July 6-7, 2011 – NOAA Coastal Inundation Mapping Training to be offered in Groton, CT

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We are pleased to announce that a NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) geospatial training short course on Coastal Inundation Mapping will be taught in southeastern CT this summer.

Matt Pendleton and Billy Brooks, trainers from the NOAA Coastal Services Center, will be teaching CSC’s regular 2-day “Coastal Inundation Mapping” course on July 6 and 7 at the University of Connecticut/Avery Point campus. This hands-on course will provide an introduction to coastal inundation issues and coastal inundation mapping techniques. The course is a combination of lectures and exercises that allow attendees to gain a better understanding of the following topics:

  • Types of coastal inundation
  • Coastal inundation production
  • Elevation data
  • Integration of elevation data
  • Creation of inundation maps
  • New visualization techniques
  • Adapting to coastal risks

Please see http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/inundationmap.html for a complete course description. Please note that a working knowledge of ArcGIS is required (version 9.3 will be used for this course).

The course will be offered at NO COST (although there will be a $30 advance fee to cover refreshments and lunches) and enrollment is limited to a max of 24 people. People eligible to attend should work for a not-for-profit organization; municipal, regional, state or federal government; or academia and should have an interest or responsibility in coastal resource management or planning. See attachment for more information.

If you or others are interested in registering for this course, please contact Cary Chadwick at 860-345-5216 or cary.chadwick@uconn.edu. Please note that registration requires an advance payment of $30 to cover the cost of refreshments and lunches. Checks can be made out to the University of Connecticut and mailed to the address below:

Middlesex County Extension Center
1066 Saybrook Road, PO Box 70
Haddam, CT 06441-0070
Attn: Cary Chadwick

This course offering is made possible by the support of the University of Connecticut/Avery Point and the Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) at the University of Connecticut.

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