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GIS at CCP. Meeting with ESL Students October 24 th & 25 th 2007. Presentation Overview. What are Geography & GIS? How are Geography & GIS offered at CCP? What type of careers exist?. What is Geography?. Invented by ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes based on 2 Greek words - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GIS at CCP
Meeting with ESL StudentsOctober 24th & 25th 2007
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What are Geography & GIS?
How are Geography & GIS offered at CCP?
What type of careers exist?
Presentation Overview
What is Geography?
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Invented by ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes based on 2 Greek words
GEO -> EarthGRAPHY -> to write
The study of location – spatial science
GEOGRAPHY IS…
• Study of how “things” are distributed from place to place ~ the spatial aspect of “things” and their interrelationships
What is where?
Why is that there?
So what?
• Answer such ?s from perspectives of creation, organization and utilization
GEOGRAPHY IS…
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One Definition:
“GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. “
- www.gis.com
What is GIS?
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What is GIS?
InformationInformation& Data& Data
HardwareHardware
Methods Methods & Business Rules& Business Rules
GISGIS
SoftwareSoftware
PeoplePeople
GIS has Five Key Elements:
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What is GIS?
Visualization
Data Management
Spatial Analysis
GIS Provides Three Essential Functions:
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Link between map features and attribute dataAbility to perform complex analysisFunctions:
Input ManagementAnalysisOutput
“Smart” Maps
What is GIS?
Key Characteristics of GIS:
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Why Use GIS?
Answer questions & make decisionsIntegrate disparate dataMap:
Where things areQuantitiesDensitiesWhat’s inside/nearbyChange
What is GIS?
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Why Use GIS?Databases are hard to interpret while “a picture is worth a thousand words”
What is GIS?
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GIS answers the following:
Location: What is at...?
Condition: Where does this happen?
Trends: What has changed since...?
Patterns: What spatial patterns exist?
Modeling: What if…?
Exploring with GIS turns data into information into knowledge
What is GIS?
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GIS connects graphics to data
What is GIS?
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GIS presents layers of information
What is GIS?
15Dr. John Snow, 1854
History of GIS
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Timeline:
1959: Waldo Tobler develops MIMO1963: Roger Tomlinson initiates Canada Geographic Information system (CGIS)1963: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is formed1964: Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics is established1967: United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) develops AUTOMAP1969: ESRI & Intergraph formed, creating the first GIS companies1972: First Landsat satellite launched1978: Global Positioning System (GPS) project launches first four satellites1979: Harvard labs develop ODYSSEY GIS, the first vector GIS
History of GIS
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1980: Dana Tomlinson develops MAP, a popular raster GIS1982: ESRI launches ARC/INFO1987: The International Journal of Geographic Information Systems is published1988: US Bureau of Census releases publicly-available TIGER digital data1993: First Web-based interactive map developed by Steve Putz1999: GIS Day celebrated for the first time2006: More than 15,000 people from over 120 countries attend the 26th Annual ESRI International User Conference
History of GIS
Timeline (cont):
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What has influenced GIS Development?
Information TechnologyComputer hardwareSoftware developmentCosts
Public ConsciousnessSocial awarenessAcademic theories
History of GIS
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Integrated collection of GIS software products
Designed and developed by ESRIWorld leader in GISIn business since 1969
Introducing ArcGISWhat is ArcGIS? (GIS software at CCP)
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Introducing ArcGIS
What can ArcGIS do?Collection of software products that:
CreateEditImportMapQueryAnalyzePublish
Navigation Tools
Coordinates
Menu bar
Scale
Table of Contents
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Users of GIS
Who is using GIS?BusinessDefenseEducationEmergency Services & Law EnforcementEngineeringGovernmentHealth & Human ServicesNatural ResourcesTransportationUrban & Regional PlanningUtilities
Wherever there is a need to analyze spatial data!
Endless
list of
GIS-based
careers
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Three Programs:
Geospatial Tech at CCP
A.A.S. DegreeCertificateProfessional certificate
Geospatial Coursework at CCP
Physical Geography GEOG 101
Human Geography GEOG 103
Urban Geography GEOG 180
World Regional Geography 222
Earth Science EASC 111
Geographic Information Systems GIS 101
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No…students with other majors may wish to take a few GIS courses to supplement their
technical skills.
Are GIS courses only for GIS majors ?
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Is Geospatial for YOU?
Do you meet the following characteristics?
Technical skills
Enjoy solving problems
Like to work with computers
Can think spatially (2D & 3D) & critically
Try/learn new things (pioneer)
