Training Course on Mapping and Visualization of Agriculture and Climate Change using ArcGIS

Training Course on Mapping and Visualization of Agriculture and Climate Change using ArcGIS

Course venue: Kigali Rwanda

Course duration - 5 days

Registration  link: https://trainingsinkigali.com/agriculture_and_rural_development_courses/

Course date

15/01/2024 – 19/01/2024 : https://bit.ly/48Hxt9h

12/02/2024 – 16/02/2024 : https://bit.ly/48Hxt9h

11/03/2024 – 15/03/2024 : https://bit.ly/48Hxt9h

22/04/2024 – 26/04/2024 : https://bit.ly/48Hxt9h

27/05/2024 – 31/05/2024 : https://bit.ly/48Hxt9h

17/06/2024 – 21/06/2024 : https://bit.ly/48Hxt9h

Contacts: +250 784 481 618 or +250 786 156 256

Whatsapp : +250 793 086 968

E-mail: [email protected]

About the Course

Agricultural and climate change intervention projects and programmes may fail to achieve the required outcomes and impacts due to non-use of GIS and remote sensing technology. A geographical information system (GIS) is a collection of hardware software, and procedures to collect, manage, retrieve, manipulate, analyze and display spatial data. Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation, especially the Earth. This training workshop on Mapping/Visualization of Agriculture & Climate Change using ArcGIS will equip participants with handy skills for use in spatial and Earth Observation (EO) as a tool to integrate knowledge about climate change, agriculture, and food security in a meaningful and innovative way.

 

Target Participants

This course is useful for agricultural professionals who are involved in development in rural intervention and climate change programming. The course is useful for professionals who use spatial data as part of their work and who need to make decisions from such data.

 

What you will learn

By the end of the course the learner should be able to:

 

Use GIS as monitoring tool for projects and programmes activities in agriculture and climate change setup.

Familiarize with spatial data availability.

Appreciate the role of spatial data infrastructure (SDI) in agriculture and climate change setup.

Use participatory GIS (PGIS) at community level.

Conduct agriculture and climate change modeling using GIS.

Collect data using Mobile data gathering tools.

Integrate GIS within new and existing activities in agriculture and climate change.

Course duration

5 days

 

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

 

Fundamentals of Monitoring and Evaluation

 

Definition of Monitoring and Evaluation

Why Monitoring and Evaluation is important

Key principles and concepts in M&E

M&E in project lifecycle

Participatory M&

M&E Data Management

Data Quality Assessment

Data Collection Tools and Techniques

 

Sources of M&E data –primary and secondary

Sampling during data collection

Qualitative data collection methods

Quantitative data collection methods

Participatory data collection methods

Introduction to data triangulation

Introduction to spatial data gathering and analysis in agriculture and climate change

 

Explanation of concepts

Exploration of interlinkages between agriculture and climate change

Introduction to GPS, GIS and Remote Sensing Principles

 

Principles of GIS and Remote Sensing

Components of GIS Systems

GIS Capabilities and Functions

Spatial Data Infrastructure

Introduction to GPS and Global Navigation Satellite

Data Acquisition in agriculture and climate change: Using Mobile based GPS (ODK)

 

Principles and concepts of GPS

Introduction to Mobile Data gathering

Getting started

Survey Authoring

GIS Mapping ODK collected data

Online web mapping with Google maps

Exporting to GIS /RS environment for further analysis

Hosting the data online

Module 2: Data Acquisition and Database Design and Development

 

Data Acquisition in agriculture and climate change: Extraction of feature from other sources

 

Extracting data from Satellite images,

Extracting data from online GIS data sources

Importing data to GIS

Obtaining Data from topographic sheets

Downloading Data from open street maps

Database Design and development for agriculture and climate change programming

 

Working with spreadsheets data in GIS

Conceptual and logical database design

Building and coding the attributes

Digitizing and scanning of maps

Relating spatial and attribute data

Module 3: Editing and management of GIS and Integrating Imagery and Remote Sensing into GIS

 

Editing and management of GIS in agriculture and climate change

 

Adding feature to GIS data

Reducing GIS data

cutting points of interest in image datasets

Transforming GIS data

Integrating Imagery and Remote Sensing into GIS in agriculture and climate change

 

Radiometric and atmospheric correction

Temporal normalization

Geo-coding and geo-referencing

Transformation

Signature development

Supervised Classification

Unsupervised Classification

Change detection

Accuracy assessment

Module 4: Geo-Spatial Analysis and Introduction to cartographic visualization and the mapping process

 

Geo-Spatial Analysis in agriculture and climate change

 

Geo-processing

Creating views and themes

Working with themes

Working with attribute tables

Spatial query and analysis

Working with charts

Creating a map layout

Digital Cartography and Visualization

Introduction to cartographic visualization and the mapping process in agriculture and climate change

 

Components of a map

Map design

Symbol design

Name design and placement

Concept of scale

Map projections

Data pre-processing techniques

Thematic mapping;

Digital mapping

Module 5: Online publishing of maps and GIS outputs

 

Online Publishing of agriculture and climate change maps and GIS outputs

 

Working with Google Maps and Fusion Tables

Publishing into other web based platforms

Case study

 

Case study of application of GIS and RS technology in agriculture and climate change

Training Approach

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.

 

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

 

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate.

 

Tailor-Made Course on Mapping/Visualization of Agriculture & Climate Change using ArcGIS

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. Contact us to find out more [email protected]

 

Payment

The training fee covers tuition fees, learning materials, and training venue. Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged for our participants upon request.

 

Payment should be sent to our bank account before start of training and proof of payment sent to [email protected]