This training focuses on disseminating and processing geographic information by means of the Internet and the World Wide Web. The combination of the web and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) has unlocked the potential of GIS and put online maps and geospatial intelligence in the offices/homes of millions and the hands of billions. The increasing flexibility and interoperability of web mapping technologies have opened new opportunities for Web-Based Mappers.

Web-based GIS mapping has immense applicability to e-government, e-business, e-science, and all aspects of daily life. Government employees can utilize Web GIS to improve public service delivery and boost collaboration across agencies. Regardless of the sector, businesses can use Web GIS to enhance their existing business models and create new ones. Researchers can find new solutions to meet the challenges of the new frontiers. Web GIS has great practical value to our world today and into the future.

Course Outline

• Introduction to key concepts in Web mapping
• Web Mapping Technologies
• Designing web services and web maps using free open-source software
• Reading Data from the various Data source
• Processing spatial data with Free Open-Source Software
• Drawing and querying maps on the server using Web Map Service
• Building tiled maps with Free Open-Source Software
• Putting layers together with a web mapping API
• Google Maps API
• Web-based data editing
• Publishing maps using open-source software (Geoserver)