The Alabama Cooperative Extension System in conjunction with Baldwin Forestry Planning Committee, welcomes you to attend an workshop on “GPS 101” at the Auburn’s Gulf Coast Research Station in Fairhope, Alabama. The workshop will provide a hands-on opportunity to operate a GPS unit and learn to use GIS software (20 GPS Units and Laptops will be available for use during the training exercises).

Goals:
1. Overview basic Geographic Information Systems (GPS)
2. Review various GPS systems and the management options and uses they can
    provide a landowner
3. Overview of free or inexpensive software that can be used with to GPS develop maps
4. Hands-on training with Garmin GPS units
5. Hands-on training with low-cost GIS software

Agenda

Location:
Gulf Coast Research Station
8300 Hwy 104
Fairhope, AL 36532

When:
8:30 AM– 3:00 PM, November 19, 2009

Registration Fee:
$30.00 per person
Registration Limited to 40

To Register:
Return attached form with check payable to:

ACES
and Mail to :
ACES/GPS 101 Workshop
302A Byrne Street, Bay Minette, AL 36507

For More Information Contact:
Beau Brodbeck
302A Byrne Street, Bay Minette, AL 36507
Email: brodbam@auburn.edu