Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator USP 187 – Senior Sequence – Winter 2009 February 24, 2009

Discussion Points  Your posters Content Spatial Components/GIS Layout

THE POSTER  Why? Other than 20% of your grade

Your SRP  Give a 30 second description of your SRP  What did the class hear?

What are you trying to say?  Content Main points ONLY ○ Research Question ○ Methods ○ Conclusion(s) ○ Interesting/notable point

What are you trying to say?  Content Format of communication ○ Table ○ Flowchart ○ Map ○ Graph ○ Picture ○ Text ○ Video ○ Audio ○ Other multimedia tool

 Table  Flowchart  Map  Graph  Picture  Text  Video  Audio  Other multimedia tool Map: accessed on 2/18/09http:// Graph: accessed on 2/18/09http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/ stm Picture: accessed on 2/18/09http://designflute.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/radioactive-happiness-face.gif Audio: accessed on 2/18/09. Person APerson B Happy You get good grade. You listen. You do good job.

Communicate Well  What to Say Main points ONLY ○ Research Question ○ Methods ○ Conclusion(s) ○ Interesting/notable point  How to Say It ○ Table ○ Flowchart ○ Map ○ Graph ○ Picture ○ Text ○ Video ○ Audio ○ Other multimedia tools

Questions?  Content questions?  On to Spatial Thinking & GIS…

Spatial Thinking & Analysis  What is spatial thinking? Puzzles Space planning Imagine & visualize how to get somewhere and what the obstacles are Parking the car Problem solving Representations of the world Relationships Domain knowledge

What is GIS?  Geographic Information System (or Science)  Organize, analyze, visualize info geographically i.e. spatially  Layers & attributes  Another tool for your toolbox

Examples Obtained on 9/2/08 from Hiram Sarabia

What is meant by spatial analysis for a free poster print?  Must do more than just provide a map of your study area.  Could mean Use of buffering or selection tools Geocoding Creating your own data  Depends on the complexity of your project & GIS work

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over Make sure Toolbox is open. 2. Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45. Quickie on how to do it…

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over Make sure Toolbox is open. 2. Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45. Spatial Analysis

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over Make sure Toolbox is open. 2. Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. (Selection, Select by Location) 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45. Spatial Analysis

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over Make sure Toolbox is open. 2. Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. (Selection, Select by Location) 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45. Spatial Analysis

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over Make sure Toolbox is open. 2. Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. (Selection, Select by Location) 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45. (Select, Select by Attribute) Spatial Analysis

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 Open attribute table for Census tracts. Spatial Analysis

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 Create new GIS data layer. Spatial Analysis

 Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 Create new GIS data layer. Spatial Analysis

 Now find out number of households Spatial Analysis

 Now find out number of households Spatial Analysis

 Click on Layout View  Map Elements North Arrow Scale Legend Title Text ○ Attribution ○ Date, etc. Creating an actual map…

GIS Resources  GIS Lab  People, computers, books  Instruction  Online  1-on-1  GPS Units for checkout  GIS Data  In Lab  Online  In Roger

Questions?  Spatial analysis or GIS questions?  On to poster layout…

Layout of Poster  Give the poster a good flow  Mix and match text & graphics  More details on your Senior Sequence website

Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator and Lab Assistants Data & GIS Lab (858) You have help!