My recent and future work with GIS and how it will contribute to the School of Geography at Plymouth

Dr. John Lee

Or……

John, GIS and Joining Geography!

IntroductionHow I use GISRecent work with GIS

• Research• Teaching

Future work with GIS• Research• Teaching

Benefits to PlymouthConclusion

How I Use GIS - My Manifesto!

Recent Work - Research

Deciduous woodland

Deciduous woodland

Unimprovedchalk

grassland

Unimprovedchalk

grassland

Arableland

Woodlandor

grassland?

CONVERSION?

Spatial Conflict Resolution

Recent Work - Research

Current land use

Desirable land use change, with qualifications

Improved grassland

a) If close to unimproved grassland:1. convert to unimproved grassland; or2. keep as improved grass to provide for

stock on unimproved grass.b) If close to deciduous woodland:1. convert to woodland; or2. convert to scrub.c) If close to scrub:1. convert to scrub; or2. convert to unimproved grassland or

woodland.

Spatial Conflict Resolution

Recent Work - Research

Other land

Arable land

Scrub land

Coniferous woodland

Mixed woodland

Semi-improved grassland

Deciduous woodland

Unimproved grassland

Improved grassland

Recent Work - Research

Improved grassland

Unimproved grassland

Deciduous woodland

Semi-improved grassland

Mixed woodland

Coniferous woodland

Scrub land

Arable land

Other land

Change to deciduous woodland

Change to scrub land

Change to semi-improved grass

Change to unimproved grass

1. Conversion of arable land andSI grassland to chalk grassland

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3. Conversion of improvedgrassland to scrub

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2. Conversion of arable landto deciduous woodland

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4. Conversion of coniferouswood to deciduous wood

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5. Conversion of arable landto SI grassland #

Recent Work - Research

-68.260.3Scrub

350(3000)

1525.12913.7Deciduous woodland

30(1000)

50.4341.4Unimproved grassland

Regional (National)Targets

(ha)

Potential Area (ha)

Current Area (ha)

Land use

Spatial Conflict Resolution

Recent Work - Research

RecorderDateLocationSpecies NameGrid Ref.

Mr. Campbell

08-Jul-92Witney Bypass cutting

Scotopteryx chenopodiata

SP3008

Oxon County Museum

09-Jul-81Oxon. tetrad 3606

Lepus capensisSP300067

Anon.1950Oxfordshire

Galeopsis angustifolia

SP20

Thames Water Auth.

Feb-79River Leach

Austropotamobius pallipes

SP20

Mr. Campbell

17-Aug-82

River Leach

Arvicola terrestris

SP20

Species data handling

Recent Work - Research

Recent Work - Teaching

Recent Work -Teaching

Recent Work - Teaching

GIS & cartography,

Society & GIS, GIS &

EIA

GIS & cartography,

Society & GIS, GIS &

EIA

milk,cat

food…

milk,cat

food…

Recent Work - Teaching

Recent Work - Teaching

Future Work - ResearchPapers from recently completed

projects.

Data access and manipulation – NERC

Spatial decision-making – English Nature

‘Amateur’ cartography – Royal Society

Visual ontologies for cartography – OS

Future Work - TeachingGIS as theory and practicePromoting open source GIS solutions.Modular GIS development - web

services.Distributed computing solutions to

GIS.Geomorphological mapping.

Informed by on-going research.

Benefits to PlymouthContribution to RAESupervision - PhDs, MSc, BSc.Teaching – PGs and UGs.

Interdisciplinary.New skills and interests.Networking.

Conclusion

Teaching Research

Admin

Oh oh!!

Presentation available at:

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