Workshop Structure
Wallops Island, Virginia
August 11 – August 12, 2009

Tuesday, August 11

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

1. Welcome

2. Introductions: Development Team, Presenters, Participants.

3. Pre-test

4. Materials introduction -Binders, Supplies, Portfolios

5. Introductory Exercise: “Finders Keepers,” Washington DC

6. Map Use (Introduction to Scale and area measurement)

7. NASA and Airborne Science Program

8. Manual GIS Exercises

9. Concepts and Resources for Understanding Wetlands Function and values; Photo essay; Web site

10. Classification of Habitats and Interpretation of Images

11. Satellite Image Interpretation

Wednesday, August 12

8:30 am – 10:15

12. Wetland upland habitat exercise

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Wetlands Field Experience

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Post – test and Evaluation