Overview
The course provides an introduction to the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). This includes best practices in marine biogeographic data management, data publication, data access, data analysis and data visualisation.
Aims and Objectives
– Reinforce and expand the OBIS network in the South-East Asian Region
– Increase awareness on international standards and best practices related to marine biogeographic data management
– Increase the amount and quality of open access biodiversity data published through OBIS and its OBIS nodes
– Increase the use of data from OBIS for research, species conservation and area-based management applications for sustainable development
Learning Outcomes
– Knowledge and understanding of OBIS structure, mission and objectives
– Installation and management of IPT
– Use of Darwin Core standards for species occurrence records, taxonomy, event/sample records and additional biological and environmental parameters.
– Data quality control tools
– Publishing data through IPT and contributing datasets to OBIS
– Use of OBIS data access (website, web service, API/R).
– Data visualisation tools (R/online GIS tools, …)
Target Audience
– OBIS nodes (and candidate OBIS node) data managers in the SE Asia Region
Coral Reef biodiversity data managers
– Marine data managers
– Staff of NODCs or ADUs
– Principle Investigators of major marine biodiversity expeditions National marine biodiversity focal points
NOTE: priority will be given to participants originating from South Eastern Asia and Pacific Islands.
UNESCO is committed to promote gender equality. Therefore applications from women are strongly encouraged.
Course Pre-requisites:
– Candidates should be from institutions that contribute, or hold and plan to contribute, marine biogeographic data to OBIS
– Candidates should bring marine biogeographic datasets with them for the hands-on exercises
– Need to bring own laptop
– Working knowledge of English
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to all successful students.
| Location | Institute of Oceanography and Environment Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), 21030 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu Malaysia |
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| Notes | Application process: please fill the online application form https://otga.wufoo.eu/forms/otga-application-form-obis-asian-nodes-oct2017/ no later than 30 August 2017.Before starting filling the online application form, please make sure to have available the following: – a motivation statement (text file) of maximum 300 words; – scan of the bio page of your passport; in case you are a national of the host country a valid identification/citizen card can be used instead of the passport; – scan of the endorsement letter (in case you are asking for funding) – link to your profile on OceanExpert (www.oceanexpert.net); if you don’t have one make sure you create one in advance.The deadline to submit the application closes 30 August 2017. Do not leave for the last minute since the system will close automatically. In case you have any questions please contact the organisers well in advance: given time differences you may not get a reply to your questions immediately.Both full- and co-sponsoring are available for a limited number of participants.The selection of participants who will be sponsored will take into consideration: – Applicant country’s development status (preference will be given to LIFDCs) – Endorsement of the candidate’s application by his/her employer and any co-sponsoring – Expected impact of the training for the applicants’ institution – Possibility of any co-sponsorship (co-sponsorship is an asset for selection)For more detailed information on how to apply see http://classroom.oceanteacher.org/mod/page/view.php?id=5771 In case of questions contact: |
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Overview
Upwelling is an oceanographic feature that is very important to the ocean ecosystem. It brings high nutrient water to the surface and the impact is noteworthy to the ocean productivity. This nutrient-rich water will encourage a phytoplankton bloom that is ultimate base for large animal population in the food chains, including fish, mammals and sea birds. Although this coastal upwelling regions covers relatively small areas of the ocean surface, they contribute roughly 50 percent of the world’s fisheries landings.
We believe it is important to put special attention in providing specific tools and skills in understanding upwelling dynamics. Upwelling dynamics holds a very important value that require special skills, but the nature of the study is rather straightforward and can be done using many available data such as satellite, World Ocean Database and re-analysis of wind data. Thus, the training will hopefully can become very important initiatives to allow exploration at any particular upwelling site.
Objectives:
• To explore existing upwelling site using available datasets and increase understanding of the physical-biological interaction dynamics of upwelling regions
• To construct integrated data gathering which involve field data, satellite data and wind-data at any particular upwelling site
• To conduct simple analysis from the integrated data in determining special characteristic of any particular upwelling site
Target Audience:
The targeted audiences include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Marine and coastal scientists
• Oceanographic data managers
• Academic professors
• Government officers
• Environmental scientists with knowledge of essential marine parameters
• Students in the oceanographic or meteorological sciences
Pre-requisites:
Participants should have
• Educational backgrounds in oceanographic sciences
• Proficiency to use personal computers with Windows or Mac
• The working knowledge of English
• Preferably user with skills of Matlab or ArcGIS
| Location | INOS UMT Malaysia |
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| Notes | Application process: Please fill the online application form: https://otga.wufoo.eu/forms/otga-application-form-integrated-data-analysis/Period for Applications: 1 August – 5 September 2017Before starting filling the online application form, please make sure to have available the following: – a motivation statement (text file) of maximum 300 words; – scan of the bio page of your passport; in case you are a national of the host country a valid identification/citizen card can be used instead of the passport; – scan of the endorsement letter (in case you are asking for funding) – link to your profile on OceanExpert (www.oceanexpert.net); if you don’t have one make sure you create one in advance.The deadline to submit the application closes 5 September 2017. Do not leave for the last minute since the system will close automatically. In case you have any questions please contact the organisers well in advance: given time differences you may not get a reply to your questions immediately. Both full- and co-sponsoring are available for a limited number of participants. The selection of participants who will be sponsored will take into consideration: For more detailed information on how to apply see http://classroom.oceanteacher.org/mod/page/view.php?id=5771 In case of questions please contact: |
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Overview
The course provides an introduction for marine data managers to the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to the marine environment using open source software (QGIS). This includes acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation of data to create products in support of marine and coastal programs. Aims and Objectives Provide an introduction to GIS for marine applications Focus on some publicly available marine datasets Show the potential applications of GIS for the marine environment Learning Outcomes Knowledge and understanding of GIS, spatial data, raster and vector models Core tasks involved in the GIS analysis process including data acquisition, management, manipulation and analysis, and presentation and output Core functionality of QGIS Creating and editing spatial data Awareness of coastal and marine GIS data applications
Target Audience
Target audiences include, but are not limited to, the following: Marine data managers Staff of NODCs working with Marine Geographic Information Systems University graduates NOTE: priority will be given to participants originating from South Eastern Asia and Pacific Islands. UNESCO is committed to promote gender equality. Therefore applications from women are strongly encouraged.
Course Pre-requisites:
| Location | Institute of Oceanography and Environment Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Mengabang Telipot 21030 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu Malaysia |
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| Notes | Application process: please fill the online application form available on https://otga.wufoo.eu/forms/otga-application-form-marine-gis-apps-qgis/ Period for Applications 7 August – 11 September 2017. Before starting filling the online application form, please make sure to have available the following: – a motivation statement (text file) of maximum 300 words; – scan of the bio page of your passport; in case you are a national of the host country a valid identification/citizen card can be used instead of the passport; – scan of the endorsement letter (in case you are asking for funding) – link to your profile on OceanExpert (www.oceanexpert.net); if you don’t have one make sure you create one in advance. The deadline to submit the application closes 11 September 2017. Do not leave for the last minute since the system will close automatically. In case you have any questions please contact the organisers well in advance: given time differences you may not get a reply to your questions immediately. Both full- and co-sponsoring are available for a limited number of participants. The selection of participants who will be sponsored will take into consideration: – Applicant country’s development status (preference will be given to LIFDCs) – Endorsement of the candidate’s application by his/her employer and any co-sponsoring – Expected impact of the training for the applicants’ institution – Possibility of any co-sponsorship (co-sponsorship is an asset for selection) In case of questions contact: OTGA Malaysia Regional Training Centre Coordinator: Aidy M Muslim (aidy@umt.edu.my ) OTGA Coordinator: Claudia Delgado (c.delgado@unesco.org) | ||||
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Overview
Increased activity in the coastal and marine environment has led to two important types of conflicts in the region: (1) conflicts among human uses (user-user conflicts); and (2) conflicts between human uses and the coastal and marine environment (user-environment conflicts). These conflicts weaken the ability of the ocean to provide the necessary ecosystem services upon which humans and all other life depend on. This course provides an introductory, but comprehensive, overview of CMSP. It focuses on describing a logical sequence of all the steps required to achieve desired goals and objectives for coastal and marine areas. This course does not focus on the technical details of any one of the steps and it is not intended to be a course that will help to develop a marine GIS or implement a performance monitoring system. When available, references to existing technical guides, handbooks, and websites are suggested in the course materials. This course can help professionals at the international, regional, national, and sub-national levels who want to know more about the promise and potential of CMSP as a way to achieve multiple goals and objectives, including sustainable economic development and biodiversity conservation within a specified coastal and marine area.
Learning Outcomes
The purpose of this course is to explain how CMSP can be used to implement ecosystem-based management. This course fills this gap by using a step-by-step approach for developing and implementing CMSP. It also discusses issues such as obtaining financial resources and including key stakeholders that are often neglected, and steps of the CMSP process.
Course Topics
Target Audience
NOTE: priority will be given to participants originating from the South-East Asia Region. UNESCO is committed to promote gender equality. Therefore, applications from women are strongly encouraged.