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| TEC7132 - GPS Introduction for Natural Resource Field Personnel |
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| Global positioning systems (GPS) are used by field biologists to plot the locations of sites and navigate to point-specific locations. This course covers the use of GPS receivers commonly used in natural resource agencies. The course includes instruction on coordinate and projection systems, hands-on exercises for real-time field mapping and field data collection, navigation techniques, and data importation to a desktop computer for use in natural resource maps. |
| College Credit |
1 semester hour |
| Who Should Attend: |
Field biologists, realty specialists, and other natural resource field professionals interested in using GPS to collect, record, mark, or find field data and locations. |
| Objectives: |
* Describe GPS technology and the NAVSTAR satellite system used by GPS devices;
* Describe how the selection of coordinate and projection systems affects the collection and analysis of data;
* Accurately record field data locations in various habitats;
* Calculate the area of habitat types;
* Use GPS devices to navigate to a specific location within 2 meters; and
* Import data into GIS software for analysis and display.
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| Length: 3 days/24 hours |
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Availability: Biannually |
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Eric Kelchlin |
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eric kelchlin@fws.gov |
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(304) 876-7453 |
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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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