Argentina IDRISI Resource Center
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
CREAN (Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales)
Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
C.C. 509 Cordoba 5000
Argentina
Contact: Dr. Andres C. Ravelo
Tel: 54 51 694195
Email: info@crean.agro.uncor.edu
CREAN is also a Reseller of Clark Labs products.
The IRC in Argentina promotes the use of GIS in Spanish speaking countries of Central and South America in the applied fields of Geology, Agriculture, Biology, and Geography. Research projects at CREAN using IDRISI include forest fire forecasting, drought monitoring, vegetation mapping, and landuse zoning. They are currently working with the National Pest Control Agency in the cotton boll weevil eradication program.
The IRC has translated the IDRISI Guide to GIS and Image Processing and it is available for purchase from Clark Labs. They also have partially translated the tutorial exercises of IDRISI and generated introductory and advanced exercises. The IRC web page has exercise samples. CREAN also holds training sessions on IDRISI.
Brazil IDRISI Resource Center
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Centro de Ecologia
Caixa Postal, 15.007
91.501-970 Porto Alegre RS
Brazil
Contact: Dr. Heinrich Hasenack
Tel: 55 51 3316 6909
Fax: 55 51 3316 7307
Email: hasenack@ecologia.ufrgs.br
www.ecologia.ufrgs.br/idrisi
The IRC in Brazil was among the first five Resource Centers created in March 1995, and was the first established in Latin America. In its mission to spread the use of GIS in Portuguese speaking countries, the IRC translated several versions of the tutorial exercises of IDRISI and is in the process of translating the IDRISI User’s Guide.
Their current research initiatives include the vegetation mapping of the Brazilian biomes—Pampa biome, regional and local mapping as support for environmental licensing of rural settlements of the agrarian reform in the state Rio Grade do Sul, and thematic mapping of the Municipality of Porto Alegre as support for planning and environmental management.
Current activities/offerings include the dissemination of data, GIS support for urban and regional development plans, training courses in GIS and Image Processing, and the translation of IDRISI materials.
Chile IDRISI Resource Center
O-Terra Servicios Profesionales e Investigacion
Universidad Mayor-Campus Huechuraba
Camino La Pirámide 5750, Santiago
Chile
Contact: Mr. Felipe Riquelme G.
Tel: 56 02 751 5129 / 751 5153
Email: felipe.riquelme@umayor.cl
http://www.lcig.umayor.cl/
The Chile Resource Center, O-Terra at Universidad Mayor, is focused on the study of natural resources and their sustainable management. They have recently signed a cooperative agreement with the Anglo American Chile Company to develop initiatives for the protection and preservation of biodiversity where they currently operate.
Along with utilizing IDRISI in a variety of course offerings, the IRC is also involved with research and the provision of training.
Last updated 10/10/05
