Here is an announcement for a Remote Sensing course that will be offered at the Southwestern Research Station in Arizona April 14-18 2008. -- TITLE: AMNH training workshop: Practical Remote Sensing Methods for Conservation Biologists, April 14-18 2008
Applications are now being accepted for the training workshop Practical Remote Sensing Methods for Conservation Biologists, to be held at the American Museum of Natural History's Southwestern Research Station, Arizona, April 14-18 2008. he course will focus on the practical aspects of remote sensing with the goal of providing sufficient information so that participants will be able to download and display satellite imagery for their area of interest, learn to interpret the imagery by making the connection between abstract image information and the landscape, and use this information to support a range of conservation objectives. Participants will work with visual image products and an overview of the automated land cover classification process will be presented including an assessment of the advantages and drawbacks of these map products. The target audience is conservation researchers with little or no remote sensing experience. The course involves a mix of lecture, computer lab applications, discussions, and field work. Each participant is encouraged to bring with them a project they would like to work on so lessons learned during the course can immediately be applied to a meaningful example. These projects can be discussed with the course organizers in advance to ensure they are appropriate. If participants do not have their own project one will be assigned to them during the course. The April course will be taught by Ned Horning and Kevin Koy (American Museum of Natural History). Places on the course are limited to 15 (each participant is assigned a desktop computer for the week). The fee for the course is $1,000 for a single participant (space is limited to 15 desktops). Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis. The course fee includes room, board and instruction in the class. Unfortunately, we do not have scholarship funds to defray course expenses. Participants will have to provide their own transportation to and from the station. Students should plan to arrive at the Station by Sunday evening. The course will begin Monday morning at 8:30AM and will wrap up on Friday morning before noon. Those interested in participating in the course should send an application with the following information: name, contact details, current position (student, academia, government, etc.), and a brief statement (max two paragraphs) including why you want to take the course, overview of prior Remote Sensing or GIS experience (if any), and a brief description of a project you would like to work on if you have one in mind. Please email your application to Ned Horning (horning 'at' amnh.org). The application deadline is February 8th. Applications will be acknowledged on receipt, and you will be notified if a place is available by February 15th. Payment of the course fee for those accepted will be required by March 14th. For further information, including programs from previous courses, see http://biodiversityinformatics.amnh.org/index.php?section_id=61&content_id=130 The course, Species Distribution Modeling Methods for Conservation Biologists takes place at the same location. The next course will be held April 21-25, 2008.
