• supports 80 participants in four workshops June-August 2009-10.

 • focuses on moderate-resolution, readily available federal land remote sensing data

 • addresses workforce needs in natural and cultural resource management. Also trains educators to develop and teach courses in remote sensing.

 • attend one summer workshop, you will be provided with lodging at the location of the workshop and  a stipend

 • complete prior to attendance, the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Tutorial: Fundamentals for Remote Sensing ^

 • begin a remote sensing project based on participants area of interest

 • will be provided with a copy of the ENVI 4.7 remote sensing software (ITT Visual Information Solutions)

 • This training is designed to help natural and cultural resource professionals and educators with GIS/GPS background acquire the necessary training in remote sensing to complete an assignment from their location. The training will focus on the use of remote sensing in the following topic areas, native and invasive vegetation management, fire, land use change and archeology (built features). Students will work on data from their respective locations using ENVI (ITT-VIS) and ARCGIS 9.3.1 as the training platforms.