ARCAL RLA 5/051 DSS Training Course

Training course, Irapuato, 12-23 November 2012

Objective

This is the companion website of a regional training course on the use of internet-based geospatial information visualization tools in disseminating & promoting the work carried out in the field of soil erosion monitoring and conservation.

This course is part of the ARCAL RLA 5/051 project whose main objective is to use Environment Radionuclides as Indicators of Land Degradation in Latin America, Carribean and Antartic Ecosystems.

This course aims at developing project participants capacities on geospatial information processing, analysis and dissemination. On the technological side, the course will cover practical trainings on a set of open source tools:

  • Quantum GIS (QGIS)
  • TileMill
  • MapBox
  • Prose
  • Google Earth (and KML format)
  • ARCAL RLA 5/051 dedicated geoportal

Agenda

Training hours schedule:

MORNING

  • 8h00-10h00: Course
  • 10h00-10h30: Coffee break
  • 10h30-13h00: Course
  • 13h00-14h30: Lunch

AFTERNOON

  • 14h30-16h00: Course
  • 16h00-16h30: Coffee break
  • 16h30-18h00: Course

WEEK 1
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16
Morning
  • Course inauguration speech
  • Course presentation and proceedings
  • GIS fundamentals
  • QGIS (Quantum GIS)
  • QGIS questions
  • QGIS/GRASS spatial analysis
  • Semiology of graphics
  • TileMill
  • TileMill
  • MapBox
Afternoon
  • Video camera training
  • QGIS with participants data (preparing, cleaning geo-data)
  • TileMill
  • Basic HTML, CSS
  • TileMill with participants data
  • Consitution of Groups of Interest (GI)
  • GI activities with rotating support of trainers

WEEK 2
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23
Morning
  • Google Earth
  • Keyhole Markup Language
  • KML with participants data
  • KML advanced (Python scripting)
  • Groups of Interest activities with rotating support of trainers
  • Feeding the RLA 5/051 Decision Support System with Data
  • ARCAL RLA 5/051 members progress reports
Afternoon
  • KML
  • Posting maps on line with DropBox, Prose and ARCAL RLA 5/051 Decision Support System
  • Groups of Interest activities with rotating support of trainers
  • Feeding the ARCAL RLA 5/051 Decision Support System with participants data
  • ARCAL RLA 5/051 members progress reports

Notes:

  1. The video camera training will be given the first day of the training. The idea is to give participants the opportunity to practice throughout the two weeks and to ask questions when required to the trainer.
  2. Trainers will be available after the training sessions for ad hoc trainings, questions, …

Special events:

  • The 15th evening: Cena an Casa Pena
  • The 17th: Touristic tour in Guanajuato and Parque bicentenario
  • The 20th evening: Charreada mexicana
  • The 23th evening: Cena/clausura