This practical workshop is designed for people using tools and techniques such as GPS, remote sensing, digital mapping and data analyses – together known as Geographical Information Sciences – as part of a field research project or expedition. It will involve hands-on experience with GIS software as well as activities in and around Hyde Park that will teach a range of practical skills including tying GPS coordinates to digital maps and satellite data. GIS are being used increasingly for fieldwork applications, both to benefit existing plans and to create new inventories and maps. For example:
• Planning and navigation using maps, GPS and satellite images.
• Distributions of plant and animal species, predicting patterns of biodiversity.
• Surveys of geology, water resources and soils; and use and changes over time.
• Community mapping of villages, natural resources and land use.
• Management zones for national parks.
A series of mapping exercises will look at how expedition fieldwork can be accomplished rapidly and efficiently, thus achieving more with the time available in the field.
Dates
Friday 9 – Sunday 11 March 2007
Venue
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR
Event cost
£175 (£149 + VAT) standard rate / £100 (£85.11 + VAT) student rate per person for three days. The price includes lunch, refreshments and the GIS 2005 handbook but not accommodation.
For more information and a booking form click here.