Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are essential tools for a range of applications across disciplines. Unfortunately, there are not many avenues outside a formal degree, to get a basic grounding in GIS and the use of GPS for navigation and spatially explicit data collection. This is an attempt to fill in this gap through an intense three day, workshop.

Given that GIS and GPS is a vast topic, the number of topics we will cover depend on the pace at which participants are able to maintain. In a typical workshop we cover the following:

• Import, view, edit and manage spatially explicit data in a number of vector formats.
• Manage attributes and data stored in tables.
• Georeference maps and imageries.
• Digitise maps.
• Analyse and manipulate vector data using geo-processing routines, database features, research and analysis tools.
• Use QGIS along with GPS units and GPS enabled smartphones to collect waypoints and navigate.
• Make publication quality maps.

If time permits the following additional topics will be covered:

1. Pair QGIS with a popular on-line form design and data collection system - EpiCollect.net, to collect and map spatially explicit data on GPS equipped smart phones.
2. Convert between different data formats and upload data to web based applications such as OpenStreetMap or GoogleMaps.