Smarter farming with QGIS and geospatial analysis? In this one-on-one course, you’ll learn how to conduct soil and crop monitoring, integrate elevation maps and satellite imagery, and apply advanced analyses for more efficient farm management. With personalized guidance and hands-on assignments, you’ll develop practical skills to optimize precision farming through data-driven approaches.
Precision agriculture is transforming the way farmers manage crops. By leveraging geodata and technology, they can make better decisions regarding fertilization, irrigation, and crop management, leading to higher yields, less waste, and more sustainable agriculture.
QGIS plays a crucial role in this. This open-source GIS software enables spatial analyses that are essential for precision agriculture. With QGIS, farmers can analyze soil data, track crop growth, and adjust their strategy based on real-time data. Thanks to satellite imagery and remote sensing, they can quickly respond to changing weather conditions and monitor crop health.
In addition, QGIS enables users to create new datasets, which further optimizes agricultural decisions and tailors them to the specific needs of a plot. By combining QGIS with precision agriculture, farmers can not only increase their efficiency but also contribute to more sustainable agricultural practices.
In this Blended Learning course on QGIS for precision agriculture, you’ll learn practical skills that you can immediately apply in the agricultural sector. You’ll start by setting up your study area so you can focus on the specific location of your project.
Next, you’ll learn to install the PDOK Services Plugin, an essential tool for accessing Dutch geodata services. With this plugin, you can easily add relevant data specific to your project. You’ll then add RGB and infrared aerial photos to get a better overview of the area, which improves the accuracy of your analyses.
Another important part of the course is saving a layer for offline use, so you always have access to important data. You’ll also learn how to add high-resolution elevation maps, which is essential for detailed topographic analyses.
In addition, you’ll discover how to add point cloud data for 3D visualization and improving terrain models. You’ll also learn how to add parcel polygons to analyze land use and property boundaries, which is important for agricultural planning. Furthermore, you’ll learn to integrate soil data for smarter crop management and data-driven decision-making.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to combine all these techniques and make the most of QGIS’s capabilities for precision agriculture. You’ll improve your analyses, work more efficiently, and make more sustainable agricultural decisions.
Blended learning combines independent online learning with practical, interactive sessions, so you gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience with QGIS and precision agriculture. The online modules give you the flexibility to study at your own pace and offer interactive lessons on geospatial analysis, crop monitoring, and GIS workflows. You’ll learn to work with various QGIS tools, apply soil and crop data, and perform spatial analyses.
During the hands-on online sessions, you’ll immediately apply the knowledge you’ve gained. You’ll work with real geodata and receive guidance from experts to analyze soil and parcel data, map elevations and irrigation needs, and develop advanced agricultural models for precision agriculture applications.
The combination of flexible online learning and interactive hands-on experience ensures that you not only learn how to use QGIS but also know how to apply it effectively to realistic precision agriculture projects. After completing this course, you will be able to use QGIS for geospatial analysis and precision agriculture, enabling you to make more accurate and informed decisions in your work.
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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