The course is intended for quantitatively-minded scientists who wish to analyse spatially explicit line transect distance sampling data. In particular we envisage graduate students/postdocs/faculty in applied ecology, government/industry scientists and wildlife managers amongst the participants. Although the main examples in the course will be in a marine setting, the methodology and software demonstrated are equally applicable to terrestrial situations.

The workshop will cover both theory and practice and demonstrate an end-to-end workflow for spatial modelling of distance sampling data collected via line transect surveys.