Visualising Animal Health Data with QGIS

This course covers how to generate static and interactive maps of animal or public health data using the open-source software “QGIS”.

Key facts

Date: 2 to 3 September 2024

Costs:

  • Massey School of Veterinary Science staff and students with a supervisor in SoVS: Free
  • Other Massey staff and students: $140
  • General public $575 GST inclusive

Duration: 2 days

Delivery mode: In person

Location:

Room 1.04
Agricultural Horticulture Building C
Massey University
Tennent Drive
Palmerston North

Overview

Participants will learn how to generate static and interactive maps of animal or public health data using the open-source software “QGIS”. The maps will effectively communicate spatial patterns of health or productivity to researchers, veterinarians and policy-makers. This short course will prepare participants for the companion course “Introduction to spatial and spatio-temporal data analysis” which immediately follows this offering.

Meet your facilitators

Dr Art Subharat

Dr Art Subharat

PhD
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology
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Department
School of Veterinary Science
 Simon Verschaffelt

Simon Verschaffelt

Technician
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School of Veterinary Science