Smithsonian ‘Advanced’ GIS Course: October 22-26, 2007

The Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center is offering the following advanced GIS and remote sensing course:

Measuring Landcover Change and its Impact on Endangered Species

Date: October 22-26, 2007

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

This one-week advanced GIS and remote sensing course provides conservationists with an opportunity to learn how GIS and remote sensing can be used to assess the conservation status of endangered species. Participants will be provided with their own desktop computer for all lab exercises. During the hands-on exercises participants will use the Internet, ArcMap, ArcMap Spatial Analyst, ERDAS Imagine, Fragstats, and other spatial analysis programs. Instructors will lead participants step-by-step through the process of:

* conducting a regional conservation assessment using GIS to determine critical conservation areas for an endangered species
* acquiring multi-date satellite imagery to quantify land cover change and to map the extent of the remaining habitat
* using landscape analysis to determine optimal landscape configurations for conserving the endangered species.

Visit the following web address for more details and registration information.

http://www.nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ConservationGIS/GIS_training/advanced_GIS/

Contact:
Joe Reistetter
giscourse@si.edu
1500 Remount Road
Front Royal, VA 22630
540-635-6535 (GIS Lab)
540-635-6506 (FAX)