Apologies for any cross-posting.
Following earlier courses which attracted staff from 6 British
universities, plus Canada, Norway and the US, we are pleased to announce
our 1999 training course, to be held at QMW from Tuesday June 29 to Friday
July 2.
Target Audience
The course is aimed at academic researchers and heritage sector workers who
have geographically located information to map, analyse and present. Those
working on Britain will be able to draw on our historical GIS during and
after the course, but the course covers basic principles and the specific
practical skills needed for historical GIS research in any context.
Attendees should be broadly computer literate but no previous experience
with GIS is assumed. What you gain from the course will of course partly
depend on yourself, but our aim is to give you a thorough understanding of
the issues involved in using GIS in a historical context. Within reason,
we expect to continue providing advice and access to facilities once the
course has finished.
Content
The course focuses on the well-established Arc/Info GIS system and the
specifically historical GIS that we have built using this software. This
year's course builds on earlier successful courses, combining material from
the standard introductory course developed by Arc/Info's creators with
specifically historical material developed by us:
* What GIS can and cannot offer to historical workers.
* Coverage of historical sources for GIS: Ordnance Survey maps, boundary
changes & census data.
* How to generate and download a base map for a specific area, date and
type of unit from our GIS.
* The structure of our database of historical statistics.
* Methodologies for building, analysing and representing a time dimension
within a GIS.
* Introductions to additional software: the MapInfo 'desktop GIS'; using
Adobe Illustrator for tidying up and captioning.
All participants will have sole use of a large-screen network station,
limiting total numbers to six or seven.
Cost
The course fee for academic institutions is £500 (other organisations
£700). This covers coffee, tea and all documentation, including a copy of
the official Arc/Info tutorial volume, 'Understanding GIS'. The course is
non-residential and will be time-tabled to permit commuting, but on-site
accommodation can be arranged.
For more information contact Ian Gregory on 0171-975-5397:
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The deadline for applications is Tuesday May 4, however expressions of
interest would be appreciated ASAP.
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Ian Gregory
Department of Geography
Queen Mary & Westfield College
London
E1 4NS
Tel: 0171-975 5397 or 5400
Email: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 0181-981 6276
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