[OSGeo Africa] 2012 GIS courses at UP

[Jean Paul Ngalams]

thanks for these informations!




2012/1/18 Anwar (Meraka) Vahed <avahed at csir.co.za>

> Dear Serena
> We have just enrolled some of our students on PostGIS and QGis courses
> offered by Gavin Fleming and Tim Sutton (AfriSpatial) - pity. The UP
> courses are somewhat pricey although they would have saved us some travel
> costs.
>
> On another issue, you may have heard of the research platform
> (EO4Vistrails) that we are developing for Earth Observation data. My
> intention since some time ago, was to ask whether we could share
> information about our activities here or alternatively, invite you to here.
> The idea is to obtain opinion about our work and perhaps explore
> possibilities for collaboration and capacity development. Would you be
> amenable to such an event?
>
> Kind regards
> Anwar
>
>
>
> >>> 17/Jan/2012 at 20:52:
> > Courses presented in 2012 by Continued Education at UP (www.ceatup.com)
> and
> > the Centre for Geoinformation Science (www.up.ac.za/cgis) on the main
> campus
> > of the University of Pretoria, in Pretoria, South Africa. Enquiries and
> > registration: Mickaele Jenkins mickaele.ce at up.ac.za
> >
> > Short course in Spatial databases with PostGIS
> > =====================================
> > Date: 12, 19, 20 and 26 March and 2 April 2012
> > Duration: 5 days
> > Course fee: ZAR 7,500 per delegate
> >
> > This course provides a practical introduction to PostgreSQL with PostGIS,
> > covering the following major themes of spatial databases: installing and
> > configuring PostGIS, viewing PostGIS data in a desktop GIS, spatial SQL
> > queries, spatial joins and spatial indexing. Although the theory is
> > explained, more time will be spent on practical examples, ensuring that
> > delegates understand how to view spatial data, query spatial databases,
> etc.
> > The course aims to equip the delegates with the necessary skills and
> > knowledge to use spatial databases in the daily operations of their
> > respective jobs.
> >
> >
> > Introduction to GIS Standards
> > =======================
> > Date: 10 and 17 September
> > Duration: 2 days
> > Course fee: ZAR 4,800 per delegate
> >
> > ISO/TC 211, Geographic Information/Geomatics, has produced a number of
> > standards with regards to geographic information and collaborates with
> the
> > Open Geospatial Consortium Inc (OGC) on standards development. In this
> course
> > the practical use of geographic information standards will be
> demonstrated.
> > Upon completion of the course, delegates will know how to read,
> interpret and
> > implement a geographic information standard. A selected number of
> standards
> > published by ISO/TC 211, Geographic information, and the South African
> Bureau
> > of Standards (SABS), such as ISO 19115, Geographic Information -
> Metadata, the
> > South African address standard (SANS 1883) and OGC web service standards,
> > will be studied during the course.
> >
> > Certificate Programme in Introductory GIS
> > ================================
> > Date: 8 February to 8 June 2012
> > Duration: 4 months
> > Course fee: ZAR 14,200 per delegate
> >
> > The purpose of this programme is to teach the theory and practical
> > components of a geographic information system (GIS). This programme will
> > introduce GIS and explain the use of GIS in research, problem solving and
> > decision-making. The programme includes a strong practical component to
> > strengthen the understanding of the theoretical concepts. A student
> version
> > of the software used will be supplied to each delegate. This mainly
> distance
> > learning course is an evaluated programme and will include compulsory
> > workshops and continuous assessment.
> >
> >
> > Certificate Course in Advanced GIS
> > ============================
> > Date: 8 February to 26 October 2012
> > Duration: 8 months
> > Course fee: ZAR 18,000 per delegate
> >
> > The purpose of this course is to further the delegate's theoretical and
> > practical knowledge of GIS while enhancing their spatial thinking
> > capabilities. This programme will offer more advanced principles of data
> > acquisition, management and analysis when working with a GIS. This course
> > will also focus on specific problems which may arise while working with
> GIS
> > data. A student version of the software used will be supplied to each
> > delegate. This is an evaluated distance learning programme, which
> includes
> > compulsory workshops and continuous assessment.
> >
> >
> > Introduction to Remote Sensing
> > =========================
> > Date: 8 -10 February 2012
> > Duration: 3 days
> > Course fee: ZAR 4,200 per delegate
> >
> > The purpose of this course is to further the delegate's theoretical and
> > practical knowledge of remote sensing techniques and applications. The
> course
> > introduces the principles of remote sensing, in particular covering three
> > main areas: introduction to remote sensing; remote sensing platforms and
> > sensors; and remote sensing data and analysis. All the practical
> exercises
> > will use the Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) software.
> >
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