BayGeo’s Introduction to QGIS (Fall 2025)

QGIS is a free, open-source GIS software that can analyze, edit and visualize geospatial data. This powerful software is comparable in functionality to Esri's ArcGIS Pro, but can run on any operating system and ....did we say it's free?

All workshops are held online via Zoom

Learning Objectives

By completing this workshop you will be able to use QGIS to tinker with spatial data, perform analysis to answer interesting questions, and make beautiful maps.

Whether you are totally new to GIS, or have experience with ArcGIS and would like to transfer those skills to a non-proprietary platform, this workshop is a great place to start. The workshop will include interactive activities to guide you through essential GIS skills. It will also include time to analyze data of your choice and discover your inner cartographer by creating maps to communicate your results.

• Session 1: Creating, finding, loading and exploring data from a variety of sources like WMS, .shp, .csv

• Session 2: Geoprocessing, joining, and interpolating data

• Session 3: Getting your map out there: using the layout, atlas, and publishing to webmap outputs to create appealing graphics

Workshop Dates:

• Tuesday, November 4 (4:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
• Tuesday, November 11 (4:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
• Tuesday, November 18 (4:00 - 6:00 p.m.)

About The Instructor, Cam Denney

Cam is an unabashed map nerd, cartographer, and GIS professional. He is also an enthusiastic teacher. Cam currently works on the mapping team at the California Coastal Commission and adjunct faculty at University of San Francisco. He has used GIS in roles with the World Health Organization, Alameda County Food Bank, and Spatial Computing Team at Facebook.

Prior to that, he completed a master's in Geography from UC Davis and an Engineering degree from the University of Illinois.

Cam lives in Alameda, and can often be found shopping at his favorite grocery store located at: 37.8133886, -122.2682824