GIS and Remote Sensing Basics

Map, monitor and measure land from imagery and field data.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What GIS is for
2. 1.2 Spatial data in everyday decisions
3. 1.3 GIS and remote sensing, distinguished
4. 1.4 Software and open tools
1. 2.1 Vector and raster
2. 2.2 Attributes and tables
3. 2.3 Coordinate systems and projections
4. 2.4 Scale, resolution and accuracy
1. 3.1 Open data sources
2. 3.2 GPS and collecting data in the field
3. 3.3 Digitising and georeferencing
4. 3.4 Metadata and data quality
1. 4.1 Loading, styling and symbolising
2. 4.2 Attribute queries and selection
3. 4.3 Spatial queries and overlays
4. 4.4 Buffers, clips and joins
1. 5.1 How satellites and sensors capture land
2. 5.2 Bands and wavelengths, and what each reveals
3. 5.3 Vegetation indices
4. 5.4 Drones and aerial imagery
1. 6.1 Detecting change over time
2. 6.2 Classifying land cover
3. 6.3 Terrain, slope and drainage
4. 6.4 Interpolation and surfaces
1. 7.1 Mapping field boundaries and areas
2. 7.2 Monitoring a crop through the season
3. 7.3 Soil and yield mapping
4. 7.4 Environmental and habitat mapping
1. 8.1 Designing a map that reads clearly
2. 8.2 Legends, scale bars and honesty
3. 8.3 Exporting and sharing
4. 8.4 The limits of what spatial data can tell you

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Skills your degree does not cover Employers ask for practical tools alongside the qualification. This fills that gap while you study.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Bachelor's Degree students in India
Studying: B.Sc. Agriculture, B.Tech Food Technology, B.V.Sc. & AH, B.Sc. Forestry
Recent graduates strengthening a CV
Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.