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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>]

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Subject: [SANET-MG] Digital Mapping and GIS for Permaculture and 
Landscape Design
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:57:57 -0400
From: Andrea Laliberte <marc.a.laliberte@GMAIL.COM>


Oregon State University Department of Horticulture presents:

Digital Mapping and GIS for Permaculture and Landscape Design

May, 19, 2012. Cordley Hall 4056, OSU Corvallis

Instructor: Andrea Laliberte www.earthmetrics.com

Cost: $75

Registration:
http://hort.oregonstate.edu/May_19,_2012,_Digital_Mapping_and_GIS_for_Permac
ulture_and_Landscape_Design

This workshop will introduce participants to digital mapping tools and
techniques (Geographic Information Systems or GIS), and how small 
landowners
and permaculture designers can use these tools with freely available data
for site planning. A map is an integral part of Permaculture design, and
using a digitalformat allows for multiple data overlay and for obtaining
real-world measurements.

We will investigate what data layers are available, useful and appropriate,
and where aerial photos, topographic data, soil maps, and other spatial 
data
layers can be found online, downloaded, and integrated to develop site 
plans
for design and land management.

In the morning, we will demonstrate data access, tools, and techniques, and
we will look at the pros and cons of using free online tools such as Google
Earth versus GIS software. In the afternoon, participants can work on maps
of their own sites in the OSU computer lab, guided by the instructor.

This workshop will focus mostly on freely available software and data, but
will also present how more advanced tools and techniques can be used to
obtain slope, aspect, and solar radiation maps as well as outputs with
higher detail and greater accuracy.

Andrea Laliberte bio

Dr. Andrea Laliberte is a remote sensing scientist with over 14 years of
experience in academic and government research in geospatial analysis of
aerial and satellite imagery for natural resource applications. Andrea 
has a
MS in rangeland resources and a PhD in forest resources from Oregon State
University.

For the past 8 years, Andrea was a remote sensing scientist with the USDA-
Agricultural Research Service’s Jornada Experimental Range in Las Cruces,
NM, and an adjunct professor in Geography at New Mexico State University.
She focused on developing image processing techniques for assessing arid
land degradation, and developed novel applications for using unmanned
aircraft for remote sensing applications.

In 2011, Andrea and her husband moved back to their 5-acre property in
Brownsville, Oregon, where they plan to use permaculture principles to
develop a small farm. Andrea recently founded earthmetrics, a consulting
business that offers geospatial analysis and services for natural 
resources,
and she plans to integrate her experience in the geospatial field with her
strong personal interest in permaculture, organic gardening, and small
farms.