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Your email message "new user questions" was forwarded to me in the event
that you might be interested in our GRASS classes. Grass class info
follows:

Karen Wagner
Training Program Coordinator
CAST
University of Arkansas
12 Ozark Hall
Fayetteville AR 72701
501-575-6159 phone

____________________________________________________________________________

GIS - GRASS - GPS

PROFESSIONAL SHORT COURSES FOR 1995

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES UNIVERSITY OF

ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS

CAST's 1995 professional education series....

The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) presently

offers a set of professional development short-courses designed to

allow working professionals in any field to obtain a viable

knowledge of GIS technologies, applications, and software to meet

the needs of individuals with varying levels of expertise.

_________________________________________________________________

--Introduction to GRASS 4.x, X-GRASS, and TCL/TK-GRASS (5 days)

$825

An introduction to the UNIX operating system and hands-on

instruction in using GRASS 4.x, X-GRASS, and TCL/TK-GRASS software

for GIS applications. Hardware requirements, data acquisition, map

making, and GRASS as an analytical tool are also covered.

February 27-March 3 May 8-12 July 24-28

November 13-17

_________________________________________________________________

--Advanced GRASS Applications (5 days) $825

For those with GRASS experience, this class focuses on shell

scripts, r.mapcalc, awk, and other advanced applications of GRASS.

July 31-August 4

_________________________________________________________________

--Introduction to GIS (2 days) $345

An introduction to GIS/LIS concepts. The course includes GIS

demonstrations and discussions of data standards, hardware, and

software requirements as well as the benefits and cost of such

systems.

April 5-6 August 23-24

_________________________________________________________________

--Fundamentals of GPS (2 days) $345

and

--Advanced GPS (3 days) $495

These short-courses cover GPS components, concepts, hardware,

software, and GPS applications as well as mission planning, field

techniques for data collection, differential corrections using

community base station data, and exporting GPS data to different

datums and database formats such as GIS. In addition to lecture,

practical "hands-on" demonstrations using portable GPS receivers

will be conducted, weather permitting. CAST has been designated

by Trimble Navigation Ltd. as a national Center of Excellence in

Navigation Sciences and GPS.

Fundamentals of GPS Advanced GPS

March 15-16 May 17-19

April 19-20 August 16-18

June 14-15 November 8-10

July 19-20

September 20-21

October 25-26

_________________________________________________________________

To register, please complete the following registration form and

mail it with your payment or purchase order to the address below.

For more information or to reserve space in class, contact Karen

Wagner, phone 501-575-6159, fax 501-575-5218, or email

karen@cast.uark.edu

_________________________________________________________________

Title and date of course

_________________________________________________________________

Name

_________________________________________________________________

Organization/Position

_________________________________________________________________

Address/City/State/Zip

_________________________________________________________________

Phone Number

_________________________________________________________________

Fax Number

_________________________________________________________________

Email Address

MAKE PAYMENT TO: UA FOUNDATION

MAIL TO:

CAST, Attn: Training Coordinator

University of Arkansas

#12 Ozark Hall

Fayetteville AR 72701

Payment, appropriate paper, or arrangements for payment must be

made prior to the first day of class. Full refunds will be made

for cancellations received seven days prior to the first day of

class. After that, a $15 processing fee will be charged.

_________________________________________________________________

Who is CAST.....

The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies was established at the

University of Arkansas in September of 1991. The Center is an

element of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

but has a campus-wide role with the active involvement of the

Fulbright College, the College of Agriculture, Life and Human

Sciences, the College of Engineering, the College of Business

Administration, and the School of Architecture.

In addition to its professional education emphasis, CAST is

actively involved in research, undergraduate and graduate

education, spatial data distribution, technology transfer, digital

photogrammetry, remote sensing, and interoperability. Many of

CAST's research efforts involve new approaches to spatial data and

the development of new methodologies for analysis of these data,

providing products and information to a variety of audiences.

Cooperative programs developed by CAST are designed to bring

together the benefits of academic research and development, the

resources of state and federal agencies, and the private sector to

provide the state and region with effective spatial technologies,

trained practitioners, and low-cost digital data.

CAST staff....

Since GIS applications encompass a wide range of knowledge from

many fields of study, a conscious effort has been made to insure

that Center staff are not only proficient in GIS software, but also

represent a broad spectrum of disciplines. CAST has over thirty

full-time and part-time staff members with diverse backgrounds in

areas such as architecture, archaeology, agronomy, landscape

architecture, surveying, engineering, geology, computer science,

remote sensing, photo interpretation, historic preservation,

geography, forestry, wildlife biology, and the social sciences.

Equipment and facilities....

CAST occupies ten offices, five labs, and a library/reading room

area in more than 6,000 square feet of Ozark Hall on the University

of Arkansas campus. The Center's facilities include the Advanced

Applications and Interoperability Lab, the Mapping and GeoSciences

Computer Lab, the Rural America 2000 Lab, the Spatial Technologies

Research Lab, the Multipurpose Computer Lab, and other research and

administrative areas.

The Center is equipped with 26 UNIX and 25 NT high performance

workstations and two large multi-processor servers on a fiber-optic

network. The Center has more than 250 gigabytes of on-line disk

storage including optical and tape juke boxes and a full range of

tape drives and CD-Rom systems. There is a full complement of

peripherals including three single and dual-headed digitizers, two

E-size and one B size scanner, and a range of color output devices

including E- B- and A-sized ink jets, a D-sized electrostatic

plotter, two A/B-size dye sublimation printers, and numerous black

and white printers.

The Center maintains an on-line 12 channel GPS base-station and has

numerous portable GPS systems including systems with sub-meter

accuracy. The facilities are carpeted, climate controlled, and

equipped with high quality furnishings to provide researchers,

students, and visitors with a comfortable and efficient space, one

which is ideal for accomplishing outreach and training objectives.

All labs are fully accessible.

Where are classes held....

Classes are held in Ozark Hall on the University of Arkansas Campus

in Fayetteville, Arkansas. CAST's newly equipped labs and recently

remodeled classrooms provide an excellent learning environment.

Fayetteville's location at the heart of the USA and its natural

scenic beauty make it an ideal meeting place. Located in the Ozark

Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville can be reached by air

or highway. The area offers a variety of hotel accommodations, and

local transportation is available. A packet of information about

CAST, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and specifics about

hotels, airlines, and local transportation will be forwarded to you

upon registration.

For questions or to reserve space in class, contact Karen Wagner,

phone 501-575-6159, fax 501-575-5218, or email karen@cast.uark.edu

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GIS - GRASS - GPS

PROFESSIONAL SHORT COURSES FOR 1995

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES UNIVERSITY OF

ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS

CAST's 1995 professional education series....

The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) presently

offers a set of professional development short-courses designed to

allow working professionals in any field to obtain a viable

knowledge of GIS technologies, applications, and software to meet

the needs of individuals with varying levels of expertise.

_________________________________________________________________

--Introduction to GRASS 4.x, X-GRASS, and TCL/TK-GRASS (5 days)

$825

An introduction to the UNIX operating system and hands-on

instruction in using GRASS 4.x, X-GRASS, and TCL/TK-GRASS software

for GIS applications. Hardware requirements, data acquisition, map

making, and GRASS as an analytical tool are also covered.

February 27-March 3 May 8-12 July 24-28

November 13-17

_________________________________________________________________

--Advanced GRASS Applications (5 days) $825

For those with GRASS experience, this class focuses on shell

scripts, r.mapcalc, awk, and other advanced applications of GRASS.

July 31-August 4

_________________________________________________________________

--Introduction to GIS (2 days) $345

An introduction to GIS/LIS concepts. The course includes GIS

demonstrations and discussions of data standards, hardware, and

software requirements as well as the benefits and cost of such

systems.

April 5-6 August 23-24

_________________________________________________________________

--Fundamentals of GPS (2 days) $345

and

--Advanced GPS (3 days) $495

These short-courses cover GPS components, concepts, hardware,

software, and GPS applications as well as mission planning, field

techniques for data collection, differential corrections using

community base station data, and exporting GPS data to different

datums and database formats such as GIS. In addition to lecture,

practical "hands-on" demonstrations using portable GPS receivers

will be conducted, weather permitting. CAST has been designated

by Trimble Navigation Ltd. as a national Center of Excellence in

Navigation Sciences and GPS.

Fundamentals of GPS Advanced GPS

March 15-16 May 17-19

April 19-20 August 16-18

June 14-15 November 8-10

July 19-20

September 20-21

October 25-26

_________________________________________________________________

To register, please complete the following registration form and

mail it with your payment or purchase order to the address below.

For more information or to reserve space in class, contact Karen

Wagner, phone 501-575-6159, fax 501-575-5218, or email

karen@cast.uark.edu

_________________________________________________________________

Title and date of course

_________________________________________________________________

Name

_________________________________________________________________

Organization/Position

_________________________________________________________________

Address/City/State/Zip

_________________________________________________________________

Phone Number

_________________________________________________________________

Fax Number

_________________________________________________________________

Email Address

MAKE PAYMENT TO: UA FOUNDATION

MAIL TO:

CAST, Attn: Training Coordinator

University of Arkansas

#12 Ozark Hall

Fayetteville AR 72701

Payment, appropriate paper, or arrangements for payment must be

made prior to the first day of class. Full refunds will be made

for cancellations received seven days prior to the first day of

class. After that, a $15 processing fee will be charged.

_________________________________________________________________

Who is CAST.....

The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies was established at the

University of Arkansas in September of 1991. The Center is an

element of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

but has a campus-wide role with the active involvement of the

Fulbright College, the College of Agriculture, Life and Human

Sciences, the College of Engineering, the College of Business

Administration, and the School of Architecture.

In addition to its professional education emphasis, CAST is

actively involved in research, undergraduate and graduate

education, spatial data distribution, technology transfer, digital

photogrammetry, remote sensing, and interoperability. Many of

CAST's research efforts involve new approaches to spatial data and

the development of new methodologies for analysis of these data,

providing products and information to a variety of audiences.

Cooperative programs developed by CAST are designed to bring

together the benefits of academic research and development, the

resources of state and federal agencies, and the private sector to

provide the state and region with effective spatial technologies,

trained practitioners, and low-cost digital data.

CAST staff....

Since GIS applications encompass a wide range of knowledge from

many fields of study, a conscious effort has been made to insure

that Center staff are not only proficient in GIS software, but also

represent a broad spectrum of disciplines. CAST has over thirty

full-time and part-time staff members with diverse backgrounds in

areas such as architecture, archaeology, agronomy, landscape

architecture, surveying, engineering, geology, computer science,

remote sensing, photo interpretation, historic preservation,

geography, forestry, wildlife biology, and the social sciences.

Equipment and facilities....

CAST occupies ten offices, five labs, and a library/reading room

area in more than 6,000 square feet of Ozark Hall on the University

of Arkansas campus. The Center's facilities include the Advanced

Applications and Interoperability Lab, the Mapping and GeoSciences

Computer Lab, the Rural America 2000 Lab, the Spatial Technologies

Research Lab, the Multipurpose Computer Lab, and other research and

administrative areas.

The Center is equipped with 26 UNIX and 25 NT high performance

workstations and two large multi-processor servers on a fiber-optic

network. The Center has more than 250 gigabytes of on-line disk

storage including optical and tape juke boxes and a full range of

tape drives and CD-Rom systems. There is a full complement of

peripherals including three single and dual-headed digitizers, two

E-size and one B size scanner, and a range of color output devices

including E- B- and A-sized ink jets, a D-sized electrostatic

plotter, two A/B-size dye sublimation printers, and numerous black

and white printers.

The Center maintains an on-line 12 channel GPS base-station and has

numerous portable GPS systems including systems with sub-meter

accuracy. The facilities are carpeted, climate controlled, and

equipped with high quality furnishings to provide researchers,

students, and visitors with a comfortable and efficient space, one

which is ideal for accomplishing outreach and training objectives.

All labs are fully accessible.

Where are classes held....

Classes are held in Ozark Hall on the University of Arkansas Campus

in Fayetteville, Arkansas. CAST's newly equipped labs and recently

remodeled classrooms provide an excellent learning environment.

Fayetteville's location at the heart of the USA and its natural

scenic beauty make it an ideal meeting place. Located in the Ozark

Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville can be reached by air

or highway. The area offers a variety of hotel accommodations, and

local transportation is available. A packet of information about

CAST, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and specifics about

hotels, airlines, and local transportation will be forwarded to you

upon registration.

For questions or to reserve space in class, contact Karen Wagner,

phone 501-575-6159, fax 501-575-5218, or email karen@cast.uark.edu