Vital Extra Learning

Special offer for group registration:
2-5	$ 700
6 -10	$ 650
11-50	$ 500
> 50	$ 450
To register as a group, contact us through: E: trainings@vitalextralearning.com or give us a call on T: +254707053111

Course Date	Duration	Location	Fee:	Registrations
Date: 28/10/2024 - 01/11/2024	5 Days	Pretoria, S/Africa	$ 950	Click to register
Date: 04/11/2024 - 08/11/2024	5 Days	Nairobi, Kenya	$ 950	Click to register
Date: 25/11/2024 - 29/11/2024	5 Days	Abuja, Nigeria	$ 950	Click to register
Date: 09/12/2024 - 13/12/2024	5 Days	Mombasa, Kenya	$ 950	Click to register

Duration

5 Days

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Course Description

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play an important role in conservancy and wildlife management since the concerned resources is spatial in nature. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) involve collecting/capturing, storing, processing, manipulating, analyzing, managing, retrieving and displaying geo-referenced data. Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object. Wildlife management requires reliable and consistent information on the abundance and distribution of species as well as their habitats and threats. The application of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) in the wildlife management and conservation aids in data collection and analysis of wildlife abundance, their distribution as well as providing data suitable for conservation planning and management.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

Understand the principles of GIS and Remote Sensing
Understand the concepts of wildlife management and conservation
Describe and utilize spatial data, GIS and remote sensing in conservancy and wildlife management.
Competently carry out data capture, input, manipulation and display by GIS
Work competently with GPS/GNSS systems
Understand the GIS database requirement and development for wildlife management and conservation
Apply the GIS and Remote Sensing techniques in wildlife management and conservation

Who should enroll?

This course is ideal for professionals who require knowledge and skills on the use of GIS and RS in their organization in the field of conservancy and wildlife management.

Why train with us

Vital Extra Learning guarantees our clients:

State-of-the-art facilities and training infrastructure
Extended tradition of hand-holding during post engagement
Service delivery through highly seasoned industry experts.
Value for money

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Module 1: Introduction

Introduction to spatial data gathering and analysis

Explanation of concepts
Exploration of interlinkages between GIS and other fields of study

Introduction to GPS, GIS and Remote Sensing Principles

Principles of GIS and Remote Sensing
Components of GIS Systems
GIS Capabilities and Functions
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Introduction to GPS and Global Navigation Satellite

Data Acquisition in Wildlife and Conservancy Management: Using Mobile based GPS (ODK)

Principles and concepts of GPS
Introduction to Mobile Data gathering
Getting started
Survey Authoring
GIS Mapping ODK collected data
Online web mapping with Google maps
Exporting to GIS /RS environment for further analysis
Hosting the data online

Module 2: Data Acquisition and Database Design and Development

Data Acquisition: Extraction of feature from other sources

Extracting data from Satellite images,
Extracting data from online GIS data sources
Importing data to GIS
Obtaining Data from topographic sheets
Downloading Data from open street maps

Database Design and development

Working with spreadsheets data in GIS
Conceptual and logical database design
Building and coding the attributes
Digitizing and scanning of maps
Relating spatial and attribute data

Module 3: Editing and management of GIS and Integrating Imagery and Remote Sensing into GIS

Editing and Management of GIS Data

Adding feature to GIS data
Reducing GIS data
cutting points of interest in image datasets
Transforming GIS data

Integrating Imagery and Remote Sensing into GIS Data

Radiometric and atmospheric correction
Temporal normalization
Geo-coding and geo-referencing
Transformation
Signature development
Supervised Classification
Unsupervised Classification
Change detection
Accuracy assessment

Geo-Spatial Analysis

Geo-processing
Creating views and themes
Working with themes
Working with attribute tables
Spatial query and analysis
Working with charts
Creating a map layout
Digital Cartography and Visualization

Module 4: Cartographic visualization and mapping

Introduction

Components of a map
Map design
Symbol design
Name design and placement
Concept of scale
Map projections
Data pre-processing techniques
Thematic mapping;
Digital mapping

Visualization and mapping

Mapping wildlife abundance and distribution
Mapping wildlife resource requirements
Mapping and modeling habitat suitability for Wildlife
Habitats and habitat maps
Mapping suitability for wildlife
Accuracy of suitability maps
Modeling species-environment relationships
Transferability of species
Innovative mapping of wildlife and its physical Environment

Module 5: Analysis and Monitoring using GIS and remote sensing

Design and management of protected areas
Land cover/use mapping
Tropical forest and coastal monitoring
Vegetation mapping
Land and Marine Species tracking
Conservation planning
Biodiversity assessment and mapping
Natural resource management
Ecosystem analysis
Environmental risk assessment
Habitat description
Coastal zone management

TRAINING CUSTOMIZATION

This training can be customized for your institution or delivered at your preferred location upon request. For training customization, contact us through
Email: info@ vitalextralearning.com
Telephone:
+234 (0) 8038 066705,
+234 (0) 9039055940
+254 707 053 111

LANGUAGE
English

_ South Africa _

Register for any of our short courses in South Africa and stand an opportunity for a 1 day visit to National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Mandela house (Soweto) and Apartheid Museum (Johannesburg) for free!

Special offer for group registration:
Number of participants	Fees
2-5	$ 700
6 -10	$ 650
11-50	$ 500
> 50	$ 450
To register as a group, contact us through: E: trainings@vitalextralearning.com or give us a call on T: +254707053111