Trimble Navigation's International Training Manager
Greg Lauer (at right) teaches trainees how to use a
newly developed GPS data
logger.
UTSA hosts national global positioning system training
(Sept. 4, 2002)--The University of Texas at San Antonio recently hosted a national Global Positioning System (GPS) recertification training session on the 1604 Campus.
Trimble Navigation Limited, the leading manafacturer of GPS software and equipment, sponsored the two-day event and provided the instruction for private and governmental participants including the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service.
The trainees surveyed the 1604 Campus and received hands-on instruction using the latest in GPS equipment. They also learned about the newest technological advancements and field-tested new software that associates geographical coordinates to photographs.
Assistant Professor Stephen Brown completed the recertification training last year and has used the Trimble technology to assist him with a number of projects in the community relating to GPS.
"Trimble chose UTSA for its national GPS recertification training because they believe UTSA has one of the best GPS/GIS programs in the United States," said Brown.
Brown is currently working with City Public Service on a nine-month survey
that will determine how existing trees impact air quality, energy consumption
and stormwater runoff in urban San Antonio. Brown was also featured on the Trimble Web site due to his efforts to help map the white-tailed
deer population in Hollywood Park, a San Antonio suburb.
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