Introduction to Spatial Databases with PostGIS and QGIS 3

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Introduction to Spatial Databases with PostGIS and QGIS 3

Name: Introduction to Spatial Databases with PostGIS and QGIS 3
Rating: 4.6 (260 reviews)
Author: Michael Miller

Learn Spatial SQL and database management for GIS Professionals

updated on icon Updated on Jun, 2025

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English [CC]

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Lectures -69

Resources -2

Duration -12 hours

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Course Description

This course is intended to provide an introduction to spatial databases in general and PostGIS in particular to GIS professionals who are interested in expanding their skillset to multi-user enterprise-level spatial databases.

You will learn:

What a spatial database is and why you would want to use one.
What SQL is, why you would want to use it, and how it can be applied to geospatial concepts.
How to install PostGIS locally for development purposes and how to access a production version via a network or the internet.
How to load your spatial data into PostGIS and access it from a variety of clients, especially QGIS
The basics of SQL for both spatial and non-spatial queries
How to validate data and control user access with the tools built-in to PostGIS
Optimizing your queries for the best performance
How to work with raster data in PostGIS
The basics of programming custom functions with PL/pgSQL
The basics of database administration to keep your database operating smoothly

Goals

Setup an instance of PostgreSQL and PostGIS either locally or accessible via the internet.
Access your PostGIS instance and load your own geospatial data.
Utilize PostGIS data from a variety of clients (Primarily QGIS, but also ArcGIS, pgAdmin4, web clients, and more)
Learn to create new tables, modify existing tables, and view existing data via SQL
Perform geospatial analysis using Spatial SQL
Control user access to your data with roles and privileges
Automate the datbase with custom functions
Deploy your database to an internet accessible server

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of QGIS (displaying geospatial data, etc.)
Desire to expand your knowledge of multi-user spatial databases.

Introduction to Spatial Databases with PostGIS and QGIS 3

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction

5 Lectures

Introduction 06:31 06:31
What can a spatial database do for you? 10:09 10:09
What exactly is a spatial database? 13:56 13:56
Where does a spatial database live? 08:09 08:09
What is SQL and why would you want to use it? 13:14 13:14

Installing software and loading data

6 Lectures

Data Query Language - SQL queries for non-spatial data

12 Lectures

Making SQL Spatial - Introduction

8 Lectures

Making SQL Spatial - Advanced Topics

7 Lectures

SQL Data Definition Language

6 Lectures

SQL Data Manipulation Language

5 Lectures

SQL Data Control Language

4 Lectures

Automation

7 Lectures

Deploying your database

6 Lectures

Miscellaneous

2 Lectures

Instructor Details

Michael Miller

I have been programming and working with database applications for over 30 years, and specializing in geospatial applications for over 20 years. I am a believer in the 80/20 pareto principle which suggests that you only need to understand 20% of a subject in order to do 80% of your work. My goal in all my courses is to teach at the level of that 20% sweet spot and to provide my students with the background and the tools they need to learn the rest of what they need on their own.