Short Courses eLearning EuroSDR – EduServ4

The fourth module of EduServ4, Educational Service of EuroSDR, will take place in Spring 2006. This has been announced by the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) (The Netherlands).

It consists of the following four 2-week Distance eLearning courses:

• Quality of Geospatial Data and on Related Statistical Concepts
  
• Co-ordinate systems and transformations for spatial position
  
• Positional Accuracy Improvement in GI databases
  
• Quality control of DTM’S

The courses following the ‘learning by doing’ principle, are based on the experience and outcomes of EuroSDR projects and workshops. They are intended for those working, studying or generally participating in the spatial information sciences or users of Geographical Information. They cover material not normally covered in university programmes and are delivered in a manner that enables participants to follow the courses from their workplace or at home, at a time and place that suits them.

The courses will be preceded by a two-day pre-course workshop from 30th to 31st March 2006 at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITC in Enschede, The Netherlands. There, participants will receive course material, hear background presentations about the subjects and become familiarised with the structure and expectations of the courses. They will also receive the necessary instructions for using the course conferencing systems.