Introduction to GIS & Remote Sensing for Wildlife Managers
An Introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing in Conservation and Wildlife Management
2011 Course Offerings
May 16-20
This short course will provide wildlife managers with a working knowledge about the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing to the monitoring and management of wildlife and forest vegetation. Exercises in establishing locations with a Global Positioning System (GPS), data input into a GIS, and spatial analysis techniques for GIS will provide hands-on and real world experience during the course. Based on examples about habitat selection in songbirds and white-tailed deer, course participants will learn how to:
- Collect GIS data in the field using survey techniques and GPS
- Differentially correct GPS data
- Input GPS data into GIS
- Input field data into GIS
- Use GIS for management of large data sets from multiple sources
- Design and perform analysis using GIS data and spatial analysis techniques
- Integrate data with ancillary data, such as satellite imagery, aerial photography, and State Agency databases
