Workshops for Business and Government leaders offered by Morehead State University

How to make use of GIS and freely available Kentucky resources to enhance government and business activities is the focus of introductory-level workshops that will be offered across eastern Kentucky in the coming months.

Morehead, KY --- Date –Eastern Kentucky community members are invited to attend workshops on how to make use of free Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources and freely available Kentucky data to enhance government and business activities.  The workshops are designed to acquaint people in business and government who have limited or no experience with GIS resources and data that are available across the Commonwealth. More and more free GIS applications are being made available both online and on desktop computers. Similarly, many Kentucky agencies are making excellent data sets available

The workshops will demonstrate how to acquire these resources and provide hands-on training on how to use them to enhance business and government decision-making and service provision.  For instance, they can facilitate development of city/county plans and business strategies. They can help decision-makers understand statistical, analyze population growth patterns map voting and census data. Business enterprises can calculate optimal locations for retail outlets and developing marketing strategies.

The workshops are presented by The Kentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research and Outreach (KCGERO) housed in the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy (IRAPP) at Morehead State University.

The workshops will be conducted by Assistant Professor Timothy Hare, director of KCGERO and instructor in the MSU Geographical Information Systems Certificate Program and the Institute for Regional Analysis & Public Policy. The workshops take place at various venues throughout the region.

October 30th ^– MSU at Mt. Sterling Clay Community Center, 3400 Indian Mound Drive, Mt. Sterling, KY. From 9:00 to 12:00.

December 19^th   – Big Sand Community & Technical College, Room 239 Bert Combs Drive.  Prestonsburg, KY.  From 9:00- 12:00.

January 8^th –Ashland Community & Technical College L287, Building 3, 1400 College Drive, Ashland, KY. From 9:00-12:00.

Reservations are  required as lunch will be provided. The workshop is limited to twenty participants.

For more information  and to make reservations contact:  Dr. Timothy Hare at 783-9436 t.hare@moreheadstate.edu and visit the webpage: http://www.kcgero.org