Melanie Colón Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation Graduate and Professional Training Courses At the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA Visit our Website at http://SMconservation.gmu.edu>http://SMconservation.gmu.edu for more course details and for instructions on how to apply. The course below will be held in a brand-new sustainably built Academic Quad, including new classrooms, dining commons and residential facility. Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing for Conservation September 15-26, 2014 A few spots remainapply today! Our world is changing rapidly. Many changes occur across areas and time periods beyond everyday human perception, often going undetected, sometimes with catastrophic consequences. Satellite imagery, computer-based modeling, and mapping systems such as GIS have radically transformed our ability to detect, map, and model such changes. These geospatial technologies allow us to monitor natural biological systems. New advances in spatial ecology permit us to put these data in the context of our ecological understanding and to generalize these patterns to advance ecological theories and their applications. Taken together these disciplines and techniques give conservation biologists and practitioners a powerful new tool box. This course provides a comprehensive overview of these disciplines and tools and includes hand-on exercises ranging from land cover mapping and home range analysis to modeling of habitat selection and mapping species distributions. Specifically, this course focuses on how to quantify human-induced global changes and their effects on wildlife and biodiversity. Instruction and labs use satellite remote sensing and GIS in connection with extensive field survey data to monitor global changes, assess their impacts on wild populations, and develop mitigating land use strategies. This applied course is focused on addressing conservation research problems using the GIS toolbox. Participants will learn to use ArcMap, ArcMap Spatial Analyst, ERDAS Imagine, Fragstats, and other spatial analysis programs. http://SMconservation.gmu.edu>http://SMconservation.gmu.edu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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