The General course will cover a review of systematic planning principles, statistical concepts, the new VSP Expert Mentor, VSP maps/options/maneuvering procedures, and an introduction to the most used sampling design options through a series of hands-on case studies. The 1.5 day Advanced section will cover new geostatistical mapping and estimation methods, well spatial and temporal redundancy analysis, analyte redundancy analysis, multi-increment sampling, within-building sampling for chem/bio/rad constituents, and introduction to the VSP-UXO modules. You may sign up for either the 2-day general course or the 1.5 day advanced course or both. No previous VSP experience required for the 2 day general course.
VSP Background Information:
VSP is a software tool for determining the right number and locations of samples or surveys and performing statistical assessments to support confident decisions. With a user base of over 5000 users and sponsored by DOE, EPA, DoD, CDC, UK-AWE and DHS, VSP is becoming the environmental sampling design and statistical analysis system of choice endorsed by regulators and many stakeholders. Methods are available for sampling of soils, water, groundwater, sediments, buildings, wells, and unexploded ordnance sites. Each of these courses will use VSP 5.9 or later. Due to the nature of these very hands-on courses, seating is limited to 25 per course.
