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GPS for GIS: Going Mobile

Explore the integration of GPS technology in GIS for data collection at libraries. Learn about GPS units, accuracy, and applications like ESRI ArcGIS and Google Earth. Discover how libraries can provide access to mobile technology to support teaching missions.

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GPS for GIS: Going Mobile

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  1. GPS for GIS: Going Mobile David Sharp GIS Librarian Carleton University Library David_sharp@carleton.ca

  2. GPS and GIS Global Positioning System Geographic Information System

  3. What to do with a GPS Unit

  4. Geospatial Data Collection at Carleton

  5. - Traffic Lights- Safety Phones- Recycling Containers- Garbage Cans- Benches- Picnic Tables- Smoking Areas- Bike Racks- Trail Heads- Tree Species- Handicap Parking- Homeless Shelters- Statutes/Sculptures – War Memorials, - Kids’ Wading Pools and Spray Pads But more & more requests for unique data points ...

  6. GPS Units, Accurary and Pricing

  7. GPS Screenshots

  8. Types of GPS Data: Tracks and Waypoints

  9. And Routes

  10. Downloading GPS Data into a GIS DEMO

  11. Select GIS and GPS Applications • ESRI ArcExplorer (Free) • ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 ($) • Google Earth (Free) • Google Earth Pro ($) • GPS Visualizer (Free) • DNR Garmin (Free)

  12. Accuracy and Metadata

  13. Metadata (Continued)

  14. North American Profile

  15. Borrowing Agreement

  16. Conclusion A GPS unit is an economical way for libraries to collect data or lend to students to collect data Can offer data of ‘teaching’ or ‘classroom’ quality Lower end units cannot support ‘research’ quality I have questions about libraries’ role to act as a repository of crowd sourced data. I have a question about whether it is a Librarian’s role to proactively create geospatial data It does provide access to a useful mobile technology that will support the universities teaching mission

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