Geospatial Workshops
| Sponsored By: |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
USGS/National Wetlands Research Center
Regional Applications Center (635 Cajundome Boulevard, Lafayette)
USGS/ LA NSDI partnership office
Lafayette, LA |
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| Contact Information: |
Chris Cretini, USGS Geospatial Liaison to Louisiana: cretinic@usgs.gov, 337 266-8621 |
The U.S. Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior and the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette are presenting a series of topical workshops pertaining
to mapping, vegetation, soils, photo-interpretation, remote sensing, geospatial
data, and Geographical Information Systems. The workshops are part of an effort
to exchange information and provide access to spatial technologies developed
at the centers for natural resource surveys. The workshops are available to
the general public, educators, state and federal agencies. Workshop participation
by the international community is also greatly encouraged. Workshop participants
are eligible to receive continuing education units (CEU's) for a fee of $10
in addition to the standard registration expense.
Most of the workshops are 2 to 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 for workshop information.
| Date |
Course Title |
Course Description |
Location |
Cost |
| October 26-28, 2011 |
Introduction to Wetlands Remote Sensing and Mapping |
This course is designed as an intensive introductory 3 day session of lectures, discussions, and a hands-on exercise that emphasizes the use of aerial photography as applied to assessing and mapping wetland vegetation from species level to broad vegetative level classification. Included is a field trip to verify wetland interpretations made in the classroom. Course content has been designed for field biologists, researchers, and others who deal with wetland wildlife habitat, environmental quality and impact assessment. Since interest in this workshop is likely to be high, an early application is suggested.
To register, please contact Ashley Hartley, ahartley@usgs.gov or 337 482-0670. |
NASA/UL Regional Application Center (map) |
$385 |
| November 2-4, 2011 |
Advanced Wetland Photo-Interpretation |
This three day workshop will cover: The development of a methodology for mapping wetlands projects; an understanding of the NWI wetland and the National Wetlands Research Center Upland Classification System; Photo interpretation of color infrared aerial photographs/imagery; the use of soil surveys, topographic maps, historical wetland maps, and other ancillary information as aids in the Photo interpretation/Analytical process; techniques for ground truthing; and cartographic transformation options of photo interpreted habitats to a standard base map. This course will include classroom lectures, classroom exercises in photo interpretation of habitats with access to stereoscopic options, fieldwork, and a final computer digitizing and delineation exercise to display interpretation/analysis results for review. Two field trips will provide classification signature development and classification mapping confidence. An understanding of the identification of wetland habitats from aerial photographs (*as presented in the Introduction to Remote Sensing and Photo interpretation of Wetlands) is essential for this workshop.
*Work related experiences can be substituted for the introductory workshop.
To register, please contact Ashley Hartley, ahartley@usgs.gov or 337 482-0670. |
NASA/UL Regional Application Center (map) |
$385 |
For more information please contact Chris Cretini: (cretinic@usgs.gov, 337-266-8621)
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey