GIS & REMOTE SENSING FOR WILDLIFE MANAGERS An Introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing in Conservation and Wildlife Management at the Smithsonian Institutions Conservation & Research Center. For detailed information check our web page at http://www.si.edu/crc/tp/tp_gis/tp_gis.htm December 6-10, 1999 This short course will provide wildlife managers with a working knowledge about the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing to the monitoring and management of wildlife and forest vegetation. Exercises in establishing locations with a Global Positioning System (GPS), data input into a GIS, and spatial analysis techniques for GIS will provide hands-on and real world experience during the course. Based on examples on habitat selection in songbirds and white-tailed deer, course participants will learn how to: * Collect GIS data in the field using survey techniques and GPS. * Differentially correct GPS data. * Input GPS data into GIS using ArcView and ARC/INFO. * Input field data into GIS. * Use GIS for management of large data sets from multiple sources. * Design and perform analysis using GIS data and spatial analysis techniques. * Integrate data with ancillary data, such as satellite imagery, aerial photography, and State Agency databases. The course will be taught at the National Zoological Park's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia. The Center is located at the north entrance of the Shenandoah Park approximately 70 miles west of Washington, D.C. Pick-up from Washington Dulles Airport can be arranged. Participants will be housed at the CRC Conference Center. All computer labs will be taught at the Center's Spatial Analysis Lab. The lab is equipped with PC workstations, three UNIX systems, two X-Terminals, a GPS Base station, two digitizers, and color plotters and printers. Costs: Room and Board: $210.00 Instruction & Fees: $790.00 Total: $1,000.00 Maximum enrollment is 16. Register with a deposit of $500 (or a signed training authorization) by November 15, 1999. To get a detailed schedule and to register visit our homepage at http://www.si.edu/crc/tp/tp_gis/tp_gis.htm or contact: Chris Larson ([log in to unmask]) 1500 Remount Road Front Royal, VA 22630 540-635-6543 (GIS Lab) 540-635-6506 (FAX) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com