Use of GPS for NRCS Conservation Planning: Collecting, Managing, and Entering Data
Webinar Details
When:
Aug 15, 2017 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:13 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dwain Daniels, GIS Specialist, USDA NRCS Central National Technology Support Center, Fort Worth, TX
- Gary Hallbauer, Soil Conservationist, USDA NRCS National Geospatial Center of Excellence, Fort Worth, TX
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
- State Professional Engineer - 1 hour State Specific Approval Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Participate to learn how to collect GPS data, manage data quality, and enter data into NRCS GIS applications.
This webinar will make you aware of:
- Pre-collection planning and basic Garmin settings
- Data collection best practices; averaging positions
- Assessing data collection quality in the field and in the office
- Documenting the data collection experience
- Integration of Garmin GPS data into NRCS GIS applications
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology.
Please note the following:
0:00 to 6:30 minutes is the Introduction and some history of GPS use by NRCS and is relevant.
6:30 -23:30 is outdated and not relevant.
23:30 – 41:45 covers basic GPS use and BMP to increase data quality and is relevant.
41:45 – 46:00 covers assessing data quality in the field - Outdated (references outdated image and web sources)
46:00 - 50:00 covers integration of GPS data with Desktop GIS. The ArcMap tools GPX to Features and Features to GPX discussed are currently available in ArcPro 2.6 – 2.7
50:00 – end of recording. Review and Questions. No issues with this content.
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