NR 422 GIS Applications in Natural Resource Management Dr. Jim Graham Spring 2010

What’s it all about How to use GIS to help make decisions within Natural Resource Management Applications of GIS Managing GIS Projects Great maps Getting real to do this for real!

Multi-use management Recreation: Hunting, fishing, hiking, birding, camping Agriculture: Forestry, fisheries, Biodiversity Preservation Economics Oil & mining

Issues Pollution Economics Climate Change Habitat loss Fire

Resource Area Types Range (grass & scrub) Forest Riparian Desert Alpine Freshwater Marine Urban

Types of data Geodetic Control Orthoimagery: Aerial and Satellite photos Elevation data Transportation: roads, trails, railroads, waterways, airports and ports, bridges and tunnels Hydrography: stream networks (NHD), ground water Government units: State, county, BIA, incorporated areas (FIPS) Cadastral (ownership): PLSS, military, parks, forests, etc. Ecological: veg cover, soil, habitat, plots, sightings Geological: Meteorological: temp, percip, etc. Land Use Census Utilities: power, sewer, water, phone/internet, cell phone Other: fences

My Customers CSU: –Course goals –Academic excellence –Academic rules Colorado –Tax payers –Public image Tax payers –Improve our standard of living –Enrich our lives

Feedback GIS Industry: –GeoDatabases –Metadata –Topology –Project Management –Critical Thinking You: –?

Topics Throughout: –Documentation/Metadata –Project Management –Acquiring data –Cartography (inc. web pub.) Expected: –GeoDatabases –Topology –Critical Thinking –Hawth’s Tools –Model Builder –Niche Models –Economic issues –Spatial Analysis (Geostatistical Analyst) –History of Cartography/GIS –Fire: Not FarSite –Remote sensed data –Web-based GIS –Accuracy analysis –Raster analysis Potential: –Large Datasets –Other GIS packages –Biodiversity management –Temporal datasets –Human effects –Python –3D Visualization –WorldClim –AML –GIS Data Serving –RAMAS: Wildlife –Hydro: BLM –Network analysis –TINs –Recreation –Grazing –R –MaxEnt