagery for spatial analysis. Discover how to download, classify, and use Landsat 8 data for raster analysis and professional mapping. With personalized guidance, online modules, and hands-on sessions, you’ll develop practical skills for effectively utilizing satellite data.
Satellite image processing is becoming increasingly accurate and plays an ever-greater role in sectors such as weather forecasting, urban planning, environmental monitoring, and traffic analysis. More and more organizations are using satellite imagery to collect essential data and track changes in the environment. This technology is expected to become even more important in the future.
Landsat is the world’s longest-running satellite imagery program and a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA. Since the launch of the first satellite in 1972, Landsat has captured millions of images. These images are used for a wide range of applications, including agriculture, forest management, water management, environmental protection, and geology. Landsat 8, launched in 2013, provides detailed, high-quality satellite imagery that helps accurately map changes on Earth. Such as this satellite image of irrigated crops and the Kakhov irrigation canal.
To analyze and visualize this satellite data, QGIS is used—a powerful and accessible geographic information system (GIS). With QGIS, you can view, edit, and analyze geodata. The software offers extensive tools for image processing, classification, and visualization, making it an indispensable tool for anyone working with geodata.
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In this course, you will learn how to effectively use Landsat 8 data in QGIS to analyze and visually present geodata. You will discover how to correctly download and process satellite imagery so that you can extract the right information from the data.
In addition, you’ll learn to work with virtual rasters in QGIS, allowing you to perform analyses faster and more efficiently. You’ll gain insight into managing and editing rasters and learn how to classify satellite images, both manually and using automated techniques. By making informed choices in supervised and unsupervised raster classifications, you’ll be able to identify patterns and trends in geodata.
Another key component of the course is creating maps in QGIS. You’ll learn how to convert analyzed data into clear and visually appealing maps, making your findings easy to interpret and present.
This course combines theory with practice, so you not only understand how the tools work but can also apply them directly to real satellite imagery. This way, you’ll build the skills needed to process and analyze Landsat 8 data in QGIS.
Blended learning combines online learning with hands-on online sessions, so you gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in processing and analyzing Landsat 8 data in QGIS. The online modules allow you to learn at your own pace while following interactive lessons where you discover how to download satellite images, manage rasters, and analyze geodata. Thanks to direct access to the course materials, you can review and practice the material at any time.
During the hands-on online sessions, you’ll immediately apply the knowledge you’ve gained. You’ll work with real satellite datasets and, under the guidance of experts, have the opportunity to perform image classifications, edit raster data, and create maps. This allows you to put theory into practice and further develop your skills.
The combination of online learning and hands-on experience ensures that you not only understand the basics of Landsat 8 and QGIS, but also learn how to apply this knowledge in real-world projects. By the end of the course, you will be able to independently process satellite imagery, analyze geospatial data, and create visually appealing maps.
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:
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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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