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COMPUTER MAPPING
ESSENTIALS
How
will this workshop help me?
- Understanding of how computer mapping can
help you with property planning
- Provide
you with the knowledge and tools to assist
with purchasing the right computer mapping software
for your property, such as:
- Ability to import data types
- Inclusion of farm management
tools
-
 Inexpensive (i.e. below $700)
- Ongoing technical support
- Easy to
use and learn
- Links with different types of
GPS units
- Able to generate new data
What the
workshop will cover?
Participants will become familiar with:
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Fundamental computer mapping concepts
and principals
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Loading and displaying digital data
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Generating new maps for properties
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Linking GPS for data upload and download
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Creating
and printing hard copy maps
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Using mapping software you will be able
to add bio and physical features:
- Draw fence boundaries,
watering points, tracks,
sheds and houses
- Identify different ground
surfaces
Participants are provided with:
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Computer
Mapping Essentials Workbook
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Property
digital data containing (based on your
Lot on Plan):
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Property boundaries
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Landsat
and/or SPOT5 satellite imagery
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Regional Ecosystem
boundaries
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Preclear vegetation boundaries
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Watercourses
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Wetlands (if applicable)
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FarmKeeper
and PhoenixFarms-Mapping software
packages (demonstration licences)
AgForward makes available 10 training
computers for the day and uses either the
FarmKeeper or PhoenixFarms-Mapping software
packages to demonstrate this capability.
If you have a preference of software for the
training day, please identify this on the
registration form.
Registration
See the
Workshop Calendar
for a list of workshop
locations and dates, download the
Computer Mapping Essentials registration form for the desired
location, complete the form and return it to our
Brisbane office.
This workshop
commences at 9am and finishes around 4pm.
The workshop is restricted to 10 participants.
Useful
Computer Mapping Links:
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