MapInfo Professional/Discover and Quest West Data - Using MapInfo/Discover to Select Exploration Targets
This three-day MapInfo Professional / Discover course will familiarize geologists with the tools available to analyze geochemical and geophysical data sets, as well as create geologic maps and print layout. The course consists of a series of lectures and hands-on exercises using the recently released Geoscience BC data in the Quest West area to build maps and visualize data. See Short Course schedule for details.
Each attendee is required to provide their own laptop. An evaluation license for both MapInfo and Discover will be provided if the attendee does not have their own license. Some MapInfo Professional experience would be useful. Attendees will be provided with the Quest West data sets and auxiliary programs.
Course Topics:
- MapInfo Basics
- Layer Control
- Opening and Importing Data
- Creating Points
- Generating Geologic Maps
- Retrieving Map Data from Web Mapping Services
- Selecting Features Graphically and Querying Data
- Thematic Mapping
- Using GraphMap to View Geochemical Data
- Geochem Module Capabilities
- Using Surfaces Module to Create Geophysical Grids
- Working with Layouts
- Useful MapInfo Utilities
Course Description:
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Course Duration:
3 days; 8.30am - 5.00pm
Cost:
$1195 USD/person
Training Centers & Dates:
| Registration | Location | Date |
| Completed | Vancouver, BC | January 11-13, 2010 |
| Completed | Vancouver, BC | July 22, 2009 |

