--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:46:17 -0700 From: Holly Nelson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Upcoming GPS Workshop Sender: Holly Nelson <[log in to unmask]> 1999 TRAINING WORKSHOPS U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL WETLAND RESEARCH CENTER & MID-CONTINENT MAPPING CENTER IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA 700 CAJUNDOME BLVD. LAFAYETTE, LA. 70506-3154 PHONE (318) 266-8699 TRAINING/WORKSHOP FACILITY IS THE NWRC-ANNEX CONTACT: [log in to unmask] WEBSITE: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov The U.S. Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior is presenting a series of topical workshops pertaining to mapping, vegetation, photo-interpretation, remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems. The workshops are part of an effort to exchange information and provide access to spatial technologies developed at the center for natural resource survey. The workshops are available to the general public educators, state and federal agencies. Workshop participation by the international community is also greatly encouraged. Most of the workshops are 3 days long, creating compact presentation of materials. No previous experience in any of the topical workshop is assumed, except for advanced workshops. Appropriate handouts, photos, maps, and other forms of distributed materials are provided to the workshop participants. Some workshops will have scheduled field exercises. Hands-on exercises are utilized to involve workshop participation. Specialized workshop topics and transient workshops can be arranged based upon consultation and number of workshop participants. Scheduled workshops are subject to change. Please contact the workshop coordinator at the listed phone number for workshop information. December 1-3 Introduction to GPS for Natural Resource Assessment & Survey Workshop Description: This three day introductory workshop will describe the concept of using a GPS system as well as the basic operation of the data logger, receiver and antenna. Various strategies of collecting field positional data for natural resource assessment and survey will be presented. GPS real-time and post-processing differential positional data will be described, displayed, and compared. GPS positional data will be exported to a Geographic Information System (GIS) as a demonstration of connecting collected data to an existing database. There will be a one day field exercise working with the GPS collection hardware. The workshop will be comprised of lectures, hands-on exercises, handouts, slides, video presentations and a GPS floppy disk data file of collected GPS ground points. The workshop is ideally suitable for participants who have none or very limited working experience with GPS. --- End Forwarded Message ---