ISCED-Huíla, through its Center for Research and Development in Education (CIDE), promoted, in partnership with ADRA – Huíla, a course on “Data Collection Methods and Georeferencing”. The course was aimed at 20 technicians from ADRA – Huíla and was delivered by CIDE technicians.
The course took place from August 10 to 14 at the ADRA – Huíla facilities, totaling 20 hours of theoretical instruction, practical exercises, and a pilot survey. The following objectives were defined:
- To develop a set of skills necessary to use technological tools (smartphones, tablets, and computers) in practical and everyday situations of data collection and processing in field contexts;
- To develop a set of theoretical and practical skills necessary for using QGIS in practical and everyday situations of cartographic production
The course consisted of two modules:
- Module on Mobile Data Collection – aims to contribute to the acquisition of professional qualifications in digital data collection;
- Module on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – aims to contribute to the acquisition of professional qualifications in data collection, processing, and production of geographic maps.
To achieve the stated objectives, the course combined conceptual, methodological, and practical components, which support an appropriate selection of data collection technologies and techniques, with a more instrumental component that was implemented through the use of Open Data Kit (ODK) technology installed on mobile devices and Geographic Information Systems – GIS.
