| 15-19
November 2004
Venue
The workshop will be held in Quito, Ecuador
from 15-19 November 2004.
Introduction
to GLCN
FAO/UNEP
have recently launched the Global Land Cover Network (GLCN)
with the objective to improve the availability of global information
on land cover and its dynamics, harmonizing land cover mapping
and monitoring at national, regional and global levels. GLCN
will generate essential data needed for sustainable development,
environmental protection, food security and humanitarian programmes
of the United Nations, and of other international and national
institutions.
The GLCN
initiative will bring together national technical staff in
the field of Remote Sensing/GIS, Agriculture, Forestry, Pasture/Rangeland,
Environment, and Food Security to develop a network at the
regional and global scale to adopt the standardization of
land cover measurement methods and develop regional and global
land cover products. The collaboration will involve not only
data providers but also data users and policy-makers.
Goals
of the workshop
Training will be provided on land cover mapping
and other geo-information technologies including the Land
Cover Classification System (LCCS). These methods can be used
on both national and regional projects. The workshop will
also be used to initiate regional collaboration and GLCN projects.
Deadlines
If you are interested in participating in the
workshop and/or would like to collaborate in the GLCN initiative,
please complete the form below and return with your CV to
the GLCN Secretariat; participant
selection for the workshop will begin on the 20 September
2004.
Documents
Invitation
letter (English)
(102 KB) 8
September 2004
Invitation
letter (Spanish) (110 KB) 8
September 2004
Invitation
letter (French) (106 KB) 8
September 2004
Information
on GLCN and LCCS (286 KB) 8
September 2004
Registration
form (121 KB) 8
September 2004
Transport
Details
to follow
Hotel
Arrangements
Details
to follow
Weather
For the forcast in Quito please see the following site.
Useful
Links
Africover
project
Global
Land Cover Network (GLCN)
Contact
Points
Mr John
Latham
GLCN Coordinator
SDRN, FAO United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel. (+39) 06 57054026
Fax. (+39) 06 57053369
e-mail: GLCN@fao.org
Dr Reuben
Sessa
GTOS Programme Officer
SDRN, FAO United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel. (+39) 06 57056519
Fax. (+39) 06 57053369
e-mail: GLCN@fao.org
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