We are pleased to announce the Short Course on Geostatistical Analysis of Environmental Data to be instructed by one of the foremost scientists in the field of theoretical and applied geostatistics, Dr. Pierre Goovaerts, author of “Geostatistics for Natural Resources Evaluation”.

This short course is an advanced-level introduction to geostatistics and geostatistical methodology. Enrollment in this course is lim-ited to the first 30 participants, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that the first time this course was offered at the Univer-sity of Florida, it filled in a matter of only a few days. Due to the specialized nature of this course, advance registration is required, and we encourage you to register early to secure a seat in the course. The course will be held August 13-17, 2007 in

Gainesville, Florida at the GIS

Lab in McCarty Hall B on the University of Florida campus.

• Academics

• Agricultural Engineers

• City and County Government Officials and Decision-makers

• Climatologists

• Environmental Consultants

• Environmental Engineers

• Environmental Epidemiologists

• Environmental Regulators

• Environmental Scientists

• Foresters

• Geotechnical Engineers

• Geophysicists and Geologists

• Soil Scientists

• Scientists and scientists in training

• Others seeking training in GIS

Announcing the August Short Course!

Short Course Overview

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Course Topics 2

Benefits of Attending

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About the Instructor 3

Hotel Information 4

Inside this Issue:

May 11, 2007

Volume 1, Issue 1

Short Course on Geostatistical

Analysis of Environmental Data

August 13-17, 2007 • Gainesville, Florida

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For more information and to register online, visit our

website at:

conference.ifas.ufl.edu/soils/geostats

Who Should Attend

This short course will introduce a suite of geostatistical methods for the spatial analysis of environmental data. Participants will learn how to apply geostatistics for the description of spatial patterns and identification of scales of variability, spatial interpolation and stochastic modeling of environmental attributes, creation of risk maps and their use in decision-making. Lectures will alternate with analysis of environ-mental data using the Stanford Geostatistical Modeling Software (S-GeMS) and the TerraSeer Space-time Information System (STIS).

• Risk mapping and incorporation in decision

making. Parametric versus non-parametric

approaches, indicator kriging, goodness of

uncertainty models.

• Stochastic simulation. Simulation versus

estimation, simulation algorithms.

• Space-time geostatistics. Approaches available,

a space-time model.

• What is Geostatistics? History of Geostatistics,

types of spatial data, books and on-line

resources.

• Spatial exploratory data analysis. Data import

and visualization, data transformation, detection

of spatial outliers.

• Description of spatial pattern. Concepts of cor-

relogram and semivariogram, semivariogram

map, analysis of direction-dependent variability.

• Spatial prediction. Different types of kriging,

change of support, cross-validation and

jackknife.

• Accounting for secondary information in

kriging. Algorithms to incorporate exhaustive

secondary layers, cokriging, modeling of

cross-semivariograms.

Course Topics

Test datasets will be prepared so that results of geostatistical prediction and impacts on decision- making can be compared and discussed during the course. Each participant will receive a set of lecture notes and have the opportunity to pur-chase a copy of Dr. Goovaerts’ textbook. A copy of the public domain S-GeMS software will be provided. Ample time will be allocated to discus-sion, and participants are invited to bring their own case studies to seek Dr. Goovaerts opinion. The course provides 30 hours of training and in-struction, and a Certificate of Completion will be provided upon conclusion.

"I enjoyed the course very much and found it to be not only quite challenging but also provocative and inspiring. For myself, there are many skills necessary to more efficiently apply this advanced knowledge, and your course and accompanying book will serve to provide a template on which to build a more confident approach to geostatistical analysis. Cheers!" David M. Mahnken South Florida Water Management District

Short Course Overview

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Upon completion, you will be able to:

• Import, visualize and analyze your own data in a space-time information system.

• Conduct a complete geostatistical analysis using the new software developed at Stanford University.

• Detect spatial outliers in your data. • Analyze and model the spatial variability of

your data. • Map sparsely sampled environmental attrib-

utes, and characterize the reliability of those maps.

• Choose the interpolation technique that makes best use of the information available.

• Create risk maps, and use them in decision-making.

• Gain a basic understanding of state-of-the-art geostatistical methods for stochastic simulation and space-time interpolation.

• Explore and visualize local relationships be-tween environmental variables.

• Conduct a critical reading of the current geostatistical literature.

Benefits of Attending

For more information about Dr. Goovaerts, visit his Home Page at: home.comcast.net/~goovaerts/.

Dr. Goovaerts has authored more than 80 refereed papers in the field of theoretical and applied geostatistics, and he is a reviewer for 50 international journals. He has taught numerous short courses in the US, which were attended by academics, consultants and federal employees. He acts as a consultant for the Environ-mental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-sion, and he is bringing his expertise to numerous projects dealing with the characteriza-tion of air, soil and water pol-lution and its impact on hu-man health. Most recently, Dr. Goovaerts has been appointed a Courtesy Associate Professor at the University of Florida, Soil and Water Science Department.

Dr. Pierre Goovaerts studied at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) and at Stanford University,

where he wrote the textbook en-titled Geostatistics for Natural Resources Evaluation published by Oxford University Press in 1997. In 2002, after five years on the Faculty at the University of Michigan, he became Chief Scientist for the R&D Company, Biomedware, Inc, and he created his own consulting company, PGeostat, LLC.

About the Instructor

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"Thanks for the information on S-GEMS. I really enjoyed your short course - the lectures and exercises were excellent and I'm looking forward to using some of these geostatistical tools. Well worth the trip." Andrew Swales, NIWA, Coastal Processes Group, New Zealand

"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learned much. The class exceeded my expectations and I am now excited to apply the geostatistical techniques on my own data. Thank you for all your hard work."

Mark Endries, FWC, Information

All reservations must be made directly with the hotel in advance. To make a reservation, call the hotel directly at 1-352-376-1661. Check-In Time: 3:00 PM Check-Out Time: 11:00 AM • Complimentary continental breakfast

will be served in the lobby each morning. • Complimentary Airport Shuttle - The

University Hotel will provide complimentary transportation to and from the Gainesville Re-gional Airport.

• Complimentary Area Shuttle - within 4.0 mile radius of the hotel.

NOTE: Tax Exemption – In order for State sales tax to be properly waived, a guest must present their tax-exempt form upon check-in. Their form of payment must match the name on their tax exempt form (check or organization credit card). Cash, personal checks, and personal credit cards are not acceptable forms of payment for tax-exempt individuals or groups.

The University Hotel 1250 West University Ave. Gainesville, Fl 32601 Tel: 1-352-376-1661 Fax: 1-352-336-8717 www.theuniversityhotel.com The University Hotel is surrounded on all sides by the University of Florida, shops, boutiques, restaurants, and "the Heart of Gainesville." This 6 story "just off campus" landmark is a 100% non-smoking hotel. The hotel is within a short walking distance of the short course training site held on the University of Florida campus in the GIS Laboratory located in Room 2103 of McCarty Hall B.

All rooms have a coffee maker, high-speed internet ac-cess, phone with voice mail, work desk w/ lamp, in room video check-out, and a free morning newspaper delivered to room.

Hotel Accommodations

For Further Information

Course Instructor: Dr. Pierre Goovaerts

PGeostat, LLC

710 Ridgemont Lane

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

PHONE: (734) 668-9900

FAX: (734) 668-7788

EMAIL: goovaerts@comcast.net

Course Organizer: Dr. Sabine Grunwald

University of Florida/IFAS

Soil and Water Science Department

2169 McCarty Hall A

PO Box 110290

Gainesville, FL 32611-0290

PHONE: (352) 392-1951 ext. 204

FAX: (352) 392-3902

EMAIL: SGrunwald@mail.ifas.ufl.edu

Registration Information: Jhanna Crutchfield University of Florida/IFAS Office of Conferences & Institutes (OCI) Building 639 Mowry Road PO Box 110750 Gainesville, FL 32611-0750 PHONE: (352) 392-5930 FAX: (352) 352-9734 EMAIL: jhanna@ufl.edu