1. Establish GIS for the TW Daniel Experimental Forest (TWDEF) Field Area and Export TWDEF Information to the Google Earth
CEE 6440, GIS in Water Resources
Term Project
Fall 2006
Vinod Mahat
Department of Civil and Environment Engineering
Utah State University

2. Introduction Motivation
TWDEF area has been research site for many researchers
Substantial investement in research instruments
My research site
Objective
To establish a connection of all the information regarding instrumentations with available data and topographical and geographical feature of the TWFDEF area to the geographical information system.
Plans
Data Collection
Collection of the information regarding the infrastructures, instrumentation and other important information
Delineation of the extent of the TWDEF area
Preparation of the site, location and regional map for the TWDEF
Export into into the Google earth.

3. Introduction grasses ,sagebrush Location: TWDaniel Experimental Forest
Utah (41.860N, W)
30km N-E of Logan
2600m elevation
0.25 km2 area
Climatic condition
Av. annual Prep.= 950mm(80% snow)
Av. monthly low temp.= -100c
Av.monthly high temp.= 14.50c
Forest= Aspen and Conifer
Non Forest= Open midow with
grasses ,sagebrush

4. Introduction

5. Data Collection Data collected from Internet DEM
National Hydrography data set
Orthographic map
Topographic map
Access information (Road)
County’s boundaries
Data collected from Other sources
GPS data for the position of the instruments
Data for the boundary of the area
GPS data for the road inside the boundary
Data of the cables
GPS data for the position of the other structures e.g. cabin, old precipitation station etc.
Hydrological data

6. Site Map

7. Site Map

8. Linking to the Google Earth
All the information (maps, hydrological data)
Create a Point shape file for TWDEF
and export it into the Google Earth
(TWDEFSITE.kml)
Link : Location of the TWDEF Site

9. Linking to the Google Earth

10. Linking to the Google Earth

11. Linking to the Google Earth
p> <img width =528 height=408
src="
<a href= map.jpg>cable map</a>
<a href= map</a>
<a href=" Instrument.jpg">Weather Station</a>
<a href= data</a>
<a href= Photo3</a>
<a href= Photo4</a>
Links : Data information

12. Linking to the Google Earth

13. Linking to the Google Earth

14. Linking to the Google Earth

15. Linking to the Google Earth
p> <img width =528 height=408
src="

16. Linking to the Google Earth
<a href=
<a href= Map</a>
<a href= Photo1</a>
<a href= Photo2</a>
<a href= Photo3</a>
<a href= Photo4</a>

17. Linking to the Google Earth
Preparing a map creating the new line feature class create new line feature class in in Arc Catalog Open up in in arc map add all values of coordinates in the map start editing select task create new feature and target new line, and using the drawing pencil draw the over the respective co ordinates. Convert into the shape file Export into the Google Earth Link: : TWDEF MAP

18. Linking to the Google Earth

19. Linking to the Google Earth
Link: TWDEF MAP

20. Questions