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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. It’s an online course that aims to
encourage more biologists to use QGIS in their research, rather than commercial
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<DIV>All the best,</DIV>
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<DIV>Colin</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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align=justify><FONT color=#202020 face=Helvetica><EM>GIS In Ecology</EM> is
pleased to announce the launch of its new online training course for biologists
who wish to learn how to use geographic information systems (GIS) in their
research, but who cannot afford to attend any of our regular in-person training
courses. </FONT><FONT color=#202020 face=Helvetica>This short course, hosted on
our new sister site <A
href="http://www.GISforBiologists.com">GISforBiologists.com</A>, aims to provide
a basic, but practical, introduction to using GIS in biological research, and is
aimed at the complete beginner who needs a hand working out where to get
started, or at those who have previously used commercial GIS software packages,
such as <EM>ArcGIS</EM>, and who wish to learn how to use <EM>QGIS</EM>, the
leading free, open source GIS software package. </FONT></P>
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align=justify><FONT color=#202020 face=Helvetica>It consists of just over three
hours of on-demand videos split across three practical exercises (how to make
your first map, how to create your own feature data layers and how to work with
raster data layers) based around real biological examples, and we estimate it
will take up to nine hours to complete (although some will complete it in a
substantially shorter periods of time). </FONT><FONT color=#202020
face=Helvetica>The practical exercises in the course are based around those
found in our book </FONT><EM><FONT color=#000000 face=Helvetica>GIS For
Biologists: A Practical Introduction For Undergraduates</FONT></EM><FONT
color=#202020 face=Helvetica> and cover the same content as you would be taught
on the first day of our popular in-person course </FONT><FONT color=#000000
face=Helvetica><EM>An Introduction To Using QGIS In Biological
Research.</EM></FONT><FONT color=#202020 face=Helvetica> A subscription to the
videos costs US$30 and lasts for three months, giving you more than enough time
to complete all three exercises (and indeed come back and do them again, if you
so wish). You do have to purchase a copy of the book separately (although you
could probably get away with just working from the videos), but this still
represents a substantial saving on learning the same GIS skills on our in-person
course (which would costs up to £295 in course fees, excluding associated travel
and accommodation costs).</FONT></P>
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align=justify><FONT color=#202020 face=Helvetica>The software which is used for
the <FONT color=#000000>course is </FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><EM><FONT
face=Helvetica>QGIS</FONT></EM><FONT face=Helvetica>, and we selected it for
this online course because it is freely available, meaning that there is no
additional cost for software licences for those who wish to learn how to use GIS
in biological research. It is also the software package that </FONT><FONT
face=Helvetica>we recommend novice biological GIS users start with</FONT><FONT
face=Helvetica>. However, the skills that you learn can be easily transferred to
other GIS software packages, including <EM>ArcGIS</EM>, the leading commercial
one.</FONT></FONT></P>
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align=justify><FONT color=#000000 face=Helvetica>This course represents the
start of a new phase in the development of <EM>GIS In Ecology</EM>, and we aim
to make more of our training materials available online through <EM><A
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rel=nofollow target=_blank>GISforBiologists.com</A></EM> over the next year or
so. By doing this, we hope to further promote the use of GIS as an important
tool for the modern-day biologist, no matter where in the world they are
working, or what field they are working in.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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For Undergraduates; RRP: £24.99<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><BR>If you wish to purchase these books, visit:
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