Coastal Services Center

Training

Habitat Priority Planner

This one-day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully use the Habitat Priority Planner, an ArcGIS extension designed to assist with conservation, land use, and restoration planning. Through lectures, discussions, and exercises, participants will learn how to establish goals and criteria with a spatial context, and which analyses provided by the Habitat Priority Planner will help accomplish these goals.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to

• Develop their own spatial analysis process, including defining goals, collecting data, performing analyses, and selecting criteria
• Use common land cover data sets to classify habitats with the Habitat Priority Planner
• Learn spatial analysis methods to support natural resource strategic planning 
• Explore a method for stakeholder engagement using a geographic information system (GIS)
• Analyze "what if" scenarios for proposed changes in land use or land cover
• Prioritize habitats for land use management action

Prerequisites

• Intermediate experience with ESRI ArcMap 9.2 or 9.3 software
• Status as an employee or member of a NOAA Coastal Services Center partner organization (nonprofit or local, state, or federal government)

Course Offerings

This course is available by request. Classes can be taught at the NOAA Coastal Services Center training facility or brought to your organization. The Center reserves the right to cancel the course in the event of low enrollment.

Hosting Requirements

The cost is minimal for participants and host organizations. Please review our remote training requirements (PDF) for host responsibilities, costs, and site requirements.

Contact Information

For additional course, hosting, or registration information, e-mail csc.training.geospatial@noaa.gov.