Forest Fortescue SRJC 11/3/2011 GIS AND MAPPING IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Section 1: What is GIS? Section 2: What are the applications of GIS? INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS GIS: SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
WHAT IS GIS: WEB MAPPING -Aerial/Road Maps -Terrain View -Street View -Some 45° Aerial Imagery -Native KML Support - -Aerial/Road Maps -Lots of 45° (“Birds Eye”) Aerial Imagery - Other Tools -ArcGIS Online -Import GIS files - -OpenStreetMap -Community driven mapping project -
WHAT IS GIS? MASHUPS/COMBINATIONS
Displaying GPS Points in Google Earth DEMO
USES FOR MAPPING
USES: GEOCODING
Geocoding points using BatchGeo GEOCODING DEMO (
USES: AREA AND DISTANCE
Using Google Planimeter to measure Area and Google Maps to measure distances AREA AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEMO MAPS.GOOGLE.COM
USES: GEOREFERENCING
Georeferenci ng an 1877 historical map of Santa Rosa onto Google Earth GEOREFERENCING DEMO (
I’m here to help! Many useful resources online… The Art of the Google Search PDF of Google Maps Handout available on the website CONCLUSIONS & RESOURCES