We have had some cancellations for our Remote Sensing course that will
be offered at the Southwestern Research Station in Arizona April 14-18
2008. If you are interested in attending this course please contact me
as soon as possible. The course is described below.
Ned
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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).
For further information, including programs from previous courses, see
http://biodiversityinformatics.amnh.org
