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Applying Technology to Management
Date:Course held approximately every 2-3 years.
Learn how managers are using GPS, GIS, and other technologies such as photo-points, digital video, wildlife cameras, infrared trail counters and others to document land management activities and communicate their findings to administrators and the public. The focus of this workshop is on the application of technological tools and effectively communicating your message. All participants will get hands-on time with the technologies and have the opportunity for individual tutorials.
Location: Last held at Barrier Island Sanctuary Management and Education Center, 8385 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach
Course Coordinators: Tom Matthews and Ray Mojica
Participants will learn to:
- Utilize technology in creative ways to accomplish management tasks and incorporate technology into presentations to improve communication strategies.
- Learn how to balance “low-tech” and “high-tech” solutions to management issues.
- Become more effective communicators using technology.
"I took the special technical session. The class was beneficial because it addressed the latest info and demonstrations for land management such as using the Gopher Tortoise camera for monitoring, GIS and computer graphic integration for land management purposes and consistency and appropriate economical equipment for photo points. It was a class well worth taking."
- Gaye Sharpe, Polk County Environmental Lands Program"I attended the technology workshop in Crystal River. The breadth of material, professionalism, and hands-on training was extremely effective for our state resource management office. We have employed several aspects of the training in our regular surveying routine and plan to develop other ideas that we learned."
- Jeff Beal, CAMA