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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kristina@villageearth.org [mailto:kristina@villageearth.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 03, 2014 2:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies<br><b>Subject:</b> [ppgis] Community-Based Mapping at Duke University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Village Earth is now offering its Community-Based Mapping online course through Duke University. This is a continuing education course and not for academic credit, therefore, admission to the university is not required. This course may be taken on its own or may be counted toward the Certificate in Sustainable Community Development.<br><br>For more details or to register for the course by end of day March 5: <a href="http://villageearth.org/training-and-consulting/online/community-based-mapping">http://villageearth.org/training-and-consulting/online/community-based-mapping</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This course covers the basic principles, theory, and ethics of mapping and its role in participatory learning and action as well as larger processes of integrated community-based development. Participants will learn some basic mapping functions including projecting GPS coordinates onto a map, downloading and projecting satellite images, creating features from aerial imagery, and basic use of an open source GIS program.<o:p></o:p></p><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The instructor, David Bartecchi, has worked on many community mapping projects with indigenous peoples all over the world especially in helping Native American tribes with strategic land planning. You may contact the instructor directly with questions at <a href="mailto:david@villageearth.org">david@villageearth.org</a>. <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbartecchi">www.linkedin.com/in/davidbartecchi</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal>Kristina Pearson<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal>Training Director<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <br>Kristina Pearson<span style='font-size:13.5pt'><br><br><b><span style='color:#3366FF'>VILLAGE EARTH</span></b></span><br><a href="http://www.villageearth.org/" target="_blank">http://www.villageearth.org</a><br>PO Box 797<br>Fort Collins, CO 80522<br>Ph. +1-970-237-3002 Ext. 503<br>Fax. +1-970-237-3026 <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;margin-top:12.0pt'><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies is managed by</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://www.iapad.org">www.iapad.org</a> <span style='color:#333333'>and hosted by</span> <a href="http://www.ppgis.net">www.ppgis.net</a>.<br><span style='color:#333333'>You may register to French-, Portuguese- and Spanish speaking chapters of this list via</span> <a href="http://www.ppgis.net">www.ppgis.net</a>.<br>P<span style='color:#333333'>GIS/PPGIS related bibliography is found</span> <a href="http://ppgis.iapad.org/bibliography.htm">here</a>!<br><span style='color:#333333'>PGIS/PPGIS related literature is found</span> <a href="http://www.ppgis.net/ppgis_literature.htm">here</a>!<br><span style='color:#333333'>Join us on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=131362&trk=anet_ug_grppro">LinkedIn</a></span><br><span style='color:#333333'>Follow us on</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/ppgis">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PPGIS/119270464770217">Facebook</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community <a href="https://dgroups.org/groups/ppgis">Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:kristina@villageearth.org">Reply to sender</a> | <a href="mailto:leave.ppgis@dgroups.org">Unsubscribe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kristina@villageearth.org [mailto:kristina@villageearth.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 03, 2014 2:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies<br><b>Subject:</b> [ppgis] Community-Based Mapping at Duke University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Village Earth is now offering its Community-Based Mapping online course through Duke University. This is a continuing education course and not for academic credit, therefore, admission to the university is not required. This course may be taken on its own or may be counted toward the Certificate in Sustainable Community Development.<br><br>For more details or to register for the course by end of day March 5: <a href="http://villageearth.org/training-and-consulting/online/community-based-mapping">http://villageearth.org/training-and-consulting/online/community-based-mapping</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This course covers the basic principles, theory, and ethics of mapping and its role in participatory learning and action as well as larger processes of integrated community-based development. Participants will learn some basic mapping functions including projecting GPS coordinates onto a map, downloading and projecting satellite images, creating features from aerial imagery, and basic use of an open source GIS program.<o:p></o:p></p><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The instructor, David Bartecchi, has worked on many community mapping projects with indigenous peoples all over the world especially in helping Native American tribes with strategic land planning. You may contact the instructor directly with questions at <a href="mailto:david@villageearth.org">david@villageearth.org</a>. <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbartecchi">www.linkedin.com/in/davidbartecchi</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal>Kristina Pearson<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=stcpDiv><p class=MsoNormal>Training Director<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <br>Kristina Pearson<span style='font-size:13.5pt'><br><br><b><span style='color:#3366FF'>VILLAGE EARTH</span></b></span><br><a href="http://www.villageearth.org/" target="_blank">http://www.villageearth.org</a><br>PO Box 797<br>Fort Collins, CO 80522<br>Ph. +1-970-237-3002 Ext. 503<br>Fax. +1-970-237-3026 <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;margin-top:12.0pt'><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies is managed by</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://www.iapad.org">www.iapad.org</a> <span style='color:#333333'>and hosted by</span> <a href="http://www.ppgis.net">www.ppgis.net</a>.<br><span style='color:#333333'>You may register to French-, Portuguese- and Spanish speaking chapters of this list via</span> <a href="http://www.ppgis.net">www.ppgis.net</a>.<br>P<span style='color:#333333'>GIS/PPGIS related bibliography is found</span> <a href="http://ppgis.iapad.org/bibliography.htm">here</a>!<br><span style='color:#333333'>PGIS/PPGIS related literature is found</span> <a href="http://www.ppgis.net/ppgis_literature.htm">here</a>!<br><span style='color:#333333'>Join us on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=131362&trk=anet_ug_grppro">LinkedIn</a></span><br><span style='color:#333333'>Follow us on</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/ppgis">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PPGIS/119270464770217">Facebook</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community <a href="https://dgroups.org/groups/ppgis">Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:kristina@villageearth.org">Reply to sender</a> | <a href="mailto:leave.ppgis@dgroups.org">Unsubscribe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>