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This program will be in English. Dit programma is alleen in het Engels.
Summary
The “World of Water” is a 3D, temporally integrated spatial complexity interacting deeply with societal issues. Despite the spatial domain of water being understood centuries ago, the realization was only possible after developing GIS and remote sensing techniques. Today, petabytes of water-related spatial data are placed online every single day. You may not know, but what you need might be already available and alive even in areas of data scarcity right now.
This course is an eye-opener, giving you access to that information. You learn it in an integrated manner by exposure to both tools using educational techniques developed after 75 years of international education in the subject.
The course has two parts, and water is the common factor. In the first part, the GIS week, participants operate spatial data to produce custom-made outputs serving both as inputs to hydro-models and as tools in decision-making. The second part, the EO week, deals with the access, acquisition and evaluation of the water-related data and products from satellite imagery needed in temporal evolution studies. In this way, participants are exposed to the whole picture of temporal and spatial analysis required in the Water Sector.
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on analysing digital spatial data, preparing for numerical modelling, presentation of modelling results and support to the decision-making process in the water sector.
You will be given the skills to promote yourself to a new level of professional able to acquire (retrieve), organize, analyze, operate and produce spatial and temporal information for your area of expertise, supporting research, development projects and societal solutions for urban and rural areas.
You will operate tools for converting spatial and temporal data into information (products) of value for decision-making in the Water Sector.
Duration
The course lasts 10 days (2 weeks) with a class time of 8 hours a day. The course starts on day 1 (Monday) with a registration period, and it ends with a closing ceremony of 1.5 hours on the last day (Friday), 2 weeks later. A common day starts at 8:45 and ends at 17:30 with two break intervals of 15 minutes at 10:30 and 15:30 and a 1.5 hours lunchtime starting at 12:30.
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a discipline related to water and/or natural resources. For this course, it is enough a good and fluent listening and understanding command of the English language. This is under the entire responsibility of the applicant and, although advisable, it is not required a proof of a proficiency English test normally required to access international courses.
That will allow the application to proceed. It should preferably be combined with working experience in a relevant field. Basic knowledge of GIS and RS is desirable but not compulsory. Participants must know how to operate Microsoft-related software and file management on a PC.
Who is this offered to?
The course is designed for professionals (engineers and researchers) active in the water/environmental sector, especially those involved in the planning and management of water systems and numerical modelling. The course aims at adding a robust spatial dimension to your research and/or project skills.