Field data collection with QGIS and Mergin Maps - Australian Water School
02/06/2025

Live Training

Field data collection with QGIS and Mergin Maps

Collect, edit and manage your field data using Mergin Maps and QGIS.

Starts 05 Aug

View More Live Training

About

Take your QGIS projects into the field with confidence using Mergin Maps—a powerful, collaborative platform developed by Lutra Consulting. Mergin Maps seamlessly integrates a cloud server, mobile app, and QGIS plugin to enable real-time data collection and editing across multiple devices. Whether you're working on a tablet in the field or a desktop in the office, a robust synchronisation engine ensures your data stays up to date and accessible.

Led by Lutra Consulting’s Saber Razmjooei and Mergin Maps author Kurt Menke, this course offers expert guidance and practical hands-on experience to learn how to set up and manage a data collection project using QGIS and Mergin Maps.

From configuring survey layers to conducting your first field survey, you’ll gain the essential skills needed to streamline your workflows. The course also covers advanced techniques and project administration to help you manage field teams and large datasets efficiently.

Details

Date
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 - Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Time
4:00pm (Australia/Sydney; find your local time)
Location
Online
Format 2 x 2-hour sessions + course material & resources
Cost AUD $645.00 (INC GST)
Code LC-26-2-147
Contact training@awschool.com.au
Tags
Print Share

Register your interest: https://awschool.com.au/training/field-data-qgis-mergin-maps/

Presenters

Kurt Menke

Septima

A former archaeologist and ex-GISP, Kurt Menke is a geospatial generalist based out of Frederiksværk, Denmark. He received a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of New Mexico in 2000. ... Read more
Kurt Menke

Saber Razmjooei

Lutra Consulting

Saber Razmjooei, is the Managing Director, Lutra Consulting. Saber holds an Msc in Water Resource Engineering. He worked in the water sector in the UK for 10 years, before starting Lutra Consulting. L... Read more
Saber Razmjooei

Course Overview

This course provides a thorough introduction to working with QGIS and Mergin Maps to collect, edit, and manage field data. You’ll learn how to configure survey layers, sync data across devices, and conduct mobile surveys with confidence. Practical hands-on exercises and a step-by-step manual support your learning every step of the way.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand best practices for setting up QGIS projects for use with Mergin Maps.
  • Knowledge of the full Mergin Maps platform.
  • Understand Mergin Maps project management.
  • Know how to set up a project for multiple photos per feature and multiple visits to the same site.

Course Outline

Session 1: The basics of working with Mergin Maps and QGIS

(Tuesday, 5 August from 4 – 6 PM Sydney Time)

  • Introduction to Mergin Maps.
  • Configuring a project in QGIS.
  • Working with the Mergin Maps plugin.
  • Collecting field data with the Mergin Maps mobile app.
  • Using the Mergin Maps server.
  • Reviewing the data.

 

Session 2: Setting up a project for ground truthing and other advanced workflows

(Tuesday, 12 August from 4 – 6 PM Sydney Time)

  • Setting up a project for ground truthing.
  • Configuring a project for multiple site visits.
  • Configuring a project for multiple photos per feature.
  • Navigating in Mergin Maps.
  • Connecting to an external GPS.
  • Discussion.

 

Format

  • 4+ hours of session recordings with unlimited access for 30-days.
  • Pre-and-post-course materials to go through via the AWS learning platform.
  • Homework exercises between the 2 sessions.
  • Slides, manual/s and background readings.
  • Ability to ask questions to the presenters at anytime through the live sessions and via the learning platform.

 

Pre-requisites

 

Requirements

 

Completion certification

  • Participants earn CPD hours/points (i.e. with Engineers Australia) for at least 4 hours for the entire course.
  • On completion of the course attendees will be issued with a Certificate of Completion.

 

 

Refund Policy

Frequent Asked Questions (FAQs)

Contact Us: +61 8 7424 2294 | training@awschool.com.au
awschool.com.au/training/field-data-qgis-mergin-maps/