104 IGIS

GIS Application for Wildlife Management

Course ID
104 IGIS
Department
Natural Resource Management
Level
NQF Level 6
Instructor
Peace Parks Foundation
Credit
Institutional
Method
Campus, Online
Duration
5 days

The Southern African Wildlife College offers organisations and or private businesses the opportunity to enrol their staff for training in any of our short courses on the basis of ten people attending as a minimum requirement. Training can take place at the SAWC or on-site at a location preferred and provided by the client. Courses can be tailored according to the specific needs of the organisation. 

Purpose

This module covers: 

  • Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS),
  • processes and techniques for presentation,
  • cartography and mapping,
  • GIS/GPS capturing and remote sensing data,
  • GIS as a conservation application.

Course participants must be fully computer literate and familiar with the Microsoft Operating Systems and Office Suite. 

Suitable for: 

Anyone interested in understanding and applying basic GIS applications.