Mapping and Analysis using GIS software

Dear All,

As we had heard the talks by Lee Shan Kee and Lin Kai Ling, of which an important aspect in their research is to map the distribution and diversity of the organism. Elora Poukin will be showing us (the mapping of) the firefly distribution during the different sampling seasons.

We decided "Mapping and Analysis using GIS software" to be the topic in our first session of discussion group, as requested by Wong Mum Keng (the only request that we received so far).

Cornelius and Liew will show you how to do a map by using a state-of-the-art software ArcGIS v. 9.2. This software is just a little bit easier than Photoshop and a little bit harder than powerpoint. Thus everyone can DIY (do it yourself!)

This kind of training course can cost you several thousand RM and consultancy fee that need be paid to professional mapper can cost around RM 100-200 per hour. This is an opportunity $free$ for those who want to learn how to do a digital map.













This is a "cooking program" intended as a training course to aid beginners in creating digital map from hard-copy map or GPS. It assumes basic familiarity with personal computer.

Please register yourself ASAP (by posting your comment after this post), so we can confirm with Mr. Zulhazman when we will need the GIS lab. This exercise is tentatively scheduled on 25 JULY, FRIDAY, 2-5pm, GIS Lab. ITBC.