This course covers agentic coding workflows specializing in geospatial data science. We cover best practices for using coding agents to rapidly solve complex problems -grounded in established science and human-in-the-loop validation. We cover hands-on examples using Claude Code – including crime hotspot mapping, route optimization, and deep learning for object detection. You will get hands-on experience setting up your agent and understand how to use Skills and MCP servers to augment domain-specific capabilities. You will also learn how to use agents to manage a personal knowledge base and create a website that automatically updates with new information.
Duration
12 Hours (Typically conducted in 4 sessions of 3 hours each over 2 weeks)
Prerequisites
- Good working knowledge of Python (Python Foundation for Spatial Analysis or equivalent)
- Claude Code subscription (Pro or higher)
Learning Outcomes
- Directing AI coding agents inside a real dev environment to build, debug, and iterate on geospatial code
- Configuring and extending agent capabilities using skills and MCP servers for domain-specific workflows
- Building and executing cloud-based notebooks for compute-heavy tasks like deep learning inference
Course Outline
- Setting up your Agent
- Geospatial Data Analysis (Mapping Crime Hotspots)
- Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
- Data Cleaning and Spatial Analysis
- Monitoring Usage
- Using Web APIs (Route Optimization)
- Using Claude Code in VS Code
- Building Notebooks
- Interactive Data Analysis
- Validation and Export
- Using Skills
- Installing a Skill
- Using a Skill
- Creating a Skill
- Building a Personal Knowledge Website
- Understanding the AI Second Brain
- Setting up your personal knowledge base
- Creating and publishing your website
- Using GeoAI (Object Detection)
- Configuring an MCP Server
- Building Notebooks in the Cloud
- Using Deep Learning Models
- Assignment
- Calculating Livability Score
Certification
Upon successful completion of all the live online sessions and completing the assignments, participants will be issued an employer-verifiable certificate from Spatial Thoughts. Learn more.
Learning Mode
All of our courses are available for free for self-study via our OpenCourseWare site. We also offer the courses as cohort-based online classes with certification and support.
| Self Study | Live Classes | |
|---|---|---|
| Instruction method | Text-based Materials | Live Instructor-led Zoom Sessions |
| Certification | ❌ | ✅ |
| Lifetime Technical Support | ❌ | ✅ |
| Mentoring | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cost | Free | Cost: US $149/ INR ₹10500 |
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