Hi I am Mmeso a graduate of geology. Nice to be here.
My name is Powell Ndlovu. Am an ecologist by profession. I love Geography and I am looking foward to be one of the best GIS specialists in the whole world.
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my name is prichard bhebhe a teacher by profession and am currently doing a monitoring and evaluation.GIS is a key component
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Hi everyone here , it my pleasure to be with you I am Mishell Chikunya, a firefighter by profession currently studying BA Geography and Disaster Management . I am hopeful that I will learn much and bring and apply the knowledge to my work place to save life in my community , the nation and world at large one day thank you.
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HI Mischell,
You may be interested in this organisation (MapAction - https://mapaction.org/) which I have been a volunteer with for the past 5 years. They provide mapping and information management support for Humanitarian Disasters around the world working with various regional disaster management organisations around the world as well as the UN via OCHA (Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs).
Good luck with the degree.
Cheers Jonathan
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Hello Aarthikannan
nice to meet you,it is okay
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Hello Everyone! I am Menladi M. Lormie from Liberia, West Africa. I work for the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) as biologist in a proposed protected area. I control a small team of biomonitoring and Law enforcement group because of the status of the area. I am new to GIS and will like to learn new skills to help me make maps and do other analysis using this software.
Many thanks to the organizer.
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Hi everyone!!!
I’m a biology student from University of Zulia (Venezuela) and I’m currently a research student interested on sea turtles and marine environments mainly marine pollution and other risks for marine life forms.
I have worked with remote sensors before in order to study climate and environmental variables such as sea surface temperature (SST) because my studies in the areas I mentioned previously.
My expectancy of this course is to learn about this tool and expand my knowledge in order to improve my research skills.
I’m really excited for this course and happy for being here with all of you!!
Kind Regards
Royner Carrasquero
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My name is Bolanle Olajiire-Ajayi. A graduate of B.Sc Geography with a M.Sc in Geography with Climatology option.
Have very minute knowledge in GIS and is eager to learn more. What’s to learn so I can use it in my PhD work
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Hi Merlyn!
Did you by chance do the conservation biology masters through the Fitzpatrick institute? I got my masters through that program back in 2012!
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Hi all!
I’m currently a PhD student at the University of Oregon in Anthropology where I’m gearing up to do dissertation work that involves climate change, human-wildlife conflict, endangered species management, and food insecurity. I’m using a lot of remote data & GIS approaches to accomplish this - and while I have experience with doing this kind of work with ArcMap, I thought this course would be a nice opportunity to learn QGIS (I’ve only ever used ESRI platforms)! I did my masters in conservation biology at the University of Cape Town and have many years of work in the zoo field under my belt. Looking forward to working with everyone!
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My name is Katie. I am doing Zoology at the University of Reading. I thought this course would be a great to learn more about QGIS
Hi, I’m Karin Schwartz and I work in the intersection of the ex situ (zoological organizations) and in situ conservation communities. I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and have worked at Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia and also have done fieldwork with Patricia Medici, Chair of the IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group as part of the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative in the Pantanal. I’m interested in learning QGIS in order to enhance my skills in monitoring endangered species.
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Hi everyone. I’m Alabi Dhupe from Nigeria. I studied forestry and Wildlife Management (Wildlife major) and going to graduate school very soon.
I am passionate about learning new skills and GIS is definitely one that will boost my academic career in Wildlife Management/conservation. While I have a prior knowledge in using QGIS and ArcGis, but they are all basic.
So I am excited about learning with you guys, meeting new people and sharing ideas.
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Hi everyone,
My name is Hilal and I am from Malaysia. I did my master degree in Universiti Sains Malaysia in marine sciences. right now working with chemical manufacturer as field service executive. my research in my master degree related to microalgae in tropical region. I did use QGIS just to draw my sampling site location in map. I would like to learn more of using QGIS in this course.
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Hi Everyone,
I’m Clara Sabal from Belize, I have a BSc in Marine Biology from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. I have been working in conversation over the past 3 years primarily out in the field. I am moving over to data analysis and reports and I am looking forward to improving my mapping skills.
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Hey Bori
I also work with Collembola, using their community structures as bio-indicators of soil health in agroecosystems for my MSc. Nice to see them mentioned.
Cheers
Mish
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Hello, I am a PhD Candidate at Zoology working on disease ecology.
Hi!
I am working in seafloor mapping, with a focus in the Indian Ocean region. I am interested in exploring paths towards linking ocean conservation and mapping. Am glad I am here, very keen to learn and exchange with such diverse community!
Cheers!
Hello Will! As a complete bird nut, I bet it would be wonderful to bird watch in the Leighton Moss Reserve! Along with the other wildlife of course haha.