Upcoming Graduate/Professional Training Courses in Conservation GIS at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

Front Royal, Virginia, USA

 

Essentials of Open Source GIS

May 23-27, 2016

Spaces still available—apply now!

GIS, GPS, satellite imagery, and mapping are essentials in the toolboxes of researchers, natural resource managers, and conservationists. However, the use of these technologies is often limited because of a lack of access to expensive and specialized software.  This one-week course focuses on freely available open-source GIS software and tools that can be modified and freely redistributed.  Combining lectures with computer tutorials, the course covers essential concepts, quickly and effectively getting practitioners started with open-source geospatial analysis tools, including QGIS and R. 

More course details, course application and pricing information: Essentials of Open Source GIS

 

 

Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis & Remote Sensing for Conservation

September 26-October 7, 2016

Learn to use GIS tools to address conservation research problems, quantifying effects of human-induced global changes on wildlife and biodiversity. Hands-on lab exercises (e.g. land cover mapping; home range analysis; modeling habitat selection; mapping species distributions) use remote sensing data and SCBI field surveys to monitor global changes, assess impacts on wildlife, and develop mitigating strategies.

More course details, course application and pricing information: Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis & Remote Sensing for Conservation

 

 

 

The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, a partnership between George Mason University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), offers several 1- or 2-week intensive residential courses hosted in our sustainably-built Academic Center on the grounds of SCBI in Front Royal, Virginia, USA.  All courses offer continuing education credits (CEUs) and some can be taken for graduate credit.

 

Check out our website (http://SMConservation.gmu.edu)  to see all our 2016 courses—including several new ones—and for more details about each course, course cost, and credits earned. You can also email us at [log in to unmask].