Standard course

The course we offer is a standard, beginner's course, which should allow you to perform the most common tasks with MiraMon in a fast and secure way. The course covers both querying (data exploitation) and mapping (digitizing and topological structuring). Particular attention is also paid to the generation of products for third parties, printing of maps, etc.

 Introduction and Fundamentals of GIS
     Data Format: raster and vector
    Georeferencing
    Databases
 Data Visualization
    Layer control: open, close, sort, properties
    Raster displaying: continuous variation (Digital Elevation Models), orthophotos, thematic
    Point vectors displaying: symbols, dynamic labeling ...
    Arc vectors dispalying: thicknesses, colors, ...
    Polygon vectors dispalying: edges, colors, ...
    MiraMon Maps: MMM and MMZ
 Data sources for projects
    Data availability in the Internet. Exploitation
    Internet maps: MMZ
    Map browsers. Web Map Service (WMS), Web Map Title Service (WMTS). OGC Compliant
 Query by location and attributes
     Queries by location: What is it?, What's here?
    Linking, from a consultation, to any digital document or Internet resource
    Queries by attributes: Where is ...?, How many met ...?
    Interactive queries and selection of objects
    Simple queries
    Complex queries on main data tables and related tables
 Digitalization of new information
    Point, arc and polygon vectors
    Files organization
    Digitalization tools and vector editing
 Topological structuring
    Fundamentals
    Type of errors and debugging protocol
    Topological structuring of vector layers by the simplified mode
 Databases management
    The model of relational databases
    MiraDades: Databases manager
    REL file editing: Metadata Manager
 Printing
    Prints with the wizard
    Quality prints
    Using symbols, scale, legend, reference network ...
    Printing templates
    Exporting to other office suites programs

Dates

    • Standard 1:6, 18, 23 and 25 november 2020 Canceled due to COVID-19!
    • Standard 2: 15, 17, 22 and 24 de march 2021

    Schedule and vacants

    • Schedule: from 15:00 to 19:00, with 30' break
    • Duration: 4 days, 4 hours/day (16 hours in total)
    • Vacants: 10 (1 computer per student)

    COVID-19 information

    • Due to COVID-19 the available number of places has been reduced by half. This new capacity allows to maintain a 1.5 m of distance between computers
    • The use of masks will be mandatory

    Location and access

    CREAF (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals)
    Edifici C (Facultat de Ciències)
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)

    Price and registration

    • Price: 125 Euro, including materials.
    • Registration at MiraMon purchase website, indicating the payment method:
      VISA/MASTERCARD, bank transfer or nominal check.
    • The payment by VISA / MASTERCARD can be completed directly through the website or by fax, the bank transfer must be made in person to the account number indicated and the check should be sent by mail to complete the purchase.
    • Do not forget to provide your name when formalizing the deposit or transfer and to send by fax (+34 93 581 4151) or email (cursos@miramon.uab.cat) proof of the transfer.

    Registration is strictly by order of payment.

    For any queries or suggestions you can write to us at cursos@miramon.uab.cat