DATE: 21-25 February- 2011

SCHEDULE: 20 hours; 4 hours/day sessions organized by slots of 1 hour each; between 09:00-13:00.

VENUE: Casa Cordovil 2ª Andar Rua Dr. Joaquim Henrique da Fonseca Universidade de Évora, Portugal.

COST: Students and members of CIBIO 90 € Non students 100 €

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: up to 15 (minimum 10)

LANGUAGE: English

REQUEIREMENTS: Students should bring their own computer. Software wil be provided by the course.

REGISTRATION: Open. Register to: Fill this form and send to catedra-biodiversidade@uevora.pt

PAYMENT: The payment should be executed before 18 of February. Payment is required to registration confirmation.

Payment form: Bank Transfer to

NIB: 003300000020800699505 (Millennium BCP)

IBAN: PT50 003300000020800699505

Swift: BCOMPTPL

Objectives

-Study of applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the field of ecology.

-Description of the main GIS tools used in ecology, and their practical applications.

Contents

-GIS Concepts: Description of the main functionalities of a GIS system.

-Data acquisition: Analyze available data sources for studies in ecology.

-Descriptive techniques: Use of environmental variables to describe the environment.

-Spatial analysis: Analyze a range geographic analysis technique, such as geographic distances, interpolations, etc.

-Geo-Statistics: Basic statistic methods that describes the geographic relationships between the studied variables.

-Remote sensing: Quick review of the possibilities of using remote sensing data in ecology.

Software used: GvSIG, IDRISI, QGIS

More information: catedra-biodiversidade@uevora.pt