Transcript Day 2 2 Grids Geographic Locations

Scientific support for the management of Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries
in the Pacific Islands region (SciCOFish)
Funded by European Union
(10th EDF)
Grids and
geographic locations
SciCOFish
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Organizing surveys
Location from QGIS
or Google Earth
Location read on a GPS
You can also use geonames.org to get approximate locations
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Geonames.org
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Tummoil’s warf
Landing sites
Location from QGIS
or Google Earth
SciCOFish
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Location read on a GPS
Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Fishing locations
Using QGIS
South Pass reefs
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Fishing locations
Using Google Earth and placemarks or reading cursor position
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Fishing locations as distances
Using QGIS
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Fishing locations as distances
Using Google Earth
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Using grids
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Organizing surveys
• Add your own country as a top location
• Add main islands or provinces under the country
• Add a few sub locations corresponding to survey areas
Example:
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New Caledonia
– Southern Province
• Noumea
• Thio
– Northern Province
• Koumac
• Kone
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Use geonames.org to get coordinates of these locations
Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Using QGIS
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Measure the distance between the Tummoil’s warf and North Pass
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Determine the distance of the outer reefs of Frigate island from Tummoil’s warf
– getting out the lagoon through the North Pass
– coming back to Tummoil through the North-East Pass
• What distance do you need to travel to reach the outer reefs of Tumdur from
Tummoil’s warf ?
• What are coordinates of North Pass ?
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Using Google Earth
What is the geographic location of SPC ?
What is the distance between
the SPC gate and the beach of
Ilot Canard ?
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Using Google maps
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What is the geographic location of Lorangau market (PNG) ?
What are the coordinates of Talamahu market (Tonga) ?
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014
Grids
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What are the coordinates of the middle of zone C3 ?
SciCOFish
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Creel & Market Surveys Database Training Workshop - October/November 2014