Free workshop on GIS information in forest plantations
It will address how to use the GIS information available in forest plantations.
Led by Matías Gaute, an agronomist with a postgraduate degree in Remote Sensing and GIS (FAUBA), and coordinator of the GIS Area of the National Directorate for Forestry-Industrial Development- SAGyP, a virtual workshop on GIS information on forest plantations will be held on Tuesday August 15, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A virtual workshop on GIS information in forest plantations on Tuesday, August 15, from 4 to 6 p.m., will be given by Matías Gaute. He is an Agricultural Engineer with a post-graduate degree in Remote Sensing and GIS (FAUBA) – Coordinator of the GIS Area of the National Directorate of Forestry-Industrial Development- SAGyP, and organized with the support of the Argentine Forestry Association (AFoA)
It will address how to use the GIS information available in forest plantations. Information boards, Cartographic Viewers and Monitoring and Characterization Systems of Forest Plantations in Argentina.
Registration: https://forms.gle/Tho2WzjDyM1mbHA26
When: TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 FROM 4 TO 6 PM.
Syllabus:
Introduction and context
Tools available on the SAGyP website
Discussion and answering of questions
conclusions
Duration: 2 hours
By ZOOM platform and also visible on the Youtube channel of the ARGENTINE FOREST ASSOCIATION
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