(NAME-MCE) Upcoming GIS Mapping Workshops

New Urban Research nur at urban-research.info
Tue Apr 14 13:01:29 CDT 2009


Hey group, 

We're trying to get the word out regarding a couple of upcoming GIS mapping
workshops. The workshops are geared toward beginners who would like to map
demographic information within your communities. Great for Health,
Environmental, Advocacy, Housing, Non-Profit Agencies, etc

Mapping Your Communities: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis
April 30/May 1     Phoenix, AZ
May 5/6                 New York, NY
May 8                     Albany, NY
May 14/15            Chicago, IL
May 14/15            Atlanta, GA
May 19                   Dallas, TX
May 21                   Houston, TX
May 27/28            Austin, TX
May 29                   San Antonio, TX
June 2                     Eugene, OR
June 4/5                 Portland, OR	June 9/10           Kansas City, KS
June 18/19         Raleigh, NC
June 25/26         Indianapolis, IN
July 7/8               Baltimore, MD
July 9/10            Olympia, WA
July 17                Seattle, WA  
July 22                Nashville, TN
July 24                Memphis, TN
July 29                Charleston, NC
July 31                Louisville, KY    	

*These are one-day workshops (8:30am - 4:30pm). Participants choose which
day to attend.
Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community. 
Focus: This workshop is customized for each location.

This hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a
Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Participants
will learn to create thematic maps with Census data, Geocoding (Address
mapping) and Spatial Queries. Other features of the workshop are learning to
extract Census data and good map layout and design.

For more information about the workshops, please visit
www.urban-research.info

Gina Clemmer
New Urban Research, Inc.
877.241.6576 | www.urban-research.info




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