Overview of MDL Course: Introduction to Marine GIS with Saga Murray Brown MarineDataLiteracy.org

Course Summary Pre-course reading Setup open-source GIS program Saga Area-of-interest maps Data gridding Managing GIS layers (size, placement, etc) Motion vectors Global relief data & products

1. Pre-Course Reading Stimulating background materials, for better understanding of practical exercises

2. Practical Background for GIS Hairy diagrams, made easy!

3. Preparation for Course Exercises Tight file/folder organization, structured filenames, and project segregation within the personal computer

4. Basic Map Creation Synthesis from many published sources: vectors, classified grids, polygons, etc. Focus on Area of Interest (AOI)

5, continued Ancillary objects: Frames, graticules, dummy grids, etc.

5, continued GEBCO & other relief data: vector and gridded objects

5, continued Many layers of named geopolitical zones and areas -- especially the VLIZ archives

6. Gridding Data in Saga Typical incorporation of station data into GIS layer, through points

6, continued Experiments with various methods to obtain meaningful data grids Methods to mask land areas

7. Working with Grids in Saga Grid images for publications, websites, Google, etc.

7, continued “Classified” grids of terrain or habitat data Special methods for satellite data

8. Motion Vectors in Saga Wind and current vector displays

9. Special Options Cutting and resampling to simplify collections

9, continued Digitizing new shapes

9, continued Setup for Pacific- centered projects

9, continued Estimating relief contours from grids Above and below the coastline

Postscript This may be your first GIS experience. Expect these skills to become the backbone of your future career, because “everything is going GIS.” You are strongly recommended to keep your PPT file, update or improve it whenever you can, and use it for demonstrations of your skills.