Topic

Time

Friday, 2010

Introduction to the Global Positioning System (GPS)

8:00am–10:00am

Hands on GPS Training/Mobile GIS training class: Navigation and basics of  data collection

10:00am–10:30am

Overview of various ecosystems. Monitoring strategy and plan development. Create Line Transects for Monitoring utilizing GPS and Survey techniques and Water Quality sampling

10:30am–12:30pm

Lunch (brown bag) 

12:30pm–1:00pm

Overview of various ecosystems continued. Create Line Transects for Monitoring utilizing GPS, Surveying techniques and Water Quality sampling using various techniques including use of canoes and kayaks

1:00pm–5:00pm

Saturday,  2010

Overview of Geographic Information Systems          

8:00am–9:00am

Overview of  Raster, Vector and Attribute Data

9:00am–10:00

Overview of ArcGIS Software

10:00am–12:00pm

Lunch

12:00pm–12:30pm

GPS Data download and GIS conversion

1:00pm–4:00pm

Closing discussion and questions

4:00pm–5:00pm

Sunday,  2010

Analyze gathered environmental data in ArcGIS. Analysis reporting and mapping

9:00am–12:00

Lunch

12:00pm–12:30pm

Continue analysis, final map creation and Presentation

1:00pm–4:00pm

Closing discussion, monitoring and mapping summaries and questions

4:00pm–5:00pm