1. Leslie Pelch of VCGI will begin an updated series of webinars on using QGIS (free and open source GIS software), starting with a basic Intro to QGIS on Jan. 29 at 2 PM, followed by QGIS: Data Acquisition and Transformation on February 10th at 1:30 PM. More to be scheduled in March: Symbology and Labelling, Attribute Data Querying and Analysis, and Map Layouts. Keep an eye on the VCGI calendar for those. Intro to GIS: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3935443849899217153 QGIS Data: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7965863150701569026 2. Sight Beyond Sight: The Power of Near-Infrared Imagery for Mapping on February 19 at 2 PM will provide some "insight" into what color is, how it can be used, and where you can get IR imagery for NH and VT. The presenter for this webinar is Russ Congalton of the University of New Hampshire: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7799283839985060866 Leslie Pelch, GISP Outreach Coordinator VT Center for Geographic Information 58 S. Main St, Suite 2 Waterbury, VT 05676 802-882-3002 http://vcgi.vermont.gov https://www.facebook.com/vermont.center.for.geographic.information @VCGI http://vcgiblog.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://listserv.uconn.edu/nearc-l.html.