Geospatial Training Program
The Geospatial Training Program (GTP) was established to provide technical education and training outside the traditional academic environment. Its goal is to help municipal land use officials, staff and commission members understand and apply geospatial information technologies to help solve local land use problems and to develop environmentally sensitive land use plans. The program focuses on the use of geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS) and global positioning systems (GPS) and introduces new users to these technologies through hands-on training courses. The program also is designed to teach GIS, RS and GPS users about digital data and to connect users with both public and commercial data producers and data providers.
The University of Connecticut's Geospatial Training Program is a member of the National Geospatial Technology Extension Network, a growing affiliation of university-based outreach education programs designed to expand the knowledge and use of geospatial data and technology.
