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Lecture 1

Lecture 1. Introduction to GIS. Geography Definitions. Writing about the earth . – G reek. Geography Definitions. Geography provides "a view of the whole" earth by mapping the location of places. – Ptolemy. Geography Definitions.

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Lecture 1

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  1. Lecture 1 Introduction to GIS

  2. Geography Definitions Writing about the earth. – Greek

  3. Geography Definitions Geography provides "a view of the whole" earthby mapping the location of places. – Ptolemy

  4. Geography Definitions To provide accurate, orderly, and rational description and interpretation of the variable character of the earth surface. - Richard Hartshorne

  5. Geography Definitions A science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface. – Merriam-Webster

  6. Geography

  7. GIS Industry A big business

  8. GIS jobs • 2004, US Secretary of Labor Geotechnology is one of the three fields most in demand for 21st Century decision-making • 2005, the US Department of Labor Began funding community college and other programs to improve the number and breadth of GIS courses and resources offered http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/gis_gps_rs_in_education_fs.pdf

  9. GIS People have spatial knowledge • Data entry • Data quality • Analyst • Developer / Programmer • Database manager • Web developer • Project manager • GIS manager, GIO… www.gjc.org- GIS jobs listing

  10. How do we communicate?Where is the theater?

  11. Where is the theater? Speech “Go east on 10, exit Orange, and you’ll see it on the right”

  12. Where is the theater? Print • Start out going East on SAN BERNARDINO AVE towards ALABAMA ST by turning left. • Turn RIGHT onto ALABAMA ST.  • Turn LEFT to take the I-10 E ramp.  • Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto ramp.  • Merge onto I-10 E  • Take the exit towards ORANGE ST/CA-38/DOWNTOWN  • Turn RIGHT onto N EUREKA S  • Turn RIGHT onto ORIENTAL AVE. • Total Distance: 7 minutes2.37 miles

  13. Where is the theater? Map

  14. Where is the theater? Air Photo and map

  15. Where is the theater? Photo

  16. On the phone

  17. Maps communicate Show me the capitals How to I get to….?

  18. Rats http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/species/krat/images/unitall.gif

  19. Percent Change, 1990 to 2000 http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/atlas/censr01-103.pdf

  20. What do bees have to do with business? http://www.lawestvector.org/images/beerangeus.jpg

  21. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=11059&page=6

  22. Quick Map Exercise

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