Upcoming Training Opportunities
Digital Coast Webinar Series
- Coastal County Snapshots: An Issue-Specific Data Communication Tool
February 1, 2012
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (eastern) - Digital Coast Data Access
March 7, 2012
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (eastern) - Register Here
Using Spatial Analysis and the Habitat Priority Planner to Plan for Wetland Migration
March 21, 2012
3 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time - View previous webinars
Featured Resources
Center for Land Use Education and Research
Provides training and resources for GIS, GPS, and online mapping
NOAA National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
NGS’s Corbin Training Center provides classes on datums and projections, geodesy, and the National Spatial Reference System.
Focus Area
- Climate Adaptation ()
- Coastal Conservation ()
- Coastal Economy ()
- Coastal Hazards ()
- Community Resilience ()
- Land Use Planning ()
- Ocean Planning ()
- Water Quality ()
Delivery Method
- Classroom, Instructor-led ()
- Online, Instructor-led ()
- Online, Self-guided ()
Course Content
- Geospatial ()
- Process ()
These training opportunities help users address coastal issues and make the most of the data and tools found on Digital Coast. Trainings are offered in a variety of formats, from traditional classroom-based trainings to self-guided, Web-based instruction. Want your training offering included on this website? Make a training suggestion to the Digital Coast.
CanVisProvides an introduction to CanVis software, a visualization tool used in project planning, policy making, and communication efforts; instruction includes tool demos (live or recorded) and classroom and Web-based training
Coastal Inundation MappingProvides information on coastal inundation issues and teaches spatial techniques for mapping inundation
GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning
Teaches green infrastructure concepts to help planners communicate and integrate natural resource conservation into planning efforts that support coastal community resilience.
Habitat Priority PlannerProvides the knowledge and skills required to use the Habitat Priority Planner, an ArcGIS extension designed to assist with conservation, land use, and restoration planning; instruction includes web-based and classroom training
Introducing Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience
Teaches green infrastructure concepts that support coastal resilience
Introduction to Coastal GISProvides the fundamentals of ArcGIS software, framed within a coastal management context
Introduction to LidarProvides an introduction to the concepts of lidar data with application examples for the Pacific region
N-SPECTProvides the knowledge and skills required to use the Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool, an ArcGIS extension designed to investigate potential water quality impacts from land use and land cover changes on estimates of runoff, pollution, and erosion; instruction includes tool demos (live) and classroom and Web-based training
Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk
Provides instruction and online resources for designing a community assessment and planning process that considers coastal risks and vulnerabilities, and identifies strategies for adaptation
Understanding Map Projections, Datums, and Coordinate Systems
Provides an introduction to the concepts of these mapping elements with application examples for the Pacific region
