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<P dir=ltr align=justify>This is the second call for a brand new training course
from GIS In Ecology. It's called 'An Introduction To Integrating QGIS.GIS and R
For Spatial Analysis' and will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, between the 7th and
9th of April 2020. This course is aimed at those who wish to learn how to use
and integrate QGIS (the leading freely available GIS software package) and R
(the leading freely available data analysis software package) for spatial
analysis. It will be taught by Dr. Colin D. MacLeod, the author of ‘<A
href="http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis-gis-for-biologists-workbooks-series/"
rel=noopener target=_blank>An Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R for Spatial
Analysis</A>’ (Pictish Beast Publications) and a renowned expert in using GIS in
biological and ecological research. He is also a co-author of the upcoming ‘An
Introduction To Basic Statistics For Biologists Using R’, which is a practical
guide to carrying out the analysis of biological data in R. The course
assumes no prior knowledge of either QGIS/GIS or R, and so is open to complete
beginners as well as those how know how to use one of these software packages,
and wish to learn how to integrate it with the other.</P>
<P dir=ltr align=left>Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 16 people. The
course for this three day course will cost GBP 395 per person (with a discounted
rate of GBP 300 for students, the unwaged and those working for registered
charities). To book a place, or for more information, visit <A
href="http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-gis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis/">http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-gis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis/</A>
or email <A href="mailto:info@GISinEcology.com">info@GISinEcology.com</A>.</P>
<P dir=ltr align=justify>GIS and statistical analysis are two of the most
fundamental software tools for modern biologists wishing to conduct spatial
analyses. However, each have their own sets of software packages, and sometimes
it can be difficult to know how to integrate the two. This course will provide
an introduction to the integration of QGIS (the leading freely available GIS
software package) and R (the leading data analysis software packages used by
biologists) to create a combined tool set that makes the most of the strengths
of each of these individual software packages. It will consist of a series of
background sessions on using GIS and R for spatial analysis, mixed in with
practical sessions where you will learn how to use QGIS, how to use R, and how
to integrate two to complete a spatial analysis project. This last part will
include working through an example project, starting with creating a high
quality map for publication through creating raster data layers of environmental
variables, joining data together based on their spatial relationships and
analysing the combined data set using R (including creating summary statistics,
conducting linear regressions and conducting generalised additive modelling -
GAMs). While it will primarily be based around QGIS, this course is taught using
software-independent approach, and it is also open to those who wish to learn
how to use ArcGIS to do biological GIS.</P>
<P dir=ltr align=justify>When you attend this course you will receive a free
copy of <A
href="http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis-gis-for-biologists-workbooks-series/"
rel=noopener target=_blank>An Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R for Spatial
Analysis</A> (GIS For Biologists Workbooks) as the practical exercises in that
course are based on the ones contained in that book. <STRONG>NOTE:</STRONG> If
you wish to use ArcGIS software for this course, alternative materials will be
provided for the practical sessions.</P></DIV>
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