2007 Workshop Series for UC Cooperative Extension
Supported with funding from RREA
With funding awarded from the Renewable Resources Extension Act 2006/07, Maggi Kelly and Karin Tuxen-Bettman have hosted a series of six instructional workshops and completed a series of online workbooks for the instruction and training of Cooperative Extension colleagues in Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and other geospatial technologies.
Below you will find links to the instructor-led workshop material, and online workbook material.
Instructor-led workshops @ UC Berkeley
Introductory GPS/GIS workshop (Agenda, offered July 17, August 13, & August 21, 2007)
Workshop Materials
Workshop flyer
Introduction to GPS slides
GPS exercise, supplemental GPS exercise, UCB tree trail document, & data (47 MB)
Introduction to GIS slides
GIS exercise, supplemental GIS exercise, & data (47MB)Advanced GIS workshop (Agenda, offered July 18, August 14, & August 22)
Workshop Materials
Workshop flyer
Advanced GIS slides
Advanced GIS exercise, & data (150 MB)
Special Topics in Advanced GIS slides
Special Topics Exercise: Fragstats & data (23MB)
Special Topics Exercise: Spatial Statistics & data (55MB)
Special Topics Exercise: Hydrological Analysis & data (5MB)
Special Topics Exercise: 3D Visualization with Google Earth & data (1MB)Online workbooks @ UC Berkeley
1. Using a Garmin GPS unit (PDF)
2. Transferring points between a GPS unit and a computer
3. Introduction to ArcGIS 9.2 (ArcMap)
4. Advanced data display and analysis with ArcGIS 9.2 (ArcMap and ArcToolbox)
5. Clipping statewide data to your county
6. Overlaying an image in Google Earth
7. Adding data in Google Earth Pro
8. Making a movie in Google Earth Pro
9. Importing GPS points to Google Earth Plus or Pro
10. Connecting to the NAIP 2005 Imagery WMS in ArcMap: PDF (<1MB)Handouts
GPS Resources
Handheld GPS Buyer's Guide
Field PDA Buyer's Guide
GIS Data Formats
Scale in GIS
Accuracy vs. Precision
Projections & Datums
WebGIS ResourcesLocation of workshops: 124 Mulford Hall on the UC Berkeley campus
Time frame of workshops: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with an hour for lunch (on your own).Recommended restaurants in Downtown Berkeley
Hotel information for long-distance travelers
UC Davis software fact sheet - How to acquire a copy of ArcGIS under UC Davis' site license.
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For more information about RREA workshops for UCCE:
Contact Maggi Kelly (mkelly@nature.berkeley.edu) or Kevin Koy (kkoy@nature.berkeley.edu)