Live Workshop
GIS for Civil Engineering
Use QGIS, open spatial data and live data services to build reusable civil engineering GIS workflows for project due diligence, planning, design and decision-making.
More Than GIS Software Training
The objective is not simply to teach participants how to use QGIS.
Participants build practical civil engineering GIS workflows they can continue developing and apply after the workshop.
For Organisations
Build internal GIS capability, reduce repeated project setup and develop reusable templates for project due diligence, design and documentation.
Learn how to find and access extensive open data repositories relevant to civil engineering, including property and cadastral data, topography, council overlays, roads, stormwater infrastructure, utilities and other available spatial datasets. These data sources can then be linked into repeatable GIS workflows and reused across future projects.
For Individuals
Add practical GIS capability to your civil engineering skill set and develop skills that can be applied across planning, design, drafting and project delivery.
About
GIS can provide civil engineering teams with far more than mapping.
This practical workshop shows participants how to build their own GIS project environment using QGIS, open spatial data and live data services relevant to civil engineering projects.
Rather than starting from scratch on every new job, participants learn how to bring commonly used spatial information into one place, interrogate it and develop reusable project templates that can be adapted for different councils, locations and future projects.
This can significantly improve the way early project due diligence is undertaken. Instead of repeatedly searching council and government websites, interpreting multiple PDFs, reviewing planning information in isolation or recreating available information in CAD, participants learn how GIS can bring these datasets together spatially.
The workshop is designed for practical application. Participants work with civil engineering datasets including property parcels, stormwater, sewer, water, aerial imagery, LiDAR and other available open spatial data.
For organisations, the workshop provides an opportunity to build GIS capability internally and develop repeatable workflows across projects.
For individuals, GIS provides a valuable additional technical capability that can complement drafting, design and engineering skills. QEH has seen drafters and designers develop their GIS capability to become the go-to GIS resource within their teams.
Sound familiar?
Are you still searching multiple council and government websites every time a new project starts?
Could your team build council-specific GIS templates that are ready to use on future projects?
Could GIS become an additional capability for your drafters, designers and engineers?
These are common problems we solve during the workshop.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Set up and use QGIS for practical civil engineering applications
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Access and connect to available open spatial data and live data services
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Bring multiple civil engineering datasets together within a single GIS project
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Explore and interrogate infrastructure, property and spatial datasets
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Access and use LiDAR and topographical information
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Create dynamic labels, map themes and useful project visualisations
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Join and analyse attribute information using GIS tools
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Produce professional map outputs customised to project or business requirements
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Export relevant spatial information for use in CAD workflows
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Develop reusable GIS project templates that can support future projects
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Apply GIS as a practical tool for early project due diligence and informed engineering decision-making
Agenda
Part 1 - Build Your Civil Engineering GIS Environment
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QGIS setup and useful plugins
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Working with civil engineering spatial datasets
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Stormwater, sewer and water infrastructure
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Property parcel and aerial imagery data
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LiDAR and topographical information
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Exploring and interrogating spatial data
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Dynamic labelling
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Map themes and project visualisation
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Creating professional map outputs
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Exporting information to AutoCAD
Part 2 - Connect, Analyse and Reuse Spatial Data
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Finding and accessing open spatial data
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Connecting live data directly into QGIS
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Working with free LiDAR datasets
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Joining attribute information
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Developing reusable project workflows
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Building council and project-specific GIS templates
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Applying GIS to project due diligence and civil engineering workflows
Requirements
Previous GIS or QGIS experience is not required.
The workshop is particularly valuable for drafters, designers and engineers wanting to broaden their technical capability, as well as organisations wanting to establish stronger internal GIS capability.
Participants should have:
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QGIS installed and tested prior to the workshop
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Windows 10 or later recommended (Limited QGIS support may be available for macOS and Linux)
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A computer capable of working with spatial and LiDAR datasets
Recommended hardware:
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8–16 core processor
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16–32 GB RAM minimum, with 32 GB+ preferred for larger datasets
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Dedicated or modern integrated graphics recommended
QGIS download: https://qgis.org/download/
Workshop Facilitator
Sean Quilty
MIEAust CPEng NER RPEQ MEngPrac BEngTech
Sean is a civil engineer and educator with more than 20 years of industry experience across civil infrastructure, land development, stormwater management, road design, mining and multidisciplinary project delivery. Sean has more than 10 years of teaching experience and has trained engineers, designers and technical professionals across Australia.
Sean’s teaching focuses on practical application, first-principles understanding and engineering judgement, helping participants build capability they can apply directly to real projects.
Register for this Workshop
Complete the form below to register yourself or multiple participants for this workshop. An invoice will be issued by email, and places will be confirmed once payment is received.