May 5-8, 2014 || Gainesville, FL
Florida Sea Grant and the University of Florida IFAS Extension invite you to register for this premier 3.5-day intensive workshop on ArcGIS 10.1, a powerful tool for managing natural resources and guiding growth and development processes.
You will learn the most commonly used GIS skills in the industry today by completing “real-world” exercises that will build your confidence using GIS, increase your awareness about GIS data sources, and help you explore GIS tools to enhance your program and 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.
This workshop is designed for:
· Agency professionals
· University researchers
· UF faculty, staff, and students
· Conservation land managers
· Environmental engineers
· Biological scientists
· Environmental program managers
· County extension agents
· Private consultants
· Anyone who can benefit from using GIS to make decisions in natural resource and coastal management
After completing this workshop you will know:
· What GIS is and what can it do
· Navigate the ArcGIS Desktop
· How to handle spatial scale, accuracy, and precision
· How to solve water and/or land-use problems with GIS
· Work with spatial coordinate systems
· Obtain GIS data layers and create new spatial features
· Make and design high-quality map layouts
· How to geoprocess with ArcGIS Tools and Extensions
· Create and use models
· Where to get help and data
Register now for this hands-on, 3.5-day workshop that will introduce you to basic GIS knowledge and skills for real world applications!
