
14 November 2007, 10:02am
The Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, will be hosting on the 11th and 12th of February 2008 a training course introducing the Manifold GIS Software package. This course is aimed at novice or potential Manifold Users which will be able after course completion to use the power of Manifold GIS to display, manipulate and analyse geographic information confidently and create high-quality outputs.
The course is structured in modules containing comprehensive overviews of fundamental topics relating to geographical information, databases and cartography along with hands-on tutorials teaching users the most important
functionalities of Manifold GIS. Participants will be tutored by experienced GIS lecturers and researchers with ample experience of Manifold GIS in a commercial and academic context.
Participants will receive a comprehensive training manual containing all of the course content such as presentation slides, tutorial worksheets Manifold project files and datasets used. This training manual will act as a valuable reference guide after the course is completed.
Each participant can expect:
Experienced academic tutors
A workstation preloaded with all software and data for the tutorials
State-of-the-art air-conditioned computer room
Comprehensive course documentation folder
Course Certificate from UCL on completion
Lunch and refreshments provided
The course fee is £650 per participant. Please note that we have arranged a discount for organisations sending two or more participants. The course will be held on UCL’s main campus in Bloomsbury, Central London.
For booking and any further enquiries, please email Patrick Weber at p.weber@ucl.ac.uk or you can phone +44 (0)20 7679 4118

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