UNH Cooperative Extension | Workshop: GIS for Field Scientists

Intensive - GIS & GPS

GIS for Field Scientists

Summary:

The goal of GIS for Field Scientists is to teach students GIS and GPS, and have these skills immediately applied to the type of mapping projects and analysis commonly confronted by field researchers and scientists.

As part of the required class project, we provide opportunities for students to utilize their newfound skills in conjunction with on-going research activities, including collaborations with other Shoals courses and field scientists working on the island. We are also open to students developing projects based on their own interests, especially when their interests coincide with their academic programs.

General topics:
GIS concepts
GPS concepts
GIS mapping and analysis
GPS data collection
ArcGIS 9.3.1
Using GPS in GIS
Hyperlinking images in GIS

Participants will learn to:
symbolize GIS data; add labels and annotation
query data
use geoprocessing tools: merge, buffer, dissolve;
manipulate attribute tables: add fields, calculate values, and join tables
import data into ArcGIS
design maps using layouts
import GPS data into GIS
hyperlink images to GPS points

develop a data collection plan
structure GIS project files

Software used:
ArcGIS 9.3.1
DNR Garmin
Google Earth
Photo2GPS

LENGTH:	8 days
COST:	$1675 (this is an estimate, final cost will be determined in 2013)
SCHEDULE: (2012)	This course will not be held in 2012. The next possible offering of this course will be in the summer of 2013.
FORMAT:	presentations intermixed with hands-on GPS data collection, GIS exercises and project work
NOTES:	A laptop is provided for each participant. Course takes place at Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island, ME. Students need to apply through SML for course registration. Students will reside on Appledore Island for the duration of the course. Lodging, meals, transportation to and from the Island and two academic credits through either Cornell or the University of NH are included in the course cost. Shoals website page for course [link] Course syllabus from previous year's course [PDF]