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There is an excellent presentation from Nick Bearman during the recent FOSS4G UK here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_hyWDXn5Qs Regards Saber On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 09:47, <[email protected]> wrote: > *GIS In Ecology* will be holding a new online training course on using > QGIS in biological research between the 17th and 20th of August 2020. It > will be held using the Zoom video-conferencing platform, and will consist > of four three-hour sessions. One session will need to be completed each > day. However, you will have a choice of completing it between 10:00 and > 13:00 British Summer (primarily for those living in Europe, Asia and > Africa) or 18:00 to 21:00 British Summer Time (primarily for those living > in North and South America). This choice of time slots for each session > allows participants from as wide a range of time zones to participate in > the course. > > Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 20 people. The fees for this > course are GBP 250 per person (with a discounted rate of GBP 195 for > students, the unwaged and those working for registered charities). To book > a place on it, or for more information, visit the course's dedicated > webpage at > http://gisinecology.com/online-course-an-introduction-to-using-gis-qgis-in-biological-research/, > Alternatively, you can email [email protected] with the subject line > Introductory Online GIS Course August 2020. > > This course will be taught by Dr Colin D. MacLeod, the author of * GIS > For Biologists: A Practical Introduction For Undergraduates* > <http://gisinecology.com/gis-for-biologists-a-practical-introduction-for-undergraduates-2/> > (Pictish Beast Publications), and will provide an introduction to using GIS > in a wide variety of biological research situations ranging from the basics > of making maps through to studying the spread of diseases and creating maps > of species biodiversity. It will consist of a series of background sessions > on using GIS mixed in with practical sessions where you will work directly > with GIS software to complete various tasks which biological researchers > commonly need to be able to do. > > Each three-hour session will consist of a background talk covering a > specific topic, followed by practical exercises based on instructions from > one of our workbooks. While you are encouraged to remain online during the > practical sessions, you can choose to go off-line as you work though the > exercises (or if you need to take a break). However, if you have any > questions, the course instructor will be available for you to ask any > questions you wish at any point. > > This course will primarily be based around QGIS (also known as Quantum > GIS), which provides a user-friendly, open-source, free alternative to > commercial GIS software packages, and it is becoming increasingly widely > used in both academic and commercial organisations As a result, it is aimed > at both those with no GIS experience, but wish to learn how to to do GIS > with QGIS, and also those who are familiar with using commercial GIS > software, such as ArcGIS, but who wish to learn how to use QGIS as an > alternative. However, this course is taught using software-independent > approach, and it is also open to those who wish to learn how to use ArcGIS > to do biological GIS. > > When you attend this course you will receive a free copy of *GIS For > Biologists: A Practical Introduction for Undergraduates > <http://gisinecology.com/gis-for-biologists-a-practical-introduction-for-undergraduates-2/> > *as the practical exercises in that course are based on the ones > contained in that book. > > At the end of the course, all attendees will receive a certificate of > attendance and completion. Each certificate is embossed with the GIS In > Ecology official stamp to prevent its fraudulent reproduction. In addition, > each certificate has its own unique identification number that we will > record, along with your name, meaning that we can verify the authenticity > of the certificates we issue (and the course you have completed) on request. > > To attend this course, you must have your own laptop computer with an > appropriate GIS software package installed on it. Our recommended GIS > software for this course is the freely available QGIS software. For those > wishing to use QGIS, you will need to download and install QGIS 2.8.3 (for > those using Windows computers) or 2.8.4 (for those using Macs) rather than > the latest version. The best way to download the correct version of QGIS > for this course is to use the links on our GIS For Biologists webpage, > which can be found here <http://gisinecology.com/gis-for-biologists/>. If > you would prefer to use ESRI's ArcGIS software instead of GIS, this can be > accommodated, but please let us know at the time of booking that this is > the option you would like to use. > > This course will be followed by a second, more advanced online course that > will be held between the 24th and the 27th of August titled 'An > Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) In The Marine > Environment'. More information on this course can be found at > http://gisinecology.com/online-course-an-introduction-to-species-distribution-modelling-in-the-marine-environment/ > . > --- > > ================================================================================== > GIS IN ECOLOGY - Providing Training, Advice And Consultancy On The Use Of > GIS In Ecology > > Web: www.GISinEcology.com Email: [email protected] > > Need to ask a question about using GIS? Try the GIS In Ecology Forum: > www.GISinEcology.com/GIS_in_Ecology_forum.htm > > Books From GIS In Ecology Staff: > > GIS For Biologists: A Practical Introduction For Undergraduates; RRP: > £24.99 > An Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R For Spatial Analysis; RRP: £19.99 > An Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) Using QGIS And R; > RRP: £19:99 > > If you wish to purchase these books, visit: > http://www.gisinecology.com/book-shop/ > > To help the environment, please do not print out this email unless it is > unavoidable. > > ================================================================================== > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user -- Saber Razmjooei www.lutraconsulting.co.uk
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