TIS first training:

The course was held for 3 trainees in Cairo for 2 weeks

Open source GIS training

Fundamentals of GIS:

• Components of a GIS

• Importance of GIS Systems

• GIS Techniques

  1. Relating information from different sources

  2. Data representation

  3. Spatial Data capture

  4. Data manipulation

  5. Projections, coordinate systems & registration

  6. Spatial analysis with GIS

  7. Data output and cartography

  8. Graphic display techniques

• Data sources for GIS

• Spatial database

• Map projection

• File Formats

• Remote Sensing & GPS

• DSS-GIS

• GIS Applications

• Open source

• OGC

• Open Source GIS

GIS Desktop applications:

• QGIS
• Google Earth
• FWTOOLS
• How to use inverse scripts for converting kml files of Google earth to shp file (point ,line, polygon)

LINUX

• Fundamentals of LINUX operating system

• How to install Mandriva operating system

• Installing urpmi database for mirrors

• How to browse windows from Linux and vice versa using explore2fs