Register now for 3.5-day GIS workshop in December at UF

Faculty with the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation and Florida Sea Grant will hold a 3.5-days intensive workshop on ArcGIS 10.1, a powerful tool for managing natural resources and guiding growth and development processes. The workshop will be held at the UF-IFAS Computer Laboratory located in 3086 McCarty Hall (main campus, Gainesville) from Monday, December 16th through Thursday, December 19th, 2013.

Training Purpose: Introduce novices in the use of ArcGIS Desktop, the primary product used by professionals to compile, use, and manage geographic information.

This hands-on program will provide participants with ”real-world” exercises that will develop basic GIS knowledge and skills, increase awareness about GIS data sources, increase confidence using GIS, and explore GIS tools that can enhance the participants’ programs and/or research projects.

The training will consist of a series of short lectures, each to be followed by natural resource-based exercises that attendees will complete using ArcGIS 10.1. During the training, each participant will have access to a computer workstation and several trainers will be on-hand to provide assistance.

Who Should Attend: UF Faculty, staff, students, and agency professionals (i.e., non-UF) who could benefit from learning these new skills.

Registration Costs:

UF Faculty and Staff --------------- $450
UF Students -------------------------$250
Non-UF Professionals -------------- $450

Schedule:
Monday, December 16 - 9:00 am to 5 pm
Tuesday, December 17 - 8:30am to 5pm
Wednesday, December 18 - 8:30am to 5pm
Thursday, December 19 - 8:30am to 12pm

Topics:*

• What is GIS and what can it do?  
• Navigating the ArcGIS Desktop 
• Spatial scale, accuracy, and precision 
• Problem solving with GIS 
• Working with spatial coordinate systems 
• Acquiring GIS data layers and creating new spatial features 
• Making and designing map layouts 
• Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Tools and Extensions  
• Creating and using models
• Where to get help and data

*GPS and remote sensing topics are not covered during this training.

How to Register: Visit https://december2013gisworkshop.eventbrite.com for registration.
For additional information or questions about the workshop contact:
Corina Guevara (corina@ufl.edu; 352-392-6233) or Bob Swett (rswett@ufl.edu).

For more information about ArcGIS software availability consult: http://www.esri.com/products/index.html or http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/licensed_software.shtml