Working with Digital Maps – Leveraging the power of GIS

Programme for Working Professionals

Why Study GIS?

80% of Local Government activities are estimated to be geographically based:

– Plots, Zoning, public works, garbage collection, land ownership and valuation, public safety

A significant portion of State Government activities has a geographical component:

– Natural Resource Management– Highways and Transportation

Businesses use GIS for a very wide array of applicationsa;

– Retail: Site Selection & Customer Analysis– Logistics: Vehicle Tracking & Routing– Natural resource exploration (petroleum, etc.)– Precision Agriculture– Civil Engineering and Construction

Why Study GIS?

Military and Defense use GIS for several activities:

– Battlefield Management– Satellite Imagery Interpretation

Scientists employ GIS in their research work:

– Geography, Geology, Botany – Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science– Epidemiology, criminology

Examples of Applied GIS

Urban Planning, Management & Policy

– Zoning, subdivision planning– Land acquisition– Economic development– Code enforcement– Housing renovation programs– Emergency response– Crime analysis– Tax assessment

Environmental Sciences

– Monitoring environmental risk– Modeling stormwater runoff– Management of watersheds, floodplains,

wetlands, forests, aquifers– Environmental Impact Analysis– Hazardous or toxic facility siting– Groundwater modeling and contamination

tracking

Civil Engineering/Utility

– Locating underground facilities– Designing alignment for freeways, transit– Coordination of infrastructure maintenance– Surveying– Transportation

Business

– Demographic Analysis– Market Penetration/ Share Analysis– Site Selection

Examples of Applied GIS

Political Science– Redistricting– Analysis of election results– Predictive modeling

Education Administration– Attendance Area Maintenance– Enrollment Projections– School Bus Routing

Real Estate– Neighborhood land prices– Traffic Impact Analysis– Determination of Highest and Best Use

Health Care– Epidemiology– Needs Analysis– Service Inventory

Knowledge Base for GIS

GIS

Application Areas:• Public Administration• Planning• Geology• Mineral Exploration• Forestry• Site Selection• Marketing• Civil Engineering• Criminal Justice• Surveying

ComputerScience/MIS• Graphics• Visualization • Database• System administration• Security

Geographyand related:• Cartography• Geodesy• Photogrammetry• Landforms• Spatial statistics

The convergence of technological fields and traditional disciplines.

Future Generic GIS Enterprise

Web Server

Databases

Broker

Browsers

Web

Applications

Services( built on .Net, SOAP/XML, Java API)Source: Reza Wahadj, CSIG04, with mods.

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IIHS Short Course on GIS: May 2012

• A unique and intense 3-day programme for working professionals from diverse backgrounds.

• Aims to equip the learners with essentials of mapping, offering insights and hands-on exposure to working with various free-and-open-source mapping applications.

• Will equip learners to appreciate the nuances of key concepts, enabling them to quickly learn, test and apply the techniques in their respective domains and eventually be able to produce maps for their own needs.

• Highly recommended that participants bring their own data that they intend to map

or visualise them spatially. This will also expose learners to use/develop mash-ups based on popular web-based GIS applications like OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, etc. and open up learners to use volunteered geographic information and crowd-sourced knowledge in their respective use cases.

Details of Short Course

Name of the Programme Programme Director Dates Location Fee

(INR) Fee (INR) International Participants

Working with Digital Maps-Leveraging the Power of

GISDr. H. S. Sudhira 11th 12th and 13th May

2012 Bangalore 6000 7500

Date Event

24th April 2012 Application and payment deadline for Early Bird offer

04th May 2012 Application deadline

7th May 2012 Last date for payments

11th – 13th May 2012 Course sessions in Bengaluru

How to Apply

Eligibility

• Participation is limited to 15 applicants

• Application is open to candidates from all disciplines • Individuals with backgrounds in architecture, planning, engineering, economics,

finance, sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, environmental sciences, social work, law and management are encouraged to apply

• Also open to working professionals with work experience in related fields

To Register Please fill in the online registration form at

www.iihs.co.in/programmes/pwp/gis/gis-may-2012/

How to Apply

Payment

Participants have the option to make the payment through:

• Cash

• Cheque drawn in favour of ”Indian Institute for Human Settlements”

• DD drawn in favour of ”Indian Institute for Human Settlements” payable at Bengaluru.Should be sent by Speed Post/courier to the following address:Manager, Finance and AccountsIndian Institute for Human SettlementsTharangavana,D/5, 12th CrossRajamahal Vilas ExtensionBengaluru – 560 080KarnatakaIndia

• Wire transfer through NEFT:Account no: 10792320000042Bank: HDFC BANKBranch: Sadashivnagar, BengaluruIFSC Code: HDFC0001079

Connect with Us

Write to us to register via email: admissions@iihs.ac.in

Visit our Website for details: http://www.iihs.co.in/programmes/pwp/gis/gis-may-2012/

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