{"id":1354,"date":"2023-05-26T17:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T17:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ecologyplus\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2023-09-28T19:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:26:29","slug":"gis-workshop-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ecologyplus\/explore\/student-research\/gis-workshop-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS workshop in Yellowstone"},"content":{"rendered":"

GIS, spatial data, and conservation science workshop in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
\n<\/strong>No prior GIS experience is required, but interest and desire to learn is a must. <\/em><\/p>\n

September 11-15, 2023
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EcologyPlus is pleased to offer this workshop with long-standing partners, The Ecological Society of America’s SEEDS program and The Wilderness Society. All travel expenses were made possible with funding from the National Science Foundation. \"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The ability to organize, visualize, and summarize spatial data using Geographic information systems (GIS) is becoming an important skillset for professionals in a wide range of environmental disciplines. In this workshop you will learn basic principles and skills for working with spatial data using GIS software (ArcPro), including some basics of coding in R.<\/p>\n

The workshop will kick off with a long day trip to Yellowstone National Park to learn about ecosystems of the Northern Rocky Mountains and conservation science. The field trip will also be an opportunity to make field observations that we will later compare with spatial data back in the office.<\/p>\n

After the field trip, we will spend one full day working through several demonstration analyses where you will learn:<\/p>\n

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  1. about different types of data,<\/li>\n
  2. how to bring data into software and display them in a meaningful way on a map,<\/li>\n
  3. some basic GIS tools, and<\/li>\n
  4. how to calculate summary statistics to answer ecological questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is a great opportunity to see Yellowstone, learn some basic GIS principles and tools, and network with scientists and conservationists. No prior GIS experience is required, but interest and desire to learn is a must.<\/strong> The workshop is limited to 3 students.<\/p>\n

    Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n