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Essentials of Spatial Ecology: GIS Analysis with R, QGIS and Google Earth Engine

September 16-20, 2019

The course aims to provide graduate students and professionals with an introduction to freely available visual and analytical tools for working with spatial data. The course will focus on the use of R, Q-GIS, and Google Earth Engine. In addition to gaining practice in these environments using real datasets, participants will be able to learn and problem-solve independently after the course. Through a wide range of lectures and guided hands-on tutorials, the course focuses on training students to be proficient in using these popular open-source GIS and analytical software, particularly R, and to think critically to apply those tools in solving applied problems. This course is designed and taught by experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s (SCBI) Conservation GIS Lab.

 

The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, a partnership between George Mason University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI offers a range of 1- and 2-week intensive residential courses hosted in their sustainably-built Volgenau 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 as well. Limited scholarships are available for some programs for eligible applicants. See our upcoming offerings below and check out our website (http://SMConservation.gmu.edu) for more course details and pricing.

 

Additional Upcoming Courses:

Camera Trapping Study Design and Data Analysis for Occupancy and Density Estimation

June 10-21, 2019

 

Estimating Animal Abundance and Occupancy

July 8-19, 2019

 

Managing Ecological Data in R: Introduction to data science and the art of wrangling for ecologists

August 5-9, 2019