Geospatial Training Tutorials

NSF Cyberinfrastructure Workshop

Enabling the Geospatial Turn in the Social Sciences

A two-day workshop at Purdue University covering GIS fundamentals, remote sensing, Python-based spatial analysis, and data curation.

Day 1

First Steps

Install QGIS, set up Jupyter Notebooks, and review the workshop schedule.
Choose your track

Track A — GIS & Raster Data

3 sessions · QGIS & remote sensing

Session 1A

Working & Teaching with QGIS

Introduction to the QGIS interface, loading data, and basic cartography.
Session 2A

Raster Data & Remote Sensing

Working with raster datasets and remote sensing tools in QGIS.
Session 3A

Satellite Imagery Analysis

Analysis and visualization techniques with satellite imagery.

Track B — Python in GIS

1 extended session · coding-heavy

Session B

Geospatial Python

Hands-on spatial analysis and automation using Python, Jupyter Notebooks, and geospatial libraries.
Day 2

Data Curation

Geospatial data types, metadata standards, data management across disciplines, and best practices for sharing and preserving spatial datasets.

All participants
Workshop location

Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC) · 340 Centennial Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907