Mexico classes
GIS Training in Mexico - One-week course, $750 - October 2010
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Juniper GIS, in cooperation with two conservation organizations doing significant work along the Mexican Caribbean coast, will be offering one-week GIS classes with a focus on conservation applications. These classes will focus on beginning and intermediate GIS skills. It offers an opportunity to learn and/or enhance your GIS skills and work with and help local conservation groups.
Juniper GIS is partnering with Amigos de Sian Ka'an and Centro Ecologico Akumal. Both groups will be planning field trips to nearby conservation sites and/or Mayan ruins where you can practice GIS and GPS skills and get an inside look into the work of these organizations.
Amigos de Sian Ka'an, based in Cancun, promotes the preservation of the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, located south of Tulum. This includes almost one third of the Caribbean coast of Mexico. This class will be October 25-29 at the Universidad del Caribe in Cancun. Click on Cancun GIS Classes for all the details and logistics.
Centro Ecologico Akumal is based in Akumal, just north of Tulum, and is working on three main conservation programs - marine and coastal protection, sea turtle protection, and water quality. This class will be October 18-22 at their center in Akumal. Click on Akumal GIS Classes for all the details and logistics.
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Juniper GIS class in Mahahual, |
This class, Working with ArcGIS for Environmental Analysis, is appropriate for new GIS users and for experienced GIS users wanting more in-depth instruction. Juniper GIS courses are based on real projects, with an emphasis on the skills needed to successfully complete your projects. Core GIS skills include compiling and organizing data, understanding projections, using symbology and labels, working with tables, working with edit tools, performing analysis, and creating finished maps. Students will learn these skills while working through typical GIS projects. Students will also be introduced to some advanced skills – working with Spatial Analyst, using ModelBuilder, and using Google Earth. If you have questions on the class content, contact John Schaeffer. Students will earn 40 hours of education credit towards the GIS Professional (GISP) certificate.
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Centro Ecological Akumal Office |
There will be only four seats available in each class for $750 per person. Remaining seats will be filled by the participants of these two organizations or related organizations. The course will be taught in English, but the manuals will be bilingual to help Spanish-speaking students. We may arrange discounts for bi-lingual students willing to help in the class. Students will need to bring a laptop capable of running ArcGIS 9.3. Juniper GIS will provide evaluation copies of ArcGIS 9.3.1, if needed.
Travel, lodging and meals are not included, but the host organizations are arranging economical lodging options. The total cost, including airfare, lodging and meals, will be less than taking a similar course in the US. If you are interested in this class, please contact Patti Bailey or John Schaeffer.