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3. GEO 580 Advanced Applications of GIS in the Geosciences Monday/Wednesday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Digital Earth (Wilk 210) 4 credits

4. Dawn Wright dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu 737-1229 Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 114 Wilkinson Hall 1:50- 2:50 p.m. TA

5. What Will You Learn? { see learning outcomes on syllabus } Theoretical –broaden base of GIS theory established in GEO 465/565 –build entry points into GIS research literature –cover sets of topics in GIS research & practice, with a focus on the geosciences / coastal & marine sciences

6. What Will You Learn? Theoretical –consider expanded capabilities of GIS in more detail and relate them to YOUR current work –rethink the characteristics of spatial data, of spatial analysis procedures –all about putting technology to work EFFECTIVELY

7. What Will You Learn? Technical –Practice w/ Windows XP as a working environment for GIS –build a base of knowledge in ArcGIS 9 –apply GIS methods to problem-solving / project completion –work toward professional level GIS skills

8. Textbooks Required: Geographic Information Systems and Science by Longley, Goodchild, Maguire, Rhind, 2005, 2nd edition 1st edition works too Modeling Our World by Zeiler, 2001

9. Map Analysis: Procedures and Applications in GIS Modeling by Joseph Berry, completely online Optional Designing Geodatabases by Michael Zeiller, 2004

10. Required Project - 2 options Option 1 - LABS –Tuesday labs in ArcGIS – ArcGIS data models, spatial analysis, networks, surfaces, digitizing, metadata –Take FINAL exam Option 2 - analytical project –apply course concepts to your own project (thesis or dissertation) –poster or web site, 10-20 page paper, and 10-15 min. presentation during Dead Week –No FINAL

11. Option 2 - Proposal (1) Experience - Your previous experience with GIS (previous GIS coursework?, previous GIS experience during an internship or job?) (2) Analysis - The question or problem that you would like to address during your analytical project. –"I am studying a species of salamander in the WA Cascades, the Van Dyke's salamander. I am doing a habitat association, model building exercise. What are the difference in habitat between streams and seeps where the salamander was detected compared to those where the salamander was not detected? I would like to take the opportunity available in this class to explore differences in these sites on a landscape level. I will compare sites where the salamander was vs. was not detected at the watershed level, using GIS layers supplied to me by the Gifford Pinchot NationalForest. I will choose two variables to compare: watershed size above the location of each site, and dominant seral class (or canopy closure) on the watershed level.” (3) Data - If not already mentioned above, state where you hope to obtain your data if you don't have it already

12. Project Options (cont.) dusk.geo.orst.edu/buffgis/project.html Select option by end of Add-Drop period Friday, April 14, 2006 (Option 2 proposals)

13. Milestones Required intro. exercise in ArcGIS - April 21st Required intro. exercise on ArcGIS data model schema - due date May 3rd Mid-Term exam - May 3rd Final exam - June 12th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

14. Grading ArcGIS Lab 1 and data model exercise - 10% Mid-Term - 25% Project Option 1 / Final - 45% / 20% Project Option 2 / Presentation - 45% / 20%

15. Survival Skills Follow lecture material Keep up with reading in BOTH textbooks Proficiency in Windows XP, ArcGIS 9, and HTML Save early - save often Lab notebook (“cookbook”) approach Build self-help capability Share resources

16. GEO 580 Discussion Board geo580@lists.oregonstate.edu Please put your email address on signup sheet Web

17. Opportunities ESRI User Conference. Every year in San Diego. August 7-11 regional meetings as well ESRI Recruiting See card on bulletin board next to my office  GIS in Action Conference Going on now in Portland www.orurisa.org/events/gisinact/2006event  Other opportunities posted to geo580@lists.oregonstate.edu

18. What Kinds of Jobs Exist in GIS? (1) System developers –highest level of technical skills –programmers in Visual Basic, Java, C++, C#, Python, UML, Visio, CASE –1,000 people (2) System maintainers –moderate to high technical skills –modify existing code in Visual Basic, Java, Python –10,000 people

19. What Kinds of Jobs Exist in GIS? (3) System users –moderate technical skills –know how to use the tools –familiar with the technical issues –know the application domains –work for univ., corp., govts. –100,000 people (4) General public –minimal to moderate technical skills –Know how to use some tools –1,000,000 people

20. Success as (3) System User? the basic principles (GIS education) –still there when the software changes how to be a demanding skeptic –demand better documentation –reliable and accurate results –fixes for bugs what GIS means –what the data mean in the real world –what operations mean

21. GISystems, GIScience and GIStudies GISystems GIStudiesGIScience

22. GISystems, GIScience and GIStudies GISystems (GIS) –Emphasis on technology and tools –“GIServices” –Implements storehouse of GISci knowledge GIScience (GISci) –Fundamental issues raised by the use of GIS and related technologies (e.g.) Spatial analysis Map projections Accuracy Scientific visualization –Systematic study of the use of geographic information GIStudies (GISt?) –how systems and science are embedded in a societal context, applications

23. G. I. S. ? Geographic Illusionary System GRASS Interpolates Sushi Gastro- Intestinal Sophistication Geometrically Increasing Silliness Going In Style Gee, I'm Spatial!

24. Hands-on practical training? software changes often (every 2 years) hands-on experience –reinforces basic principles –encourages you to be a demanding skeptic –encourages thinking about what GIS means

25. ArcGIS 9

26. ArcTools 9 w/in ArcGIS

27. ARC/INFO, ArcInfo the workhorse of GIS the engine behind ArcGIS command-line interface –required syntax –difficult to use

28. ArcInfo 9 “easy-to-use” version several hundred person-years invested complete rewrite, first since 1980 –version 7 became “ArcInfo Workstation”, the core of ArcGIS 8 and 9 –ArcInfo Desktop, WIMP, wizards –ArcView is now a subset in ArcGIS 9, along with ArcInfo, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcObjects, etc. –bugs in ArcGIS 8 worked out? –Reworked labs in ArcGIS 9 w/Oregon data

30. ESRI Virtual Campus FREE subscriptions to OSU students contact Samantha at sheehys@geo.orst.edu campus.esri.com ArcGIS 9 ArcView Basics Geodatabases Rasters in ArcGIS ArcIMS Visual Basic Avenue MUCH more!