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<DIV>Apologies if this is not appropriate for the QGIS user list, but I figured
some members of it might be interested in it. In addition, this book wouldn’t
have been possible without the help of various list members who answered my
posts when I got stuck working out how to do a couple of things in QGIS, so
thanks to them for their help. I’ll be donating 10% of the profits from any
sales to the QGIS project. </DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology
Supplementary Workbook Seven – An Introduction To Using QGIS (Quantum
GIS)</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> - RRP £19.99/U$29.99. ISBN:
978-1-909832-14-5.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>This book provides five exercises, each with an optional extra, which work
with a standard data set to help marine biologists learn how to do various tasks
they are likely to need to be able to do on a regular basis in QGIS. It assumes
no prior knowledge of QGIS, or indeed GIS in general (although some background
reading on the basic concept of GIS would be useful). All the exercises use
easy-to-follow flow diagrams and, whenever possible, non-technical lanquage that
marine biologists will already be familiar with. While primarily designed to be
worked through by individuals, it also provides the perfect practical materials
for those who want to provide introductory training in GIS to marine biologists
using QGIS at the undergraduate or postraduate level, but who don’t have access
to their own data sets or the time to put their own practical exercises
together. For more information on this book (including excerpts) visit <A
title=http://www.gisinecology.com/marine_supplementary_book7.htm
href="http://www.gisinecology.com/marine_supplementary_book7.htm">http://www.gisinecology.com/marine_supplementary_book7.htm</A>.
This book can be purchased from Amazon, ordered from your local book seller, or
purchased direct from GIS In Ecology.</DIV>
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<DIV>All the best,</DIV>
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<DIV>Colin</DIV>
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IN ECOLOGY - Providing Training, Advice And Consultancy On The Use Of GIS In
Ecology<BR><BR>Web: www.GISinEcology.com Email:
info@GISinEcology.com<BR><BR>Need to ask a question about using GIS? Try the GIS
In Ecology Forum: www.GISinEcology.com/GIS_in_Ecology_forum.htm<BR><BR>Books
>From GIS In Ecology Staff:<BR><BR>An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine
Biology; RRP: £44.99<BR>An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology:
Supplementary Workbook One - Creating Maps Of Species Distribution; RRP: £19:99
<BR>An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology: Supplementary Workbook Two -
Working With Raster Data Layers; RRP: £19.99 <BR><BR>If you wish to purchase
these books, visit: http://www.gisinecology.com/Book_Shop.htm<BR><BR>To help the
environment, please do not print out this email unless it is
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cdmacleod@GISinEcology.com
href="mailto:cdmacleod@GISinEcology.com">Colin D. MacLeod</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 23, 2015 12:05 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org
href="mailto:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> QGIS Training Course For Biologists</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Apologies if this is not appropriate for the QGIS user list, but I figured
some members of it might be interested in it.</DIV>
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<DIV>GIS In Ecology will be running a 2 day training course titled ‘An
Introduction To Using QGIS In Biological Research’ in Glasgow, Scotland on the
30-31 March 2015. GIS In Ecology specialises in providing training and advice to
using GIS in all aspects of biological and ecological research. Having
previously only offered courses aimed at ArcGIS users, I am pleased say that
from now on, we will be offering an alternative based on this freely available
GIS software, and by providing this training course, we hope to promote the use
of QGIS amongst biologists/ecologists. </DIV>
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<DIV>The course will involve a series of background sessions on general apsects
of GIS and its use in biological research, but the main element will be a series
of practical exercises where attendees will work with real biological data to
complete a series of tasks which biologists need to do on a regular basis as
part of their research. As with all our courses, it will be taught by biologists
for biologists, and using the type of language biologists are already familiar
with. In addition, it will use GIS In Ecology’s <A
href="http://www.gisinecology.com/The_TOL_Approach.htm">task-oriented learning
(TOL) approach</A> that has proved very successful for training biologists how
to use GIS in their work. While this is a commerical course, a portion of the
course fees will be donated to QGIS to help support its future development.
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<DIV>For more information on this course, visit <A
title=http://www.gisinecology.com/Training_Course_QGIS_For_Biologists_March_2015.htm
href="http://www.gisinecology.com/Training_Course_QGIS_For_Biologists_March_2015.htm">http://www.gisinecology.com/Training_Course_QGIS_For_Biologists_March_2015.htm</A>
or email <A
href="mailto:infor@GISinEcology.com">infor@GISinEcology.com</A>.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>All the best,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Colin</DIV>
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IN ECOLOGY - Providing Training, Advice And Consultancy On The Use Of GIS In
Ecology<BR><BR>Web: www.GISinEcology.com Email:
info@GISinEcology.com<BR><BR>Need to ask a question about using GIS? Try the GIS
In Ecology Forum: www.GISinEcology.com/GIS_in_Ecology_forum.htm<BR><BR>Books
>From GIS In Ecology Staff:<BR><BR>An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine
Biology; RRP: £44.99<BR>An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology:
Supplementary Workbook One - Creating Maps Of Species Distribution; RRP: £19:99
<BR>An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology: Supplementary Workbook Two -
Working With Raster Data Layers; RRP: £19.99 <BR><BR>If you wish to purchase
these books, visit: http://www.gisinecology.com/Book_Shop.htm<BR><BR>To help the
environment, please do not print out this email unless it is
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