Distance Sampling Workshops

Here you can find content for distance sampling workshops including slides, exercises and other materials.

Free online course

Online distance sampling introductory workshop: a full introductory workshop, including recorded video lectures, exercises and quizzes.

Forthcoming interactive online workshops

We are holding the following live online workshop:

Introductory distance sampling 07-18 October 2024
- Registration deadline 09 September 2024
  - However, the workshop is fully booked. If you wish to be notified regarding 2025 introductory workshops, contact Eric Rexstad

Please email us if you are interested in workshops on (1) introduction to distance sampling, (2) practical design and simulation, (3) spatial models for distance sampling data or (4) camera trap distance sampling.

Widening participation scholarships

We are committed to encouraging participation in our distance sampling workshops by scientists from groups traditionally under-represented in wildlife science, and from countries with fewer resources. To this end, we will donate up to one free place on most workshops, covering the cost of the registration fee. For more information about the scheme, please see our widening participation scholarship page.

Workshop code of conduct

All instructors and participants are required to adhere to our code of conduct.

Previous workshops

Some previous workshops from 2019 onwards, are shown here. Links, where given, are to workshop material.

Camera trap distance sampling - 27th - 31st May 2024
Introduction to distance sampling - 04th - 15th March 2024.
Camera trap distance sampling - 23rd - 27th October 2023.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 09th - 20th October 2023.
Practical design and simulation to optimise distance sampling surveys 28-31st August 2023.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 10th - 21st July 2023.
Camera trap distance sampling - 3rd - 7th April 2023.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 20th - 31st March 2023.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 09th - 20th January 2023.
A practical guide to distance sampling survey design and simulation 1st - 4th November 2022.
Distance sampling when animals are missed at zero distance 28 & 31 October 2022.
Camera trap distance sampling 10th - 14th October 2022.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 29th August - 09 September 2022.
Distance sampling when animals are missed at zero distance 17th - 18th May 2022.
A practical guide to distance sampling survey design and simulation 9th - 12th May 2022.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 11th - 22nd April 2022.
Camera trap distance sampling using Distance for Windows 21st - 25th March 2022.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 10th - 21st Jan 2022.
Camera trap distance sampling October 2021 18th - 21st Oct 2021.
Distance Live introductory online workshop 20 Sept - 01 Oct 2021.
A practical guide to distance sampling survey design and simulation, 13th, 14th and 16th September 2021.
Distance sampling when animals are missed at zero distance, 30th-31st August 2021.
Spatially explicit models for distance sampling data: density surface modelling in practice, 16th-20th August 2021.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 12th-23rd April 2021.
A practical guide to distance sampling survey design and simulation online, 15th-17th March 2021.
Spatially explicit models for distance sampling data: density surface modelling in practice online, 8th-12th March 2021.
Distance sampling when animals are missed at zero distance, 11th-12th January 2021.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 9th-20th November 2020.
Spatially explicit models for distance sampling data: density surface modelling in practice online, 5th-9th October 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 21st September-2nd October 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 7th-18th September 2020.
Mark-recapture distance sampling: distance sampling when animals are missed at zero distance online, 24th-25th August 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 6th-17th July 2020.
Spatially explicit models for distance sampling data: density surface modelling in practice online, 8th - 12th June 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 4th-15th May 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 17th-28th February 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 6th-17th January 2020.
Distance Live introductory online workshop online, 4th-15th November 2019.
Introductory and advanced distance sampling Workshops in-person at St Andrews, 19th-30th August 2019.