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An Introduction to GISAn Introduction to GIS
Angela Lee
ESRI Education Program
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What is GIS?
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What is GIS?
• GIS = Geographic Information System– Links databases and maps– Manages information about places– Helps answer questions such as:
• Where is it?• What else is nearby?• Where is the highest concentration of ‘X’?• Where can I find things with characteristic ‘Y’?• Where is the closest ‘Z’ to my location?
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• Over 7,000 universities worldwide teach GIS
• GIS used in multiple disciplines:Agriculture
Archaeology
Architecture/Lanscape Arch.
Business
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Engineering
Journalism
Military Science
Natural Resource Management
GIS in Education
Geography
Geology
Meteorology
Oceanography
Law Enforcement
Public Health
History
Sociology
Urban/Regional Planning
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Agriculture
– Farm management– Pest/Disease tracking– Crop monitoring– Yield prediction– Soil analysis
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Natural Resource Management
• Forestry• Ecology• Mining• Petroleum• Water Resources
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Planning and Economic Development
• Land Use/Zoning• Emergency Preparedness• Population Forecast• Market Analysis• Property Tax Assessment• Transportation
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GIS: A Framework for Understanding and Managing Our Earth
Holistic
Comprehensive
Systematic
Analytic
Visual
CreatingMeasuringOrganizingAnalyzingModeling
ApplyingPlanningManagingActing
Geographic Knowledge
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GIS enhances education because it is:
• Multi-disciplinary• A real-world technology using real data• Involves authentic tasks / assessments• Promotes holistic / systematic approach • Engages multiple ways of learning• Encourages community connections• Used at scales from local to global
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Geography matters
Today’s challenges require geographic approach• Climate Change• Urban Growth• Sustainable Agriculture• Water Quality and Availability• International and National Security• Energy• Epidemiology/Disease Tracking• Natural Hazards: Seismicity, Weather Events
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GIS skills needed in workforce
• 2004: US Secretary of Labor identifies geospatial technology as one of the 3 most important evolving fields.
• GIS part of US Department of Labor High Growth Job Training Initiative
• Emily DeRocco, US Dept of Labor Employment and Training Administration: 2005 budget includes $1.6 billion for secondary, technical, and adult education programs.
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GIS and Distance Education
• Current workforce needs GIS training, distance education meets their needs
• Examples of online GIS programs:– University of California Riverside– Emporia State University– University of Montana– University of Denver– Louisiana Tech University– Pennsylvania State University– Northwest Missouri State University
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GIS as Infrastructure
• Because GIS is used in many departments, coordination is needed– Software licensing– Instruction– Data
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GIS as infrastructure
• Data is greatest expense – Previously: Data scattered in multiple
departments, not coordinated– Future: Data accessible anywhere, GIS
portal and Web services facilitate sharing
• Libraries / Data Centers key– GIS data has unique characteristics
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GIS as infrastructure
Virtual GlobesArcGIS ExplorerGoogle EarthVirtual Earth
Desktop GISArcInfoArcEditorArcViewArcReader
Server GISArcGIS ServerPortal Toolkit
Mobile GISPC, PDAPhone
Network
DBMSFiles XMLGeodatabases
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ESRI Education Program
• Resources– Software Site License Program
www.esri.com/sitelicense
– ESRI Virtual Campus online trainingtraning.esri.com
• www.esri.com/highered
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Questions?
Ann Johnson, Higher Education Industry [email protected]
Angela Lee, Libraries & Museums Industry [email protected]
Ann Masangcay, Education Industry [email protected]