QHF February 2021 - qgis/QGIS GitHub Wiki
If you would like to discuss topics on our QGISOpenDay, please add sections below for each discussion along with proposed time and agenda.
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Virtual events will be taking place on online (see links below) and in the telegram chat room, and with many events also being live-streamed on YouTube. See the individual event descriptions below for an indication of where to join each event.
QGISOpenDay 26th February 2021
| No | Name | Time | Coordinator | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QGIS for dummies, our experience as Kartoza Interns | 08h00 UTC | Kartoza interns, Kartoza interns | English |
| 2 | From QGIS newcomer to QGIS documenter | 09h30 UTC | Rosa Aguilar, Kartoza interns | English |
| 3 | Open Education for QGIS | 10h00 UTC | Hans van der Kwast, Kartoza interns | English |
| 4 | Data Visualisation in QGIS | 11h00 UTC | Azile Mdleleni, Kartoza interns | English |
| 5 | From Hackathon to QGIS Plugin | 12h30 UTC | Natalia Cárdenas Niño, Kartoza interns | English |
| 6 | A geological map workflow in QGIS | 13h30 UTC | Chris Lambert | English |
| No | Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley and Amy | Session planning and speaker coordination | Contact Amy via the Telegram Channel username @Amz |
| 2 | Zinzi and Christopher | Publishing platform and workflows | Contact Zinzi via the Telegram Channel username @zinzixakayi |
| 3 | Nicholas | Event promotion - via mailing lists | Contact Nicholas via the Telegram Channel username @Nicholas |
| 4 | Seabilwe | Social Media | Contact Seabilwe via the Telegram Channel username @Seabilwe |
Time: 26 February 2021 08h00 UTC.
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Youtube Live Stream Link
Presenter: Kartoza interns
Host: Kartoza interns
Relative newcomers to QGIS talk about their experiences and challenges as interns at a geospatial company.
Time: 26 February 2021 09h30 UTC.
Duration: 30 minutes
Venue: Youtube Live Stream Link
Presenter: Rosa Aguilar
Host: Kartoza interns
Rosa Aguilar will talk about her journey from newcomer, translator, and later documenter. She will also share the fantastic experience of belonging to the vibrant QGIS community.
Time: 26 February 2021 10h00 UTC.
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Youtube Live Stream Link
Presenter: Hans van der Kwast
Host: Kartoza interns
Do you want to learn QGIS, but you don't know where to start? In a previous session, you've already learned about the QGIS documentation. In this session, Hans will guide you through available open educational resources (OER) for learning QGIS, such as websites and platforms with free tutorials and open courses. he'll also give an overview of useful YouTube channels worth subscribing to if you want to learn more about QGIS. And you'll have a chance to meet contributors to the GIS OpenCourseWare platform!
Here are the links to the complete motivation videos shown in the session:
Time: 26 February 2021 11H00 UTC
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Youtube Live Stream Link
Presenter: Azile Mdleleni
Host: Kartoza interns
With so much data at our disposal these days, it is important to visualise it in a way that is accessible. Azile will walk you through some data visualisation tools and aids available in QGIS. This will range from customising vector tiles to creating 3D models.
Time: 26 February 2021 12h30 UTC.
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Youtube Live Stream Link
Presenter: Natalia Cárdenas Niño
Host: Kartoza interns
Natalia Cárdenas Niño participated in the WaPOR Hackathon "From Database to Application" in November 2020. She worked with her amazing team on an idea to develop the WAPlugin. The WAPlugin will give easy access to open data from the FAO WaPOR database from QGIS and can be used to calculate water accounting and water productivity indicators. The team was one of the winning teams and is currently continuing the development of the plugin. Natalia will give an inspiring presentation about her journey from hackathon to QGIS plugin. After the presentation, there will be a panel discussion with the team.
Time: 26 February 2021 13h30 UTC.
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Youtube Live Stream Link
Presenter: Chris Lambert
Host: Kartoza interns
Chris Lambert has been developing a workflow for drawing geological maps. The workflow involves drawing a structural framework from satellite data which is then turned into polygons and manipulated further to add attributes. The method is used to easily replace drawing polygons with an easily editable line network and return a polygon layer with no slithers or overlaps.
You can do this too! We really encourage others to follow our initiative, using the wiki page link below to organise your plans (just add a section below the last one). You can host virtual meetups in the Jitsi room, plan your next steps to take QGIS further down the road to world domination and much much more. We encourage language and region-specific huddles, documentation improvement sessions, bug fixing, making beautiful maps, and working together to do amazing things with QGIS.
We would really love to see more events offered from our country user groups and broader user base. The content can be at any skill level and in any language you like, and the times can overlap if needed. So please feel free to organise your activities on this wiki page. The QGIS Open Day is also an ideal time to hold virtual country user group meet-ups - please share your activities on the open day schedule, so that even people from outside of your country user group can benefit from your presentations. Contact me (see below) if you need help adding your events to the wiki page.
You can spread the word! We have prepared the following materials so that you may easily copy and paste the relevant contents to publish on your media platform of choice to let others know about these awesome events.
About QGIS Open Day
Dear QGIS Users
On Friday, 26 February 2021 we will be holding our monthly QGIS Open Day! What is a QGIS Open Day you may be wondering to yourself? It is an initiative to replace the wonderful community meetups we used to hold every six months when times were different. Like our in-person meetings, the event is organised on a principle of self-organisation and community participation.
Programme
- QGIS PLUGGED IN (the open day for young mappers and newcomers)
Where to watch
Please see the event wiki page at QHF-February-2021 Wiki for all the details of times and links for participation.
Many of the events may be recorded and made available to users who couldn't make the live events. Youtube live streams should automatically be available for catchup viewing. Be sure to check back here for updates!
- Event: View on Demand Click on the Youtube links above(in case you missed a live session) to rewatch the livestreams' session
Participants are kindly reminded to please read and observe our QGIS Code of Conduct and Diversity Statement to make these events a great experience for everyone!
Please contact me, Zinziswa Xakayi by email [email protected] or via the Telegram Channel username @zinzixakayi if you have any queries or need help setting up events.
We look forward to seeing you there!