This is an online asynchronous class offered in a time-flexible learning format from September to November 2025. Eligible for PIBC CPL units.
The 6 week online Micro-certificate in LiDAR Fundamentals for Climate Change Risk Analysis will equip you to use and analyze LiDAR data. Using remote sensing survey data via LiDAR, you will gain the knowledge and introductory skills needed to analyze climate change scenarios such as wildfires, floods, coastal change and urban heat effects allowing you to make more informed and effective decisions regarding resource management, conservation and planning in the face of climate change.
Upon successful completion of the LiDAR Fundamentals for Climate Change Risk Analysis micro-certificate you will be able to:
- understand the application of LiDAR climate change mitigation
- interpret provincially-accessible airborne LiDAR data
- use LiDAR to communicate information about climate change impacts and mitigation planning
- use LiDAR data to address resource issues across multiple industries
- interpret LiDAR data and integrate it with other geospatial data products
Fee: $995
Delivery Mode: Online Asynchronous
Instructor: Dr. Christopher Bone
Chris Bone is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at UVic with expertise in geospatial technologies, spatial simulation modelling and human-environment interactions. His teaching and research focus on the use of spatial data science for exploring climate and human-driven natural disturbances and their impacts.
