Desktop Investigations:
Environmental Analysis Seminars

Target Audience

SALMTEC presents a seminar series on Desktop Analysis, designed to build capacity in existing professionals, regulators, project managers, and recent graduates by developing skills at analyzing imagery, spatial datasets, and technical reports.

Timeline

  • Five seminars in total
  • Originally aired one per month from January to May 2024
  • OnDemand Seminars created with enhanced video/audio and interactivity

Format

  • Recordings of live one-hour seminars that included:
    • Theory
    • Examples
    • Q&A
  • Presented in four video modules with optional quizzes
  • OnDemand Seminars are self-paced

Seminar Schedule

Land Use Assessment

Land uses over time: imagery interpretation and other tools

Reviewing Technical Reports

Review professional reports like a pro

Landscape Analysis

Analyze, don't Summarize landscape formation components

Hydrology & Wetland Design

Understanding surface hydrology parameters in wetland design.

Preliminary Wetland Delineation

Imagery Climate/Watersheds Geology/Soils Hydrology/Ecosystems

Professional Wetland Practice Standards Webinar

Panel discussion on creation and use of professional standards