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This workshop is a hands-on, tutorial-based training course designed to help municipal and regional staff harness the full potential of QGIS, a free, and open-source desktop GIS application used by local governments around the world. Through a combination of guided instruction and practical exercises, participants will learn how to perform common spatial analysis tasks, create and manage data, and produce high-quality maps and reports tailored to municipal needs. This course emphasizes real-world applications—such as mapping demographics, analyzing urban walkability, identifying suitable sites for development, and assessing environmental hazards—to demonstrate how QGIS can support data-driven decision-making across

Key Takeaways

1. Understand the main tools and features of QGIS.
2. Gain hands-on experience solving real-world spatial problems.
3. Build the confidence to independently use QGIS for mapping and spatial analysis tasks in their own organizations.

Workshop Format 
The workshop is delivered through eight instructor-led modules, each combining short lectures, demonstrations, and step-by-step tutorials. The facilitator introduces each topic, explains relevant GIS concepts, and then guides participants through applied exercises using municipal datasets.

Workshop Outline

Module 1: QGIS Application Overview
Module 2: Mapping Urban Demographics
Module 3: Map Production and Reporting
Module 4: Create and Edit Spatial and Attribute Data

Module 5: Multi-criteria Site Suitability Analysis
Module 6: Hazard Mapping
Module 7: Walkability Analysis
Module 8: Green Space and Tree Canopy Analysis

Facilitator(s): Cliff Patterson, PhD.

CEO, Luna Geospatial, Inc.
Cliff Patterson holds a PhD from the University of Otago’s National School of Surveying (2017)and has over 15 years of experience working with open source GIS. He specializes in spatial database development, remote sensing, and 2D/3D spatial data analysis using spatial SQL. He is an expert with QGIS, GDAL/OGR, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Geoserver, and other open source GIS software. After working in the Ontario conservation sector for several years, he transitioned to software development and then co-founded Luna Geospatial, Inc. in 2021. Since then, he has helped dozens of companies and organizations around the world migrate
to open source GIS.

Fees:

OPPI Member: $250 + HST

OPPI Non-Member: $275 + HST

OPPI Student Member/Retired Member: $210 + HST

Please note that registration in this workshop is intended for one person only. The Zoom link will be emailed upon registration. Participants must attend live as session recordings are not provided. Please check your email (including spam folders) for Zoom links and any additional resources. When registering, we suggest clicking on the option to add this event to your calendar for convenient access to the date and time of the workshop. Workshop Zoom links will be emailed upon registration and again the day prior to the first workshop. If you have not received a Zoom link 12 hours prior to the workshop, please contact events@ontarioplanners.ca.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR OPPI EVENTS

• Full refund: requires a minimum of one month's notice
• 75% refund: requires 2-4 weeks' notice
• No refund: if less that 2 weeks' notice