2026-08-31 –, 705
The workshop will impart hands-on training in the design and development of an interoperable web GIS framework using OSGR and OGC standards. The framework is built upon a three tier [data tier, service tier and client tier] thin client server architecture with live demonstration of prototype web GIS.
Web GIS has phenomenal impact in geospatial computing world and has become a standard platform for making the geospatial information and functionalities accessible to the public in any part of the world. Interoperability stands as a cornerstone feature of any robust web GIS framework enabling sharing of data, services and functionalities across heterogeneous technologies, platforms and organizations using OGC open standards like WMS and WFS. Open Source Geospatial Resources (OSGR) encompass OSS and relevant open resources/ standards used for development of web GIS framework for an application.
The workshop will impart hands-on training in design, development and implementation of an interoperable and modular web GIS framework using OSGR and OGC open standards. The framework is built upon a three tier thin client server architecture which distributes geospatial web capabilities across three tiers, namely, data tier, service tier and client tier. The client can access the geo-enabled web GIS capabilities through any standard web browser. The OSGR stack used will be discussed which include Apache Tomcat, GeoServer, QGIS, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, uDig, JSP, JS, HTML and CSS.
To demonstrate full web GIS development workflow in an applied context, the workshop will feature a live case study in which a prototype web GIS, developed and deployed for real-world geospatial problems of societal significance, will be demonstrated. The Land Use/ Land Cover (LULC) mapping and urban landscape analysis is taken up as application domain.
The participants will not only learn the technical architecture of web GIS development but will also understand how classified land cover data, urban growth indicators and landscape object quantification outputs can be seamlessly integrated, published, explored and shared through web GIS environment. This will make the workshop relevant to a broad audience spanning GIS developers, urban geography researchers, environmental scientists, planners and decision makers.
Fundamental knowledge of GIS and Land Use / Land Cover Mapping using remote sensing satellite data
What skills do participants require to have?:- Basic skill of working with QGIS software
- Basic skill of creation of LULC maps using Landsat remote sensing data
Dr. Md Omar Sarif is working as an Assistant Professor (Special Appointment) at CEPEAS, The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University, Japan, since April 2025. Previously, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University, India (July 2022-December 2024). His research focuses on GIS and Remote Sensing Engineering, with particular interests in City Climate Modelling, LULC Mapping and Simulation.
Dr. Sarif earned his Ph.D. in Engineering (GIS & Remote Sensing) in May 2022 from N.I.T. Allahabad, India.
Dr. Sarif is serving as an Associate Editor for Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing in 'Frontiers in Environmental Science' journal.
Prof. Rajan Dev Gupta, Professor (Geoinformatics), Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad (India) have teaching and research experience of over 38 years. He obtained B.E. (Civil), M.E. (Remote Sensing) and Ph.D. (Geoinformatics) degrees from IIT, Roorkee (India). He served as Head of Department from 2017 - 2019. He was founder Coordinator of GIS Cell. He developed M.Tech. (GIS and Remote Sensing) Programme in 2006-07.
His research interests include Drone Technology, AI, Web GIS (Full stack developer), SDI, FOSS and Climate Change. He visited foreign countries- Tampa, USA; Atlanta, USA, AIT Bangkok; Spain; China and Hong Kong for academics.