NRTG’s MicroCourses offer a dynamic training pathway that’s as flexible as it is enriching to build expertise. Our Avenza Maps course, spanning four hours, delivers interactive and in-depth training in an easily digestible format. It’s designed to maximize your skills for immediate application.
Navigating in the field has become more efficient with the evolution of new technologies in the environmental sector. Applications like Avenza Maps enable users to access their current GPS location while in the field, making travel and data collection easier. This course will demonstrate how to effectively use Avenza Maps alongside traditional tools like hand maps and compasses, allowing you to navigate the field with confidence.
Topics covered will include:
- Downloading Avenza Maps on your mobile device
- Downloading available maps in your area
- Collecting data (points, lines, adding photos)
- Importing custom maps and exporting your data
- Field Navigation with Avenza
- and so much more!
Course will be 4 hours long.
Instructor Profile
Sean Power, RPF
Professional Forester
Sean Power is a Registered Professional Forester that has spent most of his 25 working years in Harvest Operations and Operational Planning focusing on GPS, Lidar, and drone technology. He graduated from the College of North Atlantic in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, obtaining his Forest Technician diploma then continuing on to complete a Bachelor of Science in forestry from Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, ON).
He currently works as a professional forester, working on an overhaul of current forest management practices aiming toward more ecological based conditions, as well as working on research projects that complement this new approach.
Sean has a general interest in combining new technology including Avenza Maps with core skills to help enhance efficient/productive time when working in the field.