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The following are the TUgis 2009 post-conference workshops:
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Bringing the World to the Library: An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Software and Resources for Librarians
This is an introductory workshop on geographic information systems (GIS) for librarians offered by the Government Information Division of Rice University. More and more libraries have begun to offer GIS services and to use GIS in planning their operations in a fast-changing world. This workshop will be taught by an experienced GIS Librarian.
Instructor: Kim Ricker, Rice University
Using Python to Automate GIS Tasks
This one-day workshop is designed to introduce the basics of the Python language and the geoprocessing scripts to automate repetitive GIS tasks. The basics of Python will include: data types (numbers, strings, list, dictionaries, and files), statements and loops, and function and modules. Participants will write scripts to use tools and environments provided by ArcGIS, retrieve data descriptions and data lists, and perform row manipulation. The workshop will focus on hands-on experience and encourage the students to write many short scripts that can be used at the workplace later. Experience using ArcGIS and ModelBuilder is required.
Instructor: Dr. BangYeon Kim, Frederick County Enterprise GIS
Thursday, March 19, 2009
GIS Database Design
This workshop is designed as an introduction into geographic information system database design. Instruction will be provided on: system design principals, requirements analysis, business process modeling, use case development, system design, database models, logical and physical data models, GIS database design, development and conversion, metadata, data quality, and database and system maintenance. The workshop includes several hands-on exercises.
Instructor: Douglas M. Adams, Baltimore County Government
Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
Remote Sensing is being used increasingly to provide data for such diverse applications as land use planning, hydrology, agriculture, geology and forestry. The objectives of this workshop are: 1) to introduce remote sensing and image processing; 2) to describe the range of applications of satellite remote sensing; 3) to discuss the digital image processing techniques that are commonly used with remotely-sensed data; and 4) to examine how remote sensing can provide timely data for GIS. Examples using Landsat TM and ETM+ data for the selected portions of the Mid-Atlantic area will be utilized throughout the workshop.
Instructor: Dr. Jay Morgan, Towson University
All workshops run from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and include continental breakfast, lunch, and all workshop materials. Workshops run concurrently. Check-in and continental breakfast begin at 7:30 am.
For additional information, please contact:
Dr. Jay Morgan, Conference Organizer
410-704-2964
410-704-4702 (fax)
jmorgan@towson.edu
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