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Winter 2011 GIS Institute

Winter 2011 GIS Institute. Welcome and Introductions. Institute Partners. Library EarthLab Sociology Biostatistics Population Studies S4. Institute Instructors. Tom Stieve , Social Science Data Librarian, Rockefeller Library Lynn Carlson , GIS/Systems Manager, EarthLab

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Winter 2011 GIS Institute

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  1. Winter 2011GIS Institute Welcome and Introductions

  2. Institute Partners • Library • EarthLab • Sociology • Biostatistics • Population Studies • S4 Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  3. Institute Instructors • Tom Stieve, Social Science Data Librarian, Rockefeller Library • Lynn Carlson, GIS/Systems Manager, EarthLab • Crystal Linkletter, Biostatistics • John Logan, S4/Sociology • Rachel Franklin, S4/PSTC Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  4. Who takes the Institute? • Participants this time around come from all over campus: • Economics • Community Health • Joukowsky Institute • Political Science • Sociology • Ecology & Environmental Biology • History • Center for Environmental Studies • Library • Office of Environmental Health & Safety • Education Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  5. Where we’ll be meeting: Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  6. Where we’ll be meeting: Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  7. Institute Goals • To give you the knowledge and analytical tools to: • understand how space/geography play a role in your research and discipline • incorporate spatial questions into your research • Feel comfortable (or at least moderately at ease) using spatial analysis tools to answer your research questions, where appropriate Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  8. What Does this Really Mean? • Understanding the characteristics of spatial data and what makes these data special • Making maps • Reference maps, exploratory analysis, etc. • Creating spatial indices or variables • Distance, accessibility, etc. • Spatial analysis • Point pattern analysis, least-cost path analysis, spatial statistics, etc. Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  9. How We’ll Accomplish our Goals • Lectures, starting in about half an hour • Hands-on tutorials and practice working with ArcGIS • Presentations by students and faculty • Individual projects and final presentations Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  10. Importance of Space & Geography • Space can be thought of as the organization of objects in space • Are points (people, gas stations, or farmhouses) uniformly distributed across space or do we identify patterns? • Can we identify empirical regularities regarding flows of information, people, or things across various distances? • This is where a lot of geographical theory comes in… • Geography – or place – has to do with the characteristics of a specific location and those characteristics are related to a particular phenomenon • Often, we’re interested in both – everything takes place somewhere Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  11. Institute Capstone: Presentations • The first week of the Institute will be spent mainly on learning • The second week is spent on individual project work, applying what you’ve learned • Last day of Institute  Mini Conference • Abstracts due to me via email by this Friday COB • 10 minute presentations • Invite your friends! Winter 2011 GIS Institute

  12. Agenda for Today • Break • Participant Introductions • Space, Geography, and GIS • Walk to CIT 265 • Lunch • Introduction to GIS • Library • Reception (whew...) Winter 2011 GIS Institute

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