Subject: FW: GIS for the Humanities Workshop - Sydney, Australia Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:42:38 +0100 From: Paul S. Ell paul.ell@QUB.AC.UK Reply-To: H-Net Network for The Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative H-ECAI@H-NET.MSU.EDU To: H-ECAI@H-NET.MSU.EDU

From: Martin P. King [mailto:mking1977@hotmail.com] Sent: 22 May 2004 4:29 AM Subject: GIS for the Humanities Workshop - Sydney, Australia GIS Workshops 2004, 12-16 July 2004 The University of Sydney, Australia

The Archaeological Computing Laboratory at the University of Sydney, Australia, holds annual workshops which introduce archaeologists, historians, natural scientists and others to a wide range of GIS techniques for historical, site and landscape mapping, along with practical analysis and data presentation. We aim to get participants up to speed on the effective use of GIS, Desktop Mapping and GPS for a broad range of applications. We particularly target applications which are not well covered

by standard GIS courses, such as the use of historic maps, archaeological data, database management, practical field recording methods and the delivery of maps on the web.

The workshops are suitable for students, researchers and managers who can benefit from handling spatial data but do not require high-end GIS - those you might call 'soft GIS users'. The workshops will help with the mapping of

many types of observations - not only historical and cultural data, but also

species sightings or population data - without a heavy investment in the highly technical skills of full-blown GIS.

We aim to provide participants with new skills and an up-to-date overview of

the equipment, applications and approaches available to maximise on the spatial component of their data. We use the latest version of ESRI's ArcGIS the TimeMap software developed by the ACL for web-based mapping.

Participants are encouraged to bring along their specific problems or datasets for analysis.

Timetable:

Introduction to GIS in the Humanities 12-13 July 2004 AUD$200 + AUD$20 GST (until 30 June 2004) AUD$250 + AUD$25 GST (after 1 July 2004)

Practical GIS, GPS and Survey 14-16 July 2004 AUD$500 + AUD$50 GST (until 30 June 2004) AUD$600 + AUD$60 GST (after 1 July 2004)

Both components together AUD$600 + AUD$60 GST (until 30 June 2004) AUD$700 + AUD$70 GST (after 1 July 2004)

Full details and application forms are available at:

http://acl.arts.usyd.edu.au/acl/activities_and_expertise/teaching/workshops. html

Further information: Contact Andrew Wilson e-mail: wilson@acl.arts.usyd.edu.au mail: ACL/SSIU Madsen F09 University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia