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Precision Farming Primer About the Publisher... BASIS consultants and software developers in GIS technology |
Berry & Associates // Spatial Information Systems, Inc. (BASIS) provides
both advising and training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology
emphasizing natural resource and environmental applications. The company
was founded in 1988 by Joseph K.
Berry, a leading consultant and educator in GIS. Dr. Berry served 12
years on the faculty of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
where he conducted basic research and taught introductory and advanced courses
in GIS. He currently has a special faculty appointment at Colorado State
University and is the Keck Scholar at the University of Denver. He is the
author of the Academic Map Analysis Package (aMAP) and MapCalc educational
materials used by universities worldwide for instruction in computer-assisted
map analysis. He has written more than 200 papers and presented hundreds
of seminars and workshops on GIS technology. His recent books Beyond Mapping:
Concepts, Algorithms, and Issues and Spatial
Reasoning for Effective GIS are based on his popular articles published in
GeoWORLD magazine from 1989 to the present.
Berry and Associates helps clients design and
implement GIS systems, develop advanced analytic algorithms, and design spatial
models for a wide variety of applications. Recent clients include
Weyerhaeuser Company, IBM Corporation, US Forest Service, US Bureau of Land
Management, USWest Communications, INIFAP Mexico, LTV Aerospace and Defense
Company, Tropical Resources Institute, International Institute for Environment
and Development, MacMillan Bloedel, Red Hen Systems, AutoDesk Corporation,
HyperParallel Corporation, Slocan Group, McKinsey & Company, Marathon Oil,
Tropical Resources Institute, Farmer’s Software, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, CASE Corporation, Innovative GIS Solutions, and Spatial Information
Systems.
Berry and Associates offers both on-site and
general workshops on the concepts and considerations in GIS technology.
These presentations include general awareness, introductory, advanced and
specially designed workshops from one-day to two weeks. All of the courses
strike an effective balance between theory and hands-on exercises tailored to
the audience. Over two hundred workshops have been presented in the past
five years to organizations including the US Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife,
National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, GIS World, ITT Rayonier Timberlands, Ag/INNOVATOR
Institute, BDA Environmental Consultants, and numerous universities, institutes
and international conferences.