How do you bring geospatial data to life on an interactive map? In this one-on-one course, you’ll discover how to use Python and Leaflet to build smart maps that show more than just locations. You’ll work with real-world data, receive personalized guidance, and quickly learn how to develop your own geospatial web application—even without any programming experience.
Smart Maps are interactive maps that display geographic data in a smart, visual way. Instead of static images, they show real-time information that you can zoom in on, filter, and even analyze. Thanks to this interactive layer, you can quickly gain insight into patterns, locations, and relationships within the data.
In this course, you’ll learn how to create such maps using Python and Leaflet.js. Together, we’ll build a real web application that converts geospatial data into visual insights. We’ll use a practical example involving water consumption in homes, where you’ll learn how to process and clean data. You’ll then convert this into a spatial database using PostgreSQL and PostGIS.
Next, we’ll build a GeoDjango Web Map Application, working on the front end with Leaflet, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and Ajax. On the back end, we’ll use Python, Django, and scientific libraries like pandas to transform the data and prepare it for visualization. You’ll work in a Windows environment (Windows 10 and Server 2016), so you can get started with familiar systems.
In short: you’ll learn how to transform raw geodata into a functional, interactive map—all through a blended learning format that perfectly combines theory and practice.
In this blended learning course, you’ll discover how to create interactive maps that provide visual insights into geospatial data. You’ll learn to work with powerful open-source tools such as Python, Leaflet, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS. The course is accessible to everyone, even if you have no experience with programming or GIS systems.
Step by step, we’ll guide you through the entire process: from collecting and cleaning geodata to developing a complete web application. You’ll learn how to process data with Python and libraries like pandas, and how to store that data in a spatial database. Then, you’ll use Leaflet and JavaScript to display the maps in an attractive way in the browser. You’ll also discover how to dynamically load data with Ajax and how to effectively enable frontend and backend to communicate with each other.
What makes this course unique is the combination of theory and practice. You’ll apply your knowledge directly to a realistic case study, so you’ll not only understand how everything works but also be able to build it yourself. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to develop a fully functional Smart Map application—one you can actually use in your own professional field.
Blended learning combines self-paced online learning with hands-on, interactive sessions, so you gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience with Python, Leaflet, and the processing of geospatial data. The online modules give you the freedom to study at your own pace and offer clear, step-by-step explanations of data processing, map visualization, and the development of web-based GIS applications. You’ll learn how to process raw data with Python and pandas, how to store it in a spatial database using PostgreSQL and PostGIS, and how to build an interactive map using Leaflet and GeoDjango.
During the hands-on online sessions, you’ll immediately apply your knowledge. You’ll work with real geodata and receive personalized guidance from experienced GIS and Python experts. You’ll learn how to set up a smart map application from back-end to front-end, how to dynamically load data with Ajax, and how to develop user-friendly maps that are both informative and functional. By actively working on a realistic case study, you’ll build a complete workflow—from data import and transformation to presenting results in a clear, interactive map.
The combination of flexible online learning and targeted training ensures that you not only learn to work with tools such as Python, Leaflet, and GeoDjango, but also how to apply them in realistic projects. After this course, you will be able to independently build, analyze, and use interactive maps. This will allow you to get more value out of geospatial data and make better-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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