NR Mapping & GPS

Another change in the Hocking GIS/GPS world is the addition of a New 1 credit class: NR Mapping & GPS.

Using free or low cost software and Garmin recreational GPS units, this class is going to explore how to maximize data collection with these low cost tools and methods. By the end of the half-quarter class, you will be able to successfully create basic maps using data you collect in the field.

There are a couple of reasons to take this class. One, you find yourself working at an organization that can't afford a $2000 ArcView license or a $4,000 sub-meter GPS, but you have to get some mapping done for your job or for project funding. Two, you know that there are existing free GIS data resources like Athens County GIS data that you could be using for basic analysis in your job, but you don't know how you can view it or work with it.

We don't have a course number or a time, but it will be offered the second half of winter quarter, 2009. Stay tuned.