thinking about gis applications and your projects
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Thinking about GIS applications and your projects
Today
Introductions
Course web site resources and logistics
Lessons from the tutorial
GIS application areas based on your field of interest
Project topics assignment
Literature search tips and hands-on
Introductions
Name
General area of interest
Course web site resources
Student work zone
How to create your own workspace and post assignments
ArcGIS Basics tutorial
What to turn in next Tuesday…a map with:
Title Main map Inset locator map Legend Scale North Arrow Your name and date
Lessons from the tutorial
Data comes from different sources at different scales
May be free or not, may be advertised or not, may be private, shared or not shared…
Examples you know about?
Lessons from the tutorial
Start thinking about data you might need: Scale / resolution Attribute information Geographic extent Likely source
Lessons from the tutorial
Tabular data (e.g., Excel, Access, PDF tables) can be mapped if they have a geographic identifier (a “geocode”)
Country name or abbreviation
Province
City
Latitude / longitude coordinates
Census codes
Country code example
Census code example - Kolkata
PDF example – North Korea census
Latitude / Longitude example – Tsunami historical data
Lessons from the tutorial
Data management
Folder structure
Maintaining enough file space – get rid of old files
There’s are tip sheets for:
data management
Connecting to a personal GIS space (H:)
GIS applications of interest to you What have you found or heard about?
Issues or questions addressed?
Types of data?
Did they have to create new data?
Primarily mapping or more advanced analysis?
Literature Search Tips
Google Scholar for an initial pass
“Get this item at Tufts”
Tufts Library databases Peer-reviewed articles
Citations
References
Literature Search Tips
Search terms to add to your interest list:
GIS (confusion with GIs)
“Geographic information”
Spatial
Geographic
Review or Meta-analysis or Lessons (to find articles that are reviews of “what we know”
Set time period as needed (e.g., 2005 or later)
Literature Search Tips – Analysis Terms
Suitability Siting Site suitability Pattern Cluster
Vulnerability Proximity Prioritize Accessibility or
access
Literature Search Tips
Region / country of interest But don’t use first – by being geographically broad
you may find good examples from other regions
Other search terms – more specific Human security
Crisis Livelihood Conflict Health Infrastructure
Other search terms – more specific International Environment and Resources
Trans-boundary Land use Land conversion Climate Energy Water Forest Agriculture
Other search terms – more specific Development economics
Poverty Development Rural Urban Growth Agriculture Livelihood Econometric
Other search terms – more specific International Security
Sectarian Ethnic Religious Conflict Humanitarian Relief Peace Intelligence
Hands on – quick literature search
Test out terms / databases and see what you find
Report back – useful terms, approaches, databases
What to look for in articles
Data
Methods
Limitations
References / Citations
Contact information