GIS at CCP

Meeting with ESL StudentsOctober 24th & 25th 2007

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What are Geography & GIS?

How are Geography & GIS offered at CCP?

What type of careers exist?

Presentation Overview

What is Geography?

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Invented by ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes based on 2 Greek words

GEO -> EarthGRAPHY -> to write

The study of location – spatial science

GEOGRAPHY IS…

• Study of how “things” are distributed from place to place ~ the spatial aspect of “things” and their interrelationships

What is where?

Why is that there?

So what?

• Answer such ?s from perspectives of creation, organization and utilization

GEOGRAPHY IS…

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One Definition:

“GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. “

- www.gis.com

What is GIS?

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What is GIS?

InformationInformation& Data& Data

HardwareHardware

Methods Methods & Business Rules& Business Rules

GISGIS

SoftwareSoftware

PeoplePeople

GIS has Five Key Elements:

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What is GIS?

Visualization

Data Management

Spatial Analysis

GIS Provides Three Essential Functions:

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Link between map features and attribute dataAbility to perform complex analysisFunctions:

Input ManagementAnalysisOutput

“Smart” Maps

What is GIS?

Key Characteristics of GIS:

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Why Use GIS?

Answer questions & make decisionsIntegrate disparate dataMap:

Where things areQuantitiesDensitiesWhat’s inside/nearbyChange

What is GIS?

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Why Use GIS?Databases are hard to interpret while “a picture is worth a thousand words”

What is GIS?

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GIS answers the following:

Location: What is at...?

Condition: Where does this happen?

Trends: What has changed since...?

Patterns: What spatial patterns exist?

Modeling: What if…?

Exploring with GIS turns data into information into knowledge

What is GIS?

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GIS connects graphics to data

What is GIS?

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GIS presents layers of information

What is GIS?

15Dr. John Snow, 1854

History of GIS

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Timeline:

1959: Waldo Tobler develops MIMO1963: Roger Tomlinson initiates Canada Geographic Information system (CGIS)1963: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is formed1964: Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics is established1967: United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) develops AUTOMAP1969: ESRI & Intergraph formed, creating the first GIS companies1972: First Landsat satellite launched1978: Global Positioning System (GPS) project launches first four satellites1979: Harvard labs develop ODYSSEY GIS, the first vector GIS

History of GIS

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1980: Dana Tomlinson develops MAP, a popular raster GIS1982: ESRI launches ARC/INFO1987: The International Journal of Geographic Information Systems is published1988: US Bureau of Census releases publicly-available TIGER digital data1993: First Web-based interactive map developed by Steve Putz1999: GIS Day celebrated for the first time2006: More than 15,000 people from over 120 countries attend the 26th Annual ESRI International User Conference

History of GIS

Timeline (cont):

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What has influenced GIS Development?

Information TechnologyComputer hardwareSoftware developmentCosts

Public ConsciousnessSocial awarenessAcademic theories

History of GIS

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Integrated collection of GIS software products

Designed and developed by ESRIWorld leader in GISIn business since 1969

Introducing ArcGISWhat is ArcGIS? (GIS software at CCP)

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Introducing ArcGIS

What can ArcGIS do?Collection of software products that:

CreateEditImportMapQueryAnalyzePublish

Navigation Tools

Coordinates

Menu bar

Scale

Table of Contents

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Users of GIS

Who is using GIS?BusinessDefenseEducationEmergency Services & Law EnforcementEngineeringGovernmentHealth & Human ServicesNatural ResourcesTransportationUrban & Regional PlanningUtilities

Wherever there is a need to analyze spatial data!

Endless

list of

GIS-based

careers

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Three Programs:

Geospatial Tech at CCP

A.A.S. DegreeCertificateProfessional certificate

Geospatial Coursework at CCP

Physical Geography GEOG 101

Human Geography GEOG 103

Urban Geography GEOG 180

World Regional Geography 222

Earth Science EASC 111

Geographic Information Systems GIS 101

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No…students with other majors may wish to take a few GIS courses to supplement their

technical skills.

Are GIS courses only for GIS majors ?

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Is Geospatial for YOU?

Do you meet the following characteristics?

Technical skills

Enjoy solving problems

Like to work with computers

Can think spatially (2D & 3D) & critically

Try/learn new things (pioneer)

For more information…

My contact information:

Jamie Picardyjpicardy@ccp.edu

215.751.8604Office: W4-6

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