We're trying to get the word out to the Florida Educational Technologies
Community regarding a couple of upcoming mapping workshops in Florida. The
workshops are geared toward beginners who would like to map demographic
information for Florida communities.
Mapping Florida Communities: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis
Jacksonville: April 1st , 2009
New Horizons Computer Learning Center- 7020 A.C. Skinner Pkwy STE 180
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Tallahassee: April 1st, 2009*
Tallahassee Community College - 444 Appleyard Drive, EWD Building #38, Lab
217 Tallahassee, FL 32304
Orlando: April 3rd, 2009*
Valencia Enterprises of Orlando 2411 Sand Lake Road Orlando, FL, 32809
Miami: April 3rd, 2009*
Location to be determined.
*These are one-day workshops (8:30am - 4:30pm). Participants choose which
day to attend.
Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community.
Focus: This workshop is customized for each location.
This hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a
Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Participants
will learn to create thematic maps with Census data, Geocoding (Address
mapping) and Spatial Queries. Other features of the workshop are learning to
extract Census data and good map layout and design.
For more information about the Florida workshop, please visit
www.urban-research.info
Gina Clemmer
New Urban Research, Inc.
877.241.6576 | www.urban-research.info
