Maine Digital Government Summit Geospatial Imaging and Mapping Matthew Bampton 6 th October 2008 Maine Digital Government Summit, Augusta Civic Center

What Does GIS Stand For? Geographic Information Systems –Geographic: real world, geographic, spatial –Information: data & information –Systems: computers & related technology Geeks In Sandals Matthew Bampton, USM

What Comprises a GIS? Hardware Software Data People Matthew Bampton, USM

The Big Idea Behind GIS... Matthew Bampton, USM

Waldo Tobler “The first law of geography: everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” Waldo Tobler, 1970 Matthew Bampton, USM

Water Pumps This Pump Served All The Cholera Houses 1854 Matthew Bampton, USM

John Snow ( ) In a March 2003 survey by Hospital Doctor magazine, John Snow was voted the "greatest doctor" of all time, with Hippocrates ( BC) coming in second. While the poll was likely biased with over-representation of John Snow supporters, the findings do point to the increased prominence of Dr. Snow among contemporary physicians. Matthew Bampton, USM

Modern Application of The Same Principles... Matthew Bampton, USM

High arsenic levels are shallow, close to the river And spatially clustered! Matthew Bampton, USM

Central Business District Matthew Bampton, USM

Central Business District

Waldo’s Take-Home Message Using this approach you see things you would otherwise miss Matthew Bampton, USM

August 4, 1967 Matthew Bampton, USM

National Research Council Matthew Bampton, USM

“Spatial thinking serves three purposes. It has (1) a descriptive function, capturing, preserving, and conveying the appearance of and relations among objects; (2) an analytic function, enabling an understanding of the structure of objects; and (3) an inferential function, generating answers to questions about the evolution and function of objects” National Research Council 2006 Matthew Bampton, USM

C.P Lo, Albert K. W. Yeung, Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Matthew Bampton, USM

Our Heroes Embark upon A Sacred & Magical Mission They Face Terrible Obstacles & Unending Struggle But In The End They Triumph Against Impossible Odds & A New Age Dawns Or to put it another way..... Matthew Bampton, USM

Major Application Areas of GIS Academic –Research in Humanities, Science & Engineering –Spatial Digital Libraries Business –Banking & Insurance –Retail & Market Analysis –Delivery of Goods and Service Government –Federal, State & Local Government –Homeland Security –Healthcare –International development Industry –Engineering –Transportation –Utilities –Forestry –Mining Military –Training –Command & Control –Intelligence –Facilities Management Matthew Bampton, USM

The Government Says: On October 8, 2004 US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao noted that "The geospatial... workforce has doubled in the past four years and accelerated growth is expected in the years ahead" (ETA 2004). A December 6, 2004 news release from the Department of Labor stated "Events of September 11 and current threats to national security have made gathering and understanding geospatial data critical for protection of the infrastructure and basic decision-making. As a result the geospatial industry is expected to grow from $3 billion in revenues in 1997 to $21 billion in the next few years" (DOL 2004). Matthew Bampton, USM

The Growth of GIS Locally, Nationally, and Globally : In 1999 four of Maine’s thirteen four-year institutions of higher learning had GIS labs and curriculums, today twelve of the thirteen have significant GIS capability. NASA reports that 25% of its GIS staff are due to retire in the next decade, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency is anticipating 7000 GIS job openings in the next three years. Approximately 140,000 organizations globally are now using GIS as a significant part of their operations. Matthew Bampton, USM

Contact Information Matthew Bampton Department of Geography-Anthropology University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME / Matthew Bampton, USM