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<p class=MsoNormal>We are pleased to announce details of Erasmus IP funded GIS
OPENSOURCE Summer School 2010 from 28th June to 9th July 2010 at Girona, Spain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Summer School in Open Source GIS is organized jointly by
the Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing Centre (SIGTE) of the
University of Girona (Spain), the Lahti Centre of Aalto University School of
Science and Technology of the Aalto University (Finland), the Centre for
Geospatial Science (CGS) of the University of Nottingham (UK) and the Institute
for Research on Urban Sciences and Techniques (IRSTV) from the Ecole Centrale
de Nantes (France).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The key aims of the Open Source GIS Summer School are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># To act as a platform for free and open source geospatial
teaching, learning and collaboration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># To provide practical and hands on experience to the
participants in the use of free and open source geospatial software. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># To enable participants to understand concepts of
cartographic representation, spatial data integration, spatial analysis,
designing spatial databases, web mapping, etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># To demonstrate the development of the key stages of a GIS
project using free and open source software. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># To enable the participants to implement a full GIS stack
with free and open source geospatial technologies. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># To develop expertise in multi-disciplinary theoretical
and applied research using Open Source Geospatial technologies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The program also aims to have an impact beyond from the
following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>– Transferable skills development in project
management, team working, presentation skills etc which will help the
students in the development of their research and future career.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>– To enable participants to gain relevant skills to
undertake open source geospatial research and development in collaboration with
international partners to ensure world-class and globally relevant outcomes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>– Engage in outreach activities to ensure early and
broad dissemination of results and encourage wide engagement between Summer
School outcomes and community up-take.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The course is particularly aimed at postgraduate and
doctoral students from a wide range of disciplines such as civil engineering,
regional planning, geography, transportation studies, computer science,
management etc. We welcome applications from all interested students but
funding is only available for selected participants coming from the organizing
institutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>More information on the summer school and application
procedure can be found on the web site at <a
href="http://www.sigte.udg.edu/summerschool2010/">http://www.sigte.udg.edu/summerschool2010/</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Suchith Anand<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dr
Suchith Anand</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Centre for Geospatial Science<br>
The Nottingham Geospatial Building <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University of Nottingham NG7 2 TU<br>
Tel: (0)115 82 32750<o:p></o:p></p>
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