©OpenStreetMap contributors Introduction to QGIS Workshop Framework Expanding the use of FOSS4G through QGIS workshops

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan List of Services MapTiler MIERUNE BASE WebGIS QGIS ©MapTiler ©OpenStreetMap contributors

©OpenStreetMap contributors 01 About MIERUNE

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan QGIS and MIERUNE QGIS and MIERUNE MIERUNE provides consulting services on QGIS through its expertise in using the software https://www.mierune.co.jp/qgis QGIS Customization Seminars Technical support

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan Introduction to QGIS Services Seminars on QGIS Seminars for systematic learning of knowledge and skills on using QGIS https://www.mierune.co.jp/training

©OpenStreetMap contributors 02 On QGIS Seminars

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan MIERUNE QGIS Training Camps MIERUNE QGIS Training Camps l MIERUNE provides systematic training courses for introducing different functionalities of QGIS l Multiple courses are provided for people with different levels of familiarity to GIS https://www.mierune.co.jp/qgis

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan MIERUNE QGIS Training Camps MIERUNE QGIS Training Camps l Certificates are issued for participants of the QGIS training courses

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan MIERUNE QGIS Training Camps MIERUNE QGIS Training Camps l Up until November 2023, more than 170 attendees have attended QGIS Training courses held by MIERUNE

©OpenStreetMap contributors 03 How to Teach QGIS

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS How to Teach QGIS l A lot of people should have had trouble teaching beginners how to use QGIS to analyze GIS data l It is even harder to teach new entrants or colleagues how to use QGIS for work

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS How to Teach QGIS l There are multiple hurdles to expanding the use of QGIS l Information on introduction to GIS are not organized l Beginners hesitate to ask and raise issues in community forums l Difficulty to find open data for practicing purposes

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Information on QGIS l In languages such as Japanese, there are few organized guides that introduce QGIS to complete beginners of GIS l Even when there are guides, they often assume that readers have basic knowledge of GIS

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Information on QGIS l Beginners often do not know how to start learning GIS Introduction to GIS Introduction to CRS GIS with Python

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Information on QGIS l Moreover, it is often difficult to know which functionalities of QGIS to start with Buffer Attribute table Reading CSV

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Information on QGIS l Through experience and interaction with attendees, we have developed courses for people with different levels of knowledge on GIS

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Information on QGIS Introduction to GIS Vector and Raster data Loading data into QGIS Styling data with QGIS GIS Data analysis

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Hesitation on Raising Issues l Beginners often hesitate to raise questions even when they encounter problems with using open- source software l There is also no official support hotline for software such as QGIS

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Hesitation on Raising Issues l To reduce beginners’ hesitation to raise issues, we periodically hold in-person seminars on QGIS l We believe that communication between beginners and novices are important

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Hesitation on Raising Issues l In online seminars and sections, we encourage questions l By providing seminars to participants with similar backgrounds, we make raising questions and answers easier

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Difficulty on Finding Open Data l Even when someone would like to learn about using QGIS, it is often difficult to find appropriate open data l When data is found, there often issues that prevent beginners from using such data

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS Difficulty on Finding Open Data l To allow participants to fully utilize QGIS after attending the seminars, we provide participants with a list of open data providers l We also practically demonstrate how to download and use open data with QGIS

©Project PLATEAU / MLIT Japan How to Teach QGIS How to Teach QGIS l Let’s raise the next generation of GIS technicians through l Systematic tutorials for people with different levels of understanding l Friendly and knowledgeable source for inquiries l Tutorials using practical data