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Practical Application of New Technology for Foresters Seminar

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Atterbury Consultants, Inc. has developed a seminar aimed at helping field foresters learn how to incorporate the latest technology into their work.  This seminar is designed to make industry professionals more efficient by saving time in the field.  It is based on proven methods of using the latest software and equipment.
  • Learn how to benefit from new technology
  • Reduce navigation time in the field
  • Find corners, lines, and plots faster than ever
  • Collect GPS data easier than ever thought possible
  • See entire counties of imagery run on a Pocket PC
  • Experience the latest technology with; RD1000, Trupulse Laser, Impulse Laser, ArcPad, Pocket PCs, Consumer grade GPS, and Field grade GPS
  • Learn where to find the best source of data for imagery, roads, streams sections, townships, and much more

Each participant will receive a free evaluation copy of ArcPad tm and a free dataset for use in the seminar.  If you have a consumer grade GPS unit, feel free to bring it to class.

— $395.00

CFE Contact Hours
13.0

Please have the Seminar Registration Form filled out or you can register online here.

For more information contact Jon Aschenbach by email or at 503-646-5393
 

 

Course Outline

  
First Day
9:00 am Introduction: Integrating new technology with field work
9:15 am Pocket PCs for field work
9:30 am GIS for Desktop and Mobile applications
10:00 am Break
10:15 am GPS fundamentals
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Timber Cruise Input using Pocket PCs
2:00 pm Using Topographic software for pre-planning and navigation
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Using GPS Planning Software to maximize GPS efficiency
3:30 pm Equipment Analysis: Laser rangefinders, Relaskop®, & RD 1000
4:30 pm Digital Cameras in Forestry. Capturing Pictures at Plots and for reports
5:00 pm Adjourn

Second Day
8:00 am Field Session with GPS traverse, navigating to plot locations, Timber Cruising exercise
Noon Lunch and return to office
1:00 pm Analyzing and merging GPS and GIS data
1:30 pm Creating an ArcPad project within ArcGIS
2:00 pm How to convert consumer GPS data to ArcGIS
2:30 pm Downloading timber cruise data from a Pocket PC to Desktop Timber Cruise Software.
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Using GPS offsets to complete a traverse and to increase GPS efficiency.
4:30 pm What’s new for the Future
5:00 pm Adjourn
 

CFE Contact Hours
13.0
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