Deforestation study using GRASS GIS

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This workshop will give you an introduction of the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Geographic Information System (GIS) and its brief history. We will define an objective for our deforestation study and install the latest daily build of GRASS 8 for Windows. You will learn its basic data structure and how to answer those questions in the objective using GRASS.

Author

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Dr. Huidae Cho /hidɛ t͡ɕo/ is a water resources engineer. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and teaches Geospatial Science and Computing in the Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA) at the University of North Georgia. He is a member of the GRASS GIS Development Team and Project Steering Committee.

Level

Basic. General GIS knowledge is required.

Requirements for the attendees

  • A computer running Windows

    • An extractable version of GRASS 8 for Windows will be provided.

    • Those running Linux or macOS will have to install GRASS 8 themselves.