Date and Location: July 18-22, 2011 at the USFWS National Conservation
Training Center. Registration deadline is June 3.
Description: This course will cover specialized Geographic Information
system (GIS) tools and techniques used to analyze spatially related
biological field data. The class structure consists of lecture modules in
the morning and hands-on sessions in the afternoon. Topics will include
analyzing animal home ranges and spatial distributions, modeling animal
movement patterns and habitat use, using geostatistics to examine spatially
autocorrelated data and sampling design. Hands-on sessions will allow
students to work with ArcGIS Tracking and Geostatistical Analyst, Home
Range Tools for ArcGIS, LoCoH home range software, ADEHABITAT Package for
R, Geospatial Modelling Environment (successor to Hawth's Tools) and
POPTOOLS for Microsoft Excel. College Credit: 2 semester hours.
Objectives:
· Apply GIS and statistical tools on animal point location data sets to
evaluate spatial distributions, movement patterns and home ranges,
· Use Geostatistical tools to examine spatially autocorrelated data,
· Use GIS tools to place sample sites across the landscape, and
· Integrate animal abundance and location data with GIS data layers to
evaluate and model resource selection and utilization.
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Prerequisites: Experience using ESRI ArcGIS software and basic statistical
data analysis.
Tuition: Free for FWS, BLM and NPS employees, all others the cost will be
$1,150.
Registration: Log onto DOI Learn for DOI employees or contact the course
leader (Eric Kelchlin; [email protected]; 304-876-7463) to register for
the course.
