FOSS4G GIS for Mining Monitoring
1.0 Introduction This tutorial has been prepared as a short course focusing on the core on the job needs of the local government officials working at the aimags and sums in Mongolia responsible for mining monitoring and environmental and land use management. It does not focus on academic development. The FOSS4G GeoAcademy is introduced and users are encouraged to review and complete it if they would like certification. We will be using open source and free applications that are needed for the course. Only the key functions and processes needed will be demonstrated. Users are encouraged to review the applications other functions in more detail with the links provided. 2.0 Academic - FOSS4G GeoAcademy The FOSS4G GeoAcademy course for GIS is based on QGIS, GRASS and Inkscape. We recommend training for aimags and sums to follow this cirriculum for consistency and online support. If possible the material will be translated into Mongolian. http://spatialquerylab.com/fo