Masterclass by Prof. R.G. Pontius, Clark University, USA
Land Change Modelling: calibration, validation, extrapolation, and interpretation
Staff, MSc and PhD students are invited to register for a one day Masterclass on 23 September by Prof. R.G. Pontius Jr., who will also deliver the Schermerhorn Lecture on the occasion of the Opening of the Academic Programme the day before, on 22 September 2011.
Land Change Modelling: calibration, validation, extrapolation, and interpretation
by Professor R.G. (Gil) Pontius, of the School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA
Friday, 23rd September 2011, whole day
Lectures: 09:00-10:15 and 10:45-12:00
Practicals: 14:00-15:15 and 15:45-17:00
Bring your own laptop for the practical sessions!
Register by e-mail to research-itc@utwente.nl (fully booked, registration closed)
About the Masterclass:
Professor R G Pontius Jr, PhD offers a workshop entitled “Land Change Modeling: calibration, validation, extrapolation, and interpretation”. This course provides hands-on training in GIS-based computer simulation of land change. Participants learn how models work and how to quantify forecasts of land change. The workshop uses the modules Geomod, Validate, and ROC in the GIS software Idrisi. Prior experience with GIS by the participants is helpful, while prior experience with Idrisi is not necessary. Professor Pontius has developed this course by presenting it numerous times since 2003 in Ecuador, France, Greece, India, Japan, Namibia, The Netherlands, Russia, Portugal, and numerous cities in the USA. Typical participants range from graduate students to GIS professionals with decades of experience. The course includes substantial discussion concerning the intelligent use of models, regardless of the software or algorithm used. Professor Pontius will supply the Idrisi software freely via CD for the duration of the course for participants to load on their own laptop computers. Computers will not be supplied by the workshop. The lecture and materials are in English. Participants must register before 16th September by sending an email message to research-itc@utwente.nl that includes your name and email address (no confirmation will be given, your e-mail is your registration, please do not use the reply or ‘reply-to-all’ button). Participants who complete the workshop are entitled to a 50% discount on a general, academic, or student license of Idrisi.
About Professor Pontius:
Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr, “Gil” for short, is Associate Professor in the School of Geography at Clark University. He has been creating, comparing, and evaluating land change models since 1990. For example, he created the land-use change model Geomod and several statistical techniques to compare maps at multiple resolutions. He is active in the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program and the Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) program, both funded by the United States’ National Science Foundation. Gil holds a Master of Applied Statistics from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry. To see the products of his activities, visit http://www.clarku.edu/~rpontius/ or contact him at rpontius@clarku.edu.
| Timesheet | |
|---|---|
| Event starts: | Friday 23 September 2011 at 9:00 |
| Event ends: | Friday 23 September 2011 at 17:00 |
| Venue: | ITC room 2-004/008 |
| Organized by: | Research |
| City where event takes place: | Enschede |
| Country where event takes place: | Netherlands |
| E-mail address: | research-itc@utwente.nl |