Drew University in Madison, NJ is offering a certificate program in historic preservation to the local community among the courses is: “Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, for Preservationists: Mapping History.”
The blurb: The course “will explore how GIS technology provides new and innovative opportunities for cultural resource professionals and advocates to satisfy a critical need: accurate location information. Drew’s historic preservation program noted that mapping has always been an integral part of any cultural resource identification effort, but today, maps and data that can be easily distributed and integrated with other information are vital to ensuring adequate consideration of cultural resources in many planning processes. The course will provide students with an overview of the concepts behind GIS – both as a computerized mapping and location identification tool, and as a data gathering and analysis vehicle – and highlight current trends in GIS software, hardware and uses for planning and preservation in an introductory lecture. “Hands-on” training, using historic maps to discover information about historic sites as well as preparing a professional map for submission with freely available tools and data sources, will be the focus of a session on Saturday, Feb. 27. A follow-up session will focus on question from individual participants, and additional time to master skills learned during the training sessions. The course will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 22 and March 1, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27. The cost is $225.”
Kashmir University (India) has joined the Sentinel Asia System (SAS), an international initiative coordinated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The university will operate the space based technology and Web-GIS technology for disaster management in the Himalayan region. The school follows the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), as the organization’s second member.
- PTI News
The Kosciusko County Community Foundation (Indiana) awarded more than $56,000 in grants to local charitable causes. Among them: The Kosciusko County Historical Society received $1,000 to catalog county cemeteries for GIS searches.
