Summer Specialty Course 
Community Mapping
Offered by UNH Cooperative Extension
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
June 18 (6 - 9 p.m.)
July 7-11 (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
July 14-18 (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Credit optional (2cr)
This 11-day course is designed for educators and others interested in exploring natural and societal resources using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The course combines learning about natural resource management and community planning with developing skills in ArcGIS 9.2 GIS software. Participants map natural resources and community assets while exploring protection strategies for their communities. Activities will involve informational lectures on course topics by experts in each field from local, state and federal entities, immediately followed by hands-on related GIS exercises.
Course content is appropriate for all people interested in using GIS to map community resources, including high school or middle school educators, town employees, conservation commissions and planning board representatives. Participating schools can receive free, one year licenses of ArcGIS 9.2 software (sorry schools only). Familiarity with Windows is recommended, but no previous experience in GIS or Global Positioning Systems (GPS) is needed.
A laptop computer with ArcGIS 9.2 and a handheld GPS unit will be provided for each student for the duration of the course. Participants taking the course for credit must submit a project by August 6.
Topics will include: Introduction to ArcGIS 9.2, Model Builder, Handheld GPS, Mapping quality GPS, Conservation lands, Community infrastructure, Natural Resource Inventories, NH Wildlife Action Plan, Parcel maps, Soils, Water Resources and Wetlands.
To register and for more information contact Sharon Hughes at UNH Cooperative Extension, sharon.hughes@unh.edu, (603) 862-1029 or visit the Geospatial Outreach Program website at http://extension.unh.edu/GISGPS/GISGPS.htm.