May 7th,
2009 8 am - 12 noon / 1 pm - 5 pm
(8 hours)
Location
Anchorage
Federal Building Annex - Conference Room B - 222
West 8th. Ave. Anchorage Workshop
is located in a federal facility, so have ID like
a driver's license ready for security to enter building.
Purpose
Provide an overview
of the design and set up of an arctic hydrologic
and meteorologic data collection station using Campbell
Scientific data loggers followed by a discussion
of Data Interpretation software (WHISKI) from Kisters.
Intended
Audience
Hydrologists, fisheries
biologists, engineers.
Estimated
# of Attendees
30, mixed audience
Course
Cost
$125 each, includes
morning coffee, break coffee, and lunch
Course
Materials
CSI Handouts and
CD, Telemetry Systems Overview, MetaData Standards
• Identifying the appropriate data collection objectives for your site
• Required data collection, data standards, site logs, and Meta Data
• Identifying data QA/QC upfront. Is this necessary?
• Sensor selections and measurement types
• Choosing the right data logger for your specific application, and future needs
• How to decide the right combination of data storage and telemetry options
• How to design the right amount of power for our station, and location
• Tower, versus tripods, versus other installation types
• Are your ready for ongoing operations and maintenance?
• Are sensor calibration and verification methods covered in your budget?
• WISKI
software by Kisters.
Pre-registered course attendees can submit their questions and potential application before the class and we will incorporate into the course examples were applicable. Submitted questions will be used to create a list of questions and answers as part of the course materials
Current GIS Technologies for Managing Environmental Data and Decision-making
May 7th, 2009
Alaska Pacific University, GIS Training Room, Grant Hall 8 am - 12 noon / 1 pm - 5 pm (8 hours)
Note: This workshop has been cancelled
By Mark Pearson, PE
Mark is the chief technology officer at GeoNorth, a GIS consulting company headquartered in Anchorage. He has been actively working in the GIS field for over 20 years, specializing in environmental and engineering aspects of the technology. He is also an ESRI-certified trainer in ArcGIS.
Cost : $250
Purpose
This
is a hands-on training course, where attendees will
be guided through examples using ArcGIS tools to
manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The
course will cover introductory GIS concepts as well
as state of the art software, therefore no previous
GIS experience is necessary. After this course,
attendees will be able to produce project-specific
resource maps and analyze large spatial datasets.
Intended
Audience
Hydrologists, fisheries
biologists, environmental analysts, engineers, and
land and resource managers
Estimated
# of Attendees
24 maximum
Course
Cost
$250 each, includes
morning coffee, break coffee, and lunch
Course
Materials
Courseware notes,
Lab work handouts and CD. Ninety-day evaluation
copy of ArcGIS software.
Course
Contact
Jim Munter (907-345-0165,
jamunter@arctic.net )
Course Outline
• Introduction to GIS terms and concepts
• Most common environmental data types, and potential sources for data
• Introduction to environmental analyses using GIS
• Lecture & Lab: Watershed Delineation
• Lecture & Lab: GPS data collection and integration
• Lecture & Lab: Land cover and resource-specific analyses
• Lecture & Lab: Using Network Analyses for stream networks
Pre-registered course attendees can submit their questions and potential topic ideas or data sets to the Instructor before the class and we will incorporate as many examples as possible into the course.
