April 16, 2008 - 2:24am
This year’s winner of the Carto Cup in the Advanced Diploma in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Applications program at Malaspina is Lisa Zetterberg, who submitted one of the maps she developed during her practicum with Environment Canada, showing sensitive ecosystems and species at risk in the Okanagan.
“It is a great honour to win,” said Zetterberg. “When you work on something like this for three months, it’s very rewarding to be recognized with an award.”
The Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications program at Malaspina provides skills training in geographic information systems, a mapping system that uses computers to collect, store, analyze and display data.
The Carto Cup invites students at Malaspina from all departments and campuses to submit an original cartographic design for judging. This is the third year of the event. Paper, computer displays, three-dimensional models and even virtual reality projects were considered acceptable. The focus of the contest is spatial data in an effective manner, no matter what the medium.
Zetterberg, who graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2005 with a Geography degree, enrolled in Malaspina’s Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications program because there are many job opportunities for graduates with that skill.
“It’s definitely an emerging field,” said Zetterberg. “The people who go through this program come from a variety of backgrounds, which is great because there are applications for GIS in a broad spectrum of businesses.”
Malaspina’s Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications program teaches students how to use GIS as a spatial information and problem-solving tool in addressing real-world issues or problems. This eight month program begins in September at Malaspina’s Nanaimo campus. There is also a 16 month online program that begins in January.
For more information, please contact Malaspina’s Centre for Continuing Studies at 250-740-6160.
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