GEOSPATIAL APPLICATION HANDS ON TRAINING: 2015

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PROF. S.O AKINDELE

Professor Shadrach Olufemi Akindele is a prolific researcher with over 20-years post-qualification experience in Geospatial application for Natural Resource Management. In addition to his doctoral degree in Forest Biometrics, he obtained a certificate in GIS from ITC/University of Twente (Netherlands) and designed the curriculum for GIS training in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). Professor Akindele was the pioneer Director of the Centre for Space Research and Applications (CESRA) at the Federal University of Technology, Akure. He has been teaching “GIS Applications” in Forestry for several years and has supervised many Student projects focused on or related toGIS. Professor Akindele has served as resource person in several GIS training workshops including the recent GIS training organized by the Nigeria's Tropical Biology Association (NTBA). He has (co)led many GIS projects especially within the realms of natural resource management and has built a strong reputation within the discipline over the years. Currently, Professor Akindele is the Dean at the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, FUTA and he is unrelenting in his intrinsic passion to inspire new possibilities and solutions with the application of GIS in Nigeria.

Asemed International Abuja in collaboration with School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State.

PRESENTS

A GIS AND REMOTE SENSING HANDS-ON TRAINING.

(Geo-spatial Applications in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management)

Learn geospatial analysis with ArcGIS, and special introduction to ENVI and SuperMap at Beginners and Intermediate levels from our team of very experienced experts

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Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about

· The basic concepts of GIS (Understanding GIS and Remote sensing Concept)

Processes of Map symbology and Cartographic Design

· GIS Data needs for Agriculture and Natural Resources Management
· Geoprocessing and GIS modelling tools in Agriculture and Natural Resources
· Map designs
· Practical training on the use of Global Positioning System (GPS)
· Data Collection and processing
· Geodatabase Solution Design and Deployment
· Decision making techniques using GIS

DATE:
December 1^st- 4^th 2015 (1^st Batch)

December 7^th -11^th 2015 (2nd Batch)

VENUE: Conference Room, SAAT Building,Obanla, FUTA

PARTICIPATION FEE: N25,000 covers the following

Tuition

Certificate of Participation at the end of the training

Group lunch and tea Break

Course materials

Membership of Asemed Int’l Working group (guarantee you access to further training, conferences, GIS jobs portal and opportunity to network with other GIS specialist )

(20% discount for the first 10 registered individual participants and group of 3 participants from same institution, firm, or company)

SCHOLARSHIP:

There will be a 50% scholarship for 10 outstanding and highly motivated students in each batch. simply follow the link below to apply for the scholarship

APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP

Deadline for the Scholarship application is 10^th November 2015 14:00 GMT. winners of the scholarship will be announced on the 15^th of November 2015, 14:00 GMT

ACCOMODATION

Arrangement have been made for very conducive accommodation both within and outside the FUTA campus for participants that requires accommodation through the period of the training. Kindly indicate this need when filling the application form. A representative will contact you.

NOTE: All travel and accommodation expenses are to be borne by participants

HOW TO APPLY :

Simply fill our online application for by clicking on Apply Now Below