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Urban GIS With AI & Open-Source Tools

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Urban GIS With AI & Open-Source Tools

(Beginner to Advanced – 4-Day Practical Workshop)

Dates: Dec 20-21 & Dec 27-28, 2025

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (IST)

Mode: Online (via Zoom)

Instructor: Dr. Gouri S Bhunia

Registration Closes: 19 Dec 2025

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Urban Planning Workshop

Learn to build complete urban maps, 3D city visualizations, building height models, heat island assessments, and accessibility networks using 100% free and open-source tools. Perfect for beginners, yet powerful enough for advanced learners, this practical workshop takes you from zero to project-ready in just 4 days!

Urban GIS Foundations

Master QGIS basics and powerful plugins for effective urban planning and analysis techniques.

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Smart Data Acquisition from Open Sources

Master the use of QuickOSM and free satellite repositories to download building footprints, amenities, road networks, DEMs, and optical/thermal imagery. Learn filtering, exporting, and cleaning urban base layers to prepare ready-to-use datasets.

Perform supervised classification using the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin. Create accurate LULC maps for built-up, vegetation, water, and barren areas. Includes preprocessing, training sample creation, accuracy assessment, and map refinement.

Land Use–Land Cover (LULC) Mapping With SCP:

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Generate multi-temporal LULC maps and compute built-up expansion, loss of vegetation, and growth hotspots. Learn how to quantify urban change with pixel-by-pixel analysis, change matrices, and entropy-based change indicators.

Urban Change Detection (2015–2025):

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AI-Assisted Urban Mapping

Explore beginner-friendly AI tools for segmentation and classification. Use the Segment Anything Model (SAM) for precise feature extraction and LandCover.ai outputs for enhanced LULC classification. Learn how to integrate AI results back into QGIS.

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Road Network Analysis & Accessibility Modelling

Use ORS Tools to generate routable networks, identify shortest paths, and calculate accessibility to key services (schools, hospitals, markets). Create travel-time polygons (isochrones), accessibility heatmaps, and facility service areas.

Building Height Estimation

Urban Change Detection (2015–2025)

Extract height per building, calculate vertical density, and visualize city skyline patterns.

3D Urban City Modelling in QGIS

Create an interactive 3D urban environment using QGIS2ThreeJS. Extrude buildings to true height, integrate DEM, apply textures, and navigate a virtual 3D city model. Export your 3D scene as an interactive HTML file.

Generate multi-temporal LULC maps and compute built-up expansion, loss of vegetation, and growth hotspots. Learn how to quantify urban change with pixel-by-pixel analysis, change matrices, and entropy-based change indicators.

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WHAT IF I TOLD YOU...

Learn to build complete urban maps, 3D city visualizations, building height models, heat island assessments, and accessibility networks using 100% free and open-source tools.

You'll Learn:

Build a complete GIS workflow from start to finish: from downloading urban data to generating high-quality maps.
Perform Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Classification: using both traditional supervised techniques and AI-assisted models.
Analyze Urban Growth & Built-Up Expansion (2000–2025) understand hotspots, trends, entropy, and sprawl indicators.
Conduct Transport & Accessibility Analysis: including shortest paths, isochrones, and neighborhood accessibility scoring.
Extract Building Heights Using Multiple Techniques: DSM–DTM difference, shadow geometry, and AI-powered height models.
Build a 3D City Model: extrude real buildings, integrate heights, navigate interactively, and export 3D HTML scenes.
Map Urban Heat Islands (UHI): using Landsat thermal data and multi-layer overlays.
Complete a Mini Urban GIS Project: with your own 2–3 output maps + a short analytical summary (suitable for academic or portfolio use).

Do not miss, if you are:

Researchers & Scientists: Specializing in urban planning and urban GIS.
Students & Academics: In geography, urban studies, civil engineering, planning, and related fields.
Industry Professionals: In urban planning, town and country planning, urban consultants, environmentalists etc.
Enthusiasts: Interested in Infrastructure Development and Policy Making.