You're Invited: Free Webinar '5 Ways GIS Can Transform Your Urban Career'

At some point in an urban career, the questions you want to answer start to go beyond the tools you were originally trained to use.

Maybe you’re a planner who wants to work with spatial data yourself, rather than depending on a GIS colleague every time you need an analysis.

Or perhaps you come from architecture or urban design and want to move towards planning, research or more analytical roles, but need to strengthen the data side of your profile.

This is where GIS can become particularly useful. Not because everyone needs to become a GIS specialist, but because being able to understand, analyse and communicate spatial data can give you more independence in your current work and more options for where your career can go next.

In this free webinar, we’ll explore five practical ways GIS can support your work and career, using real urban examples and a live QGIS demonstration.

Together with Juan Pablo Corral and The GeoSpatial Hub, we’ll look at practical ways GIS is being used in urban work today, including:

🔎 Finding and analysing spatial data
🗺️ Turning data into clear, professional maps
🏙️ Applying GIS to real urban planning questions
🤖 Using AI to support modern GIS workflows
💼 Building spatial skills that can strengthen your career

You’ll also see a live QGIS demonstration and have the chance to ask questions.

Join the webinar for free

Who is it for?

This webinar is especially relevant if you:

• Work in urban planning and want to become more confident and independent with spatial data, rather than relying on GIS specialists for every analysis.

• Come from architecture or urban design and want to strengthen the analytical side of your profile, broaden your career options, or move towards planning, urban analytics, mobility or research.

• Work with cities in another field and are curious about how GIS could help you better understand places, communicate evidence and make more informed decisions.

No previous GIS experience is required. The webinar is designed to help you understand where GIS can fit into your own work and career, before deciding how deeply you want to develop the skill.

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Curious about our GIS course?

We’ll also introduce the upcoming GIS & Spatial Analysis for Urbanists course and walk you through the programme, learning format and what you can expect from the next cohort.

If you’re considering joining and have any questions about the course, your level, or whether it’s the right fit for your goals, feel free to join the webinar and ask us live.

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And if you have colleagues or friends who could benefit from stronger GIS skills, feel free to invite them too. The webinar is free and open to urban professionals at any level of GIS experience.

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