GEOG300: Geographic Information Systems Fall 2016 Neil Thompson: Neil GEOG300: Geographic Information Systems Fall 2016 Neil Thompson: Neil.Thompson@unbc.ca

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GEOG300: Geographic Information Systems Lecture Slides + Lab Material: http://gis.unbc.ca/geog Google: GIS UNBC Lectures Tues/Thurs 8:30-9:20 5-173 Labs: Starting next week L1: Tuesday 11:30 – 2:20 8-125 (Ping Bai) L2: Thursday 11:30 – 2:20 8-125 (Neil Thompson) L3: Friday 11:30 – 2:20 8-125 (Alex Graser) You can also: - Enter lab anytime if it is not full - Enter lab after hours by showing ID card at security - Login remotely from home http://www.unbc.ca/vpn - http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-desktop/free-trial - Pay $100 for 1 year home license

GEOG300: Resources Course notes: http://gis. unbc GEOG300: Resources Course notes: http://gis.unbc.ca/geog Syllabus / Lectures / Labs No Required text But do read the labs beforehand! Library has many: G70.2 … Office Hours by E-Mail Lecture/Thursday Labs: Neil.Thompson@unbc.ca Tuesday Labs: Ping.Bai@unbc.ca Friday Labs: Graser@unbc.ca

UNBC GEOG300 evaluation Evaluation – mostly a lab based course Lab work: 65% of final grade Lab assignments: 3 x 10% Project: due Dec 4 (20%) Lab Exam (15%) No final exam in exam period Midterms: Oct 11, Dec 1 (15, 20%)

Extenuating Circumstances Email me ASAP regarding: Missing midterms or lab exam Any concerns about accommodations Email your TA and cc me regarding: Extensions for lab work Much better to know before you miss something

Forest Ecology & Management …………………(3) A bit about you: Majors in GEOG300 .. who uses GIS ? Forest Ecology & Management …………………(3) Wildlife and Fisheries ………………………………(7) Environmental Science / Studies ………………(5) Outdoor Rec and Conservation …………………(3) Anthropology …………………………………………..(1) Nature-Based Tourism Management …………(1) Biology ……………………………………………………(4) Computer Science ……………………………………(4) History ……………………………………………………(1)

Your Past Experience Used a GPS to navigate to a particular point? Used GIS at work? Google Earth, Maps, Bing Maps, etc? General comfort with computers? Mac vs PC?

A bit about me ….

UNBC Courses: Cartography and GIS GEOG205: Cartography GEOG300: GIS - both use ArcGIS GEOG204 uses QGIS Cartography -> Maps Input -> (design) -> Output GIS -> Analysis Input -> Database -> Analysis -> Output

Cartography: the mother of GIS Map and GIS layers: Visualization and Analysis

New trail maps on campus - Using GIS software Cartography: How to get from A to B Visual interpretation GIS questions we might ask: Total length of trails? Surface type of trails ? Locations with views? Maximum elevation ? Maximum slope ? Slopes facing west ? 10km trail with least slope ? Wetlands adjacent to trails ? Likelihood to see moose ? Maximum distance to water ? etc..

Geographic Information Systems Automated …. Acquisition (input) Management Analysis Display (output) … of ‘spatial’ data http://www.vancecounty.org/departments/planning-and-development/gis-geographic-information-system/

Analysis of Spatial Data Relationship between two or more layers Slope vs. Timber volume Distance to road vs. Critical habitat Point source pollution vs. Downstream homes Accessibility vs. Durability Fishing locations vs. Farming locations Interpolation of data between points Optimal transportation routes Many thousands more tools + options

Early mapping - ‘GIS type’ analysis ‘thinking spatially’ John Snow’s map of cholera deaths in London, 1854

https://www. washingtonpost https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-new-50-state-poll-shows-exactly-why-clinton-holds-the-advantage-over-trump/2016/09/05/13458832-7152-11e6-9705-23e51a2f424d_story.html

GIS Examples http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/07/09/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-pokemon-go/#58edbcf91d8a

Google Earth: Cartography GIS

Google Maps: GIS (background)

GIS is a component part of ‘Geomatics’ (an umbrella term for mapping technologies) Geographic Information Systems Cartography Remote sensing Land surveying Photogrammetry Global Navigation Satellite Systems (e.g. GPS)

ArcGIS (ArcMap 10.4.1) ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) Command-line heritage(ArcInfo) Graphical interface, versions for casual users Thousands of tools + add-ins for professionals (you)

Arc vs. Earth: More Power! GIS+Cartography / Cartography+GIS

Course Goals Technical skills Conceptual understandings All NR fields All positions and levels Conceptual understandings Science, work, life Literacy + foundations To function in the NR fields To begin an academic minor NOT to be the GIS Technician But a fine place to start “…Equivalent combination of education and experience” http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/public_adminstration/15-1099.07 http://ca.indeed.com/GIS-jobs-in-British-Columbia http://gis.unbc.ca/gis-minor/

http://gis.unbc.ca/gis-minor/ “Combining these selected courses in Geography and Computer Science will provide a level of proficiency in geographic data processing and analysis suitable for careers in the GIS industry.”

Final Project Three weeks in November Clear research question—your own Acquire, manage, analyze data: produce output Past topics: Best hostels in Rome Lynx habitat quality at Aleza Lake Development areas in Pakistan Optimal housing in San Francisco Assignment overview on syllabus

References No required text: The library has GIS textbooks Course notes: http://gis.unbc.ca/geog ArcGIS: http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/ Others – see lecture notes and syllabus First lab: Tuesday Sept 13 11:30 am ….. Intro Lab