Training Module 2 - GIS & Data Management

• Sub-Module 2-1: Basic GIS and IT Knowledge --> Concentrating mostly on hands on training and theoretic background
• Sub-Module 2-2: Data Collection and Processing --> Concentrating mainly on fieldwork, data from other modules into GIS ready format
• Sub-Module 2-3: Application and Database development --> Concentrating mainly on the use of all the data and the development of GIS tools and databases

The teammembers of Module 2 are:

Work Plan
The Work Plan has been finished.
Download the Work Plan Data Processing and Entry; sub-module 2-2 (.pdf).
Download the Work Plan Application and Data development; sub-module 2-3 (.pdf).

IT and GIS Training
Over the course of last months several training workshops were given to the Module 2 Team:

• GIS Course in ARCGIS at Guyana Sea Defences by Rajkumar Singh
  (Environmental Protection Agency): 24 - 28 May 2004.
  Display feature and tabular data, Work with geo-referenced spatial data, 
  Query features using logical expressions,  Find features using spatial relationships, 
  Edit spatial and attribute data,  Associate tables with joins and relates,
  Produce maps, reports and graphs.
• Global Tech Computer Course in Excel, Access and Visual Basic: May, June, July
• Advanced GIS Training at Guyana Sea Defences by Ruben Vargas Franco (ITC), June 2004
  Perform spatial analysis, Manage geographic data,  Perform geo-coding,
  Automate data through heads-up digitizing, Convert data from other formats, 
  Edit spatial and attribute data, Create and use metadata,
  Produce high-quality maps and reports.
• Advanced GIS Training at Guyana Sea Defences by Koert Sijmons (ITC), June 2004
  Perform spatial analysis, Manage geographic data, Perform geocoding,
  Automate data through heads-up digitizing,  Convert data from other formats, 
  Edit spatial and attribute data, Create and use metadata,
  Produce high-quality maps and reports.
• Remote Sensing and Mapping Training at the Guyana Sea Defences by Dr. Tjeerd Hobma (ITC), August 2004
  Coastal Zone Remote sensing, Satellite Imagery, Ortho-rectification, Digitizing.
• Hands on training on System Administration, Data Management and Backup procedures Window Server Management, User administration, Data Storage management, Backup Procedures). By Marcel Meijs and Sander Vlotman (Royal Haskoning), July, August 2004
• Image Interpretation and Analysis at the Guyana Sea Defences by Michiel Damen (ITC), September 2004.

Database Management
Over the course of last months several training workshops were given to the Module 2 Team:

• Hands on Training Sea Defense “4SHORE” Application
  Training in the developed application, automated data importing, manual data entry, analysis, reporting by Mr. Ries Kluskens. This training has been given to the Modules 1, 2 and 4.
  
  In February 2005, Mr. Jurryt Zwerver (Royal Haskoning) gave a training to create maps for web publishing with MapLogics. The results of this work will be part of the 4SHORE-web system that will allow access to the data and maps collected under the present project via the internet.
  
  Futhermore, the software for the 4SHORE-database system was completed and is fully operational. As part of this system Mr. Ries Kluskens and Ms. Cathelijne van Haselen (Royal Haskoning) has provided training in February and March 2005 on the use of this system and entering data.
   
• Database and Application development
  Database design, Data models, Application design, Database management, Database System Administration.

Final training session

• Mr. Ruben Vargas provided a training / Refresher course to the GIS team in February 2005. Everything that the team has been learning over the last year was put into practise. New elements included Geo-referencing and stacking layers using Erdas software and Spatial Data Analysis.

Trip to the Environmental Protection Agency
During a trip to EPA the team learned how

• EPA's Network is configured;
• the operation of EPA's GIS network is working.

Practical work
Over the course of last months the Module 2 Team did the following practical work:

• Use of handheld GPS
• Rubber sheeting 1: 50,000 Maptiles
• Entering the 1996 - 1997 conditional survey data inn the SDMIS database
• Georeferencing Aerial Photographs of Guyana's Coastline for the time periods 1950, 1970, 1979 - 1980 and 1983.

Minutes of meeting

• Workshop 25 March 2004
• Workshop 1 April 2004
• Workshop 16 July 2004
• Workshop 21 July 2004
• Workshop 4 August 2004

Discussion Forum
Join the GIS and Data Management Discussion Forum

Ecolab
Some participants joined the Ecolab Conference in French Guyana (30 November - 2 December 2004)

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