All-in-One GIS Web Dev Course: From Static Sites to Spatial Servers

The world is changing — and maps are no longer just paper and pins. They are interactive dashboards, real-time routing apps, and fully styled spatial services.

But here’s the catch: GIS professionals are often stuck between desktop tools and scattered coding tutorials.
That’s why we created this course — to bridge the gap between GIS and Full Stack Web Development.

Introducing the All-in-One GIS Web Development Course — a 6-module roadmap to help you go from HTML newbie to GeoServer ninja.

🧭 What You’ll Learn (Module Breakdown):

🧱 Module 1: Build Your First Website with HTML & CSS
Understand the basics of the web, write clean code, and launch your first static website.

🌍 Module 2: Master Spatial Databases with PostGIS & QGIS
Set up a real geodatabase, run SQL spatial queries, and connect with QGIS.

🔐 Module 3: Build a Secure Login System with PHP & MySQL
Create user authentication with registration, login, email verification, and password recovery.

📊 Module 4: Interactive GIS Dashboards with Leaflet
Render basemaps, add GeoJSON data, use Leaflet plugins, and allow map digitization on the web.

🛰 Module 5: Publish and Style Data with GeoServer
Push data from PostGIS to GeoServer, apply custom SLD styles, and serve WMS/WFS services.

🛣 Module 6: Shortest Path Routing with pgRouting + Flask
Build a smart routing system from scratch, and visualize shortest paths directly in QGIS or on the web.

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Module 1: Build Your First Website: HTML & CSS from Scratch

🧠 What You'll Learn & Do in Module 1:
🏗 Understand the foundation of the web. 
🧩 Master the basic building blocks – Dive into essential HTML tags.
🎨 Create beautiful layouts.
🎨 Use real-world examples to style, position, and enhance your site’s visual appeal.
🖥 Build a complete static website.
🌍 Learn how to publish your website.

Click Here:  Module 1

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Module 2: Master Spatial Databases with PostGIS & QGIS 

🧠 What You'll Learn & Do in Module 2:
🧱 Set up your spatial environment – Install PostgreSQL, PostGIS.
🗂 Import shapefiles into databases, use QGIS DB Manager & PostGIS Manager.
🛠 Work with pgAdmin & SQL – Perform essential queries.
🧭 Dive into spatial geometry & relationships, handle SRIDs, geometry fields, and apply spatial functions like ST_Area, ST_Length, ST_Intersects, etc.
📦 Create spatial indexes, perform multi-table joins, and use SQL logic like CASE, operators, and aggregations.
🧬 Create your spatial tables – Add geometry columns, insert features with SQL, and build datasets from scratch inside PostGIS.
🌐 Blend with QGIS – Seamlessly connect your PostGIS layers with QGIS for visualization, analysis, and styling.

Click Here: Module 2

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Module 3: Build a Secure Login System with PHP & MySQL

💡 What You’ll Learn & Build in Module 3:
⚙️ Set up your local dev playground – Install XAMPP and PHPStorm to begin your backend journey.
🧠 Connect PHP with MySQL like a pro – Write helper functions and establish secure DB connections.
📝 Design robust user registration forms – Add validation checks, sanitize input, and prevent junk data.
🔒 Encrypt passwords & secure user data – Implement strong password hashing for real-world security.
📧 Email confirmation with activation tokens – Automate welcome emails and activate users only when verified.
🔐 Login with sessions and remember me – Keep users logged in smartly using sessions and cookies.
🧯 Password recovery system – Send secure reset tokens, validate recovery codes, and update passwords safely.
🌍 Take it LIVE – Deploy your complete project to a live server, ready for real users.
 Click Here: Module 3

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Module 4: Build Interactive GIS Dashboards with Leaflet JS

🎯 What You’ll Learn & Implement in Module 4:
🗺 Add smart base maps & map objects, start with Google Satellite, customize your map object, and control view & layers.
📍 Enable location intelligence, use geolocation, popups, symbology, and styling to present real GIS data interactively.
🧩 Supercharge your map with Leaflet plugins, add zoom sliders, mouse coordinates, measurement tools, clustering, sidebars, and custom buttons.
🧠 Make your maps dynamic, Bind map actions to DOM elements, and enable AJAX-based GeoJSON layer rendering with advanced styling.
✏️ Enable digitizing & feature editing, Use Leaflet Draw to let users add points, lines, and polygons directly on the map.
🧭 Search, geocode, and analyze. Add search tools, geocoding, and layer filtering to let users explore data spatially.
🌐 Display vector tiles & raster overlays, combine imagery with dynamic vector layers for rich map storytelling.

Click Here: Module 4 

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Module 5: Master GeoServer – Publish & Style Spatial Data Like a Pro

🧭 What You’ll Learn & Build in Module 5:
🔧 Install and configure GeoServer. Learn step-by-step how to set up GeoServer and explore its web admin interface.
🌍 Serve spatial data using WMS & WFS, publish maps and features to the web directly from PostGIS, and connect with QGIS, ArcMap, and even Google Earth Pro.
🎨 Create beautiful custom styles (SLD), style your layers using Styled Layer Descriptors (SLD) for full control over how your data looks.
🧪 Use advanced service options, Leverage SQL views, legend graphics, and dynamic parameters to make your services interactive and filterable.
🚀 Deploy GeoServer in production, host your web map services securely on Apache Tomcat, ready for real-world use in enterprise GIS systems.
🖥️ Build a lightweight WebGIS app, integrate GeoServer layers with input filters and legends into your web frontend.

Click Here: Module 5

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Module 6: Shortest Path Routing with PostGIS & pgRouting – Complete Web Project (PostGIS - Flask)

🔍 What You’ll Learn & Execute in Last Module:
🗺 Prepare your road network data – Clean and import real-world roads into PostGIS for spatial routing.
🧮 Enable pgRouting & network topology – Configure your routing environment and understand the core functions of pgRouting.
📍 Calculate shortest paths – Run powerful SQL-based queries to find the fastest routes between two points.
👨‍💻 Visualize results in QGIS – Use QGIS as a dynamic front-end to display and test route outputs live on the map.
🔌 Integrate into a web app (bonus level) – Learn how this logic connects with web dashboards or map viewers using GeoJSON or Leaflet.
📦 Hands-on from scratch – Start from blank database → import roads → configure routing → test → map → done!

Click Here: Module 6

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❓ Q&A Section for "All-in-One GIS Web Dev Course"

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Q1: Who is this course for?
A: This course is ideal for GIS professionals, developers, students, or anyone who wants to combine spatial data with modern web development. Whether you're a beginner or have experience in GIS tools, this course takes you step-by-step from static websites to smart GIS apps.

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Q2: Do I need prior coding experience to join?
A: No. Module 1 starts from the basics of HTML and CSS. Even if you’ve never written a line of code before, you’ll be guided smoothly from zero to deploying real web apps.

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Q3: What tools and technologies will I learn?
A: You’ll master:

• HTML & CSS

• PostgreSQL, PostGIS, QGIS

• PHP & MySQL for authentication

• Leaflet JS for GIS dashboards

• GeoServer for publishing spatial data

• pgRouting + Flask for smart routing

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Q4: Will I build real-world projects?
A: Yes! Every module includes hands-on projects. You’ll build a static website, a secure login system, interactive GIS dashboards, styled web services, and a complete shortest path routing app.

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Q5: Can I access the course at my own pace?
A: Absolutely. The course is self-paced, so you can learn whenever and wherever you want.

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Q6: Do I get a certificate after completion?
A: Yes, you’ll receive a certificate of completion from GIS Schools after successfully finishing all modules and projects.