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

4. Discussion Points  Your posters Content Spatial Components/GIS Layout

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

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

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

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

9.  Table  Flowchart  Map  Graph  Picture  Text  Video  Audio  Other multimedia tool Map: http://www.le.ac.uk/users/aw57/world/sample.html accessed on 2/18/09http://www.le.ac.uk/users/aw57/world/sample.html Graph: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/4787558.stm accessed on 2/18/09http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/4787558.stm Picture: http://designflute.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/radioactive-happiness-face.gif accessed on 2/18/09http://designflute.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/radioactive-happiness-face.gif Audio: http://4wheeldrive.about.com/od/laughingfunnysoundclips/Sounds_of_Comical_Laughing_Funny_Happy_Excited_Sound_Effects.htm accessed on 2/18/09.http://4wheeldrive.about.com/od/laughingfunnysoundclips/Sounds_of_Comical_Laughing_Funny_Happy_Excited_Sound_Effects.htm Person APerson B Happy You get good grade. You listen. You do good job.

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

14. Examples Obtained on 9/2/08 from Hiram Sarabia

18. 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

19.  Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 1. 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…

20.  Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 1. 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

21.  Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 1. 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

22.  Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 1. 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

23.  Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with population median age over 45 1. 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

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

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

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

27.  Now find out number of households Spatial Analysis

28.  Now find out number of households Spatial Analysis

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

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

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

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

38. Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator and Lab Assistants Data & GIS Lab t2hughes@ucsd.edu (858) 534-6854 You have help!