Geographical Information Systems (GIS) course

There are still seats available for the basic course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that will be held from  7-9 December 2009 at the Centre for Geographical Analysis. This introductory course is aimed at GIS beginners who needs instruction in basic GIS functions such as map production, data capture, editing and manipulation. Participants will also be exposed to more advanced applications of GIS such as spatial analysis and modelling. Upon completion, participants will understand the basic principles of cartography, map projections, data models, and other GIS concepts and will apply these concepts in ArcGIS.

The course fee is R2500 per US student/staff member. To apply for the course, kindly visit http://academic.sun.ac.za/cga/news/article.asp?NewsID=14.