From: "Andrea S. Laliberte" <andrea.laliberte@earthmetrics.com>
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [permaculture] Online Course: Introduction to GIS: Map your Environment
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:58:20 -0800
Learn how to map your land using open source software and freely
available data. Previously offered on CD, this new online version of the
course is all video-based to allow the student to follow the tutorials
with ease. The course introduces 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. The course provides an excellent introduction to GIS
for any small landowner interested in visualizing terrain of the land,
planning layout of buildings and gardens, and using GIS maps in Google
Earth. You will learn about freely available aerial photos, topographic
data, soil maps, and other spatial layers, and how to view and
manipulate the data using the open source GIS software Quantum GIS.