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| TEC7124 - GIS Design for Aquatic Resources Management |
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| Geographic information systems (GIS) are becoming invaluable and necessary tools within the aquatic resource community. This technology can assist fisheries biologists in decision making and conducting analysis of aquatic habitat. Participants work with GIS to plan and design an operational system for biologists and other aquatic natural resource professionals. Topics include project planning, aquatic data acquisition, database development and 3D analysis techniques. Students will use case studies to cover topics such as mapping of fish disease occurrences, mapping of regulated sport fishing waters, threatened and endangered species distribution, population distribution models, and critical fish habitat mapping. |
| College Credit |
2 semester hours |
| Who Should Attend: |
Fishery biologists and/or aquatic resource managers who are planning or implementing a site-specific GIS for fisheries or aquatic resource management. Completion of "GIS Introduction for Conservation Professionals" (TEC7112) is recommended. Prior experience with ArcView or ArcGIS software is required. |
| Objectives: |
* Successfully conduct a user needs assessment and problem analysis;
* Define GIS design issues for fisheries management and other aquatic projects,
including sources of input, data types, and data quality and resolution issues;
* Learn various sources and methods for data acquisition;
* Learn different approaches and techniques for fisheries management; and
* Plan and design a GIS for aquatic resources.
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| Length: 5 days/40 hours |
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Availability: Annually |
Contact: |
Mark Richardson |
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mark richardson@fws.gov |
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(304) 876-7470 |
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Last Updated: November 18, 2008
National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443-9713
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