Course Description and Credit Information

This webinar includes the introduction of Hydrography. Also included is a talk about RiverSpill, and incident management tool. Topics included in this webinar are: hydrology, resource management, pollution control, fisheries, emergency management, mapping, and elevation/hydrography integration. Success stories from USGS hydrology data users will be presented to show real world problems and how hydrographic data can assist them.  In the case of regional planning, large scale projects, and for the landscape architects that work daily for construction or fracking companies whose exact nature of their industries demands the use of hydrological data to assist in environmental protection.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the role of Hydrography in USGS
2. Study a brief history of NHD
3. Imbibe on the topic of RiverSpill

 

General Course Information

 

Credits

1.0 CEU/CE/PH/CH

HSW

Yes

Format

Pre-recorded webinar

Presenter

Dr. William Samuels, Center for Water Science and Engineering

 

US State Approvals

LA CES Approved

Yes

States: AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NM, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY

Yes

North Carolina

Yes

New Jersey

Yes

Florida

Yes

New York
***Each licensee is responsible for determining if this course meets the state requirements

***

GA and MN
**Explanation: There is no process to get courses pre-approved in your state, but there should be no issues getting this course approved.
If not approved, we will exchange it for another course or provide a full refund.

Yes
**See explanation

 

Canada Provinces and Territories

British Columbia

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Ontario

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES


Course curriculum

    1. Video

    1. Quiz

    1. Survey

About this course

  • $26.99
  • 3 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content