Internet GIS and Geospatial Information Technology

1. National Taiwan Normal University, June 8th, 2005 Internet GIS and Geospatial Information Technology 網路地理資訊科技(GIS)介紹 by Dr. Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou 鄒明祥 E-mail: mtsou@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: 619-5940205 Fax: 619-5944938 The Department of Geography, San Diego State University

2. Co-authored book--- Internet GIS:Distributed Geographic Information Services for the Internet and Wireless Networks, 2003, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Main topics: • Internet GIS • Mobile GIS • Wireless Integration • GIS Education • GIS Applications (NASA project, City project)…

3. Why Internet Mapping? Flexible Information Access / Exchange (End-Users only need a Web browser) (便捷的資訊取得/交換) Information Sharing and Integration (資訊分享及整合) (Access multiple Internet Map Servers at the same time– Local governments, USGS, EPA, Census, etc.) Real-time Information Update and Distribution Gather data from (即時資訊更新及發布) client sides (polices, firefighters), Distribute updated data from server sides (control centers)

4. Web-based GIS (Internet GIS) San Diego State University Client (Web browser) + Java applets Internet Map Server (ArcIMS) Web Server (map.sdsu.edu Internet Client (Web browser) + IMS Viewer Client (Web browser) Regional Database (GIS) Server Client The Network is the Computer The Internet is Your GIS.

5. San Diego Wildfire 2003Combining census data and remote sensing images. (Update daily -- Http://map.sdsu.edu

6. Development History • Internet (ARPANET 1970s, TCP/IP 1983) • World Wide Web (HTTP 1990, Mosaic 1993) • On-line GIS/Mapping • The Xerox PARC Map Viewer (Putz,1994) • GRASSLinks (Huse, 1995) • The Alexandria Digital Library (1994) • Organization • The Open GIS Consortium (OGC, 1994) • ISO/TC 211 (the 211 Technical Committee of the International Standards Organization, 1994)

7. 1994 The First Web-based Mapping Application

8. Alexandria Digital Library http://webclient.alexandria.ucsb.edu/mw/index.jsp (Old version 1994 - New version 2004:

9. Internet GIS -- Key Technologies • Internet Map Server (ESRI’s ArcIMS, AutoDesk’s MapGuide, INTEGRAPH’s GeoMedia Web Map, SmallWorld’s Internet Application Servers, etc.) • Componet Programming (JAVA, .NET, ASP.. (cross-platform: Java applets and Java Servlets) • XML (Extensible Markup Language) for metadata and communication with Internet Map Servers (ArcIMS – ArcXML). • Web Services (UUDI, WSDL, SOAP…)

10. Sharing Data, Information, and Knowledge 資料分享 資訊分享 知識分享

11. Web-based Image Overlay Function(Change Detection + Land User Analysis)

12. GEOG 104(http://map.sdsu.edu/geog104) Intro Geospatial Technology Movie (5 minutes) • On-line lecture notes • Web-based GIS exercises • On-line Quiz • Introduction to Cartography, Remote sensing, GPS, GIS and spatial analysis.

13. NSF project: Adopting Web-based GIS for the Development of a Scalable GIS Education Program (National Science Foundation: $770,000, 3 years Http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/hightech

14. A Scalable GIS Education Program • High Schools • Community Colleges • Universities (four years undergraduate and graduate study – M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. programs) • (Seamless GIS Education Integration) Career Ladder for different levels of GIS professionals

15. Education Tools and Outreach Activities San Diego Bay Marine Monitoring Earthquake Chasers

16. San Diego State University Web-based GIS Learning Modules for High Schools • Provide Web-based GIS exercises for existing High school courses in Geography, Earth Science, Biology, or Mathematics. • Rather than create a brand-new courses for high school students. (Difficult to implement a new course in current high school schedules) • Teach ________ with GIS (First Step) • Teach ________ about GIS (in the future)

17. Web-based GIS Advantagesfor high school teachers and students • Avoid the complicated (and often expensive) software installation in traditional GIS. • Students can utilize a Web browser to access maps and GIS from anywhere (schools, homes, or libraries). • Combine with Multimedia(sounds, animation, and 3D) in an integrated Web environment.

18. Mobile GIS (行動式GIS) • Mobile GIS refers to an integrated software/hardware framework for the access of geospatial data and services through mobile devices via wireline or wireless networks (Tsou, 2004). (Notebooks, PDA, Tablet PC, Pocket PC, etc.) WHY mobile GIS • Field works: data collection and validation process, coupled with GPS and wireless communications. • Real-time update / change • Global Positioning System (GPS) integration.

19. Mobile GIS Architecture

20. Global Positioning Systems

21. Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Wi-Fi or WiMAX Technology • Different from cellular phone communication (CDMA, GPRS) • Fast Transmission Speed, Good for GIS applications (large size of data/images) • Wi-Fi (802.11b, 11Mbps, 2.4 Ghz), Wi-Fi5 (802.11a, 54Mbps, 5GHz). 802.11g, and 802.11n (up to 200Mbps) -- MIMO (multiple input multiple output). Short distance: 300 feet. • WiMAX (available in late 2006) 802.16d, 802.16e (Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN). 30 – 75 Mbps, 4 – 6 miles

22. Wireless Mobile GIS IntegrationPrototype Testing (2003 at MTRP) (Notebook Web Server (IIS) + ArcPAD + Blue tooth GPS + Wi-Fi )

23. User Scenario: Environmental Monitoring and Management Mission Trail Regional Park (short movie) Movies shot before the 2003 Wildfire. After the Wildfire, another testing was conducted by helping the park ranger to evaluate the damages of wildfire and landform changes. (Link to the movie MTRP.wmv)

24. REASoN Project Real Time GIS for Emergency Response(NASA funded REASoN Project, $1.8 million for five years)Http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/reason

25. Metadata/Data Portal Metadata is the key to effectively search/query GIS data across the Internet

26. Real-time Data Update from Pocket PC (ArcPAD) to Internet Map Server (ArcIMS) Wireless Communication Submit new polygons (Hot-zones) from Pocket PC to Internet Map Server (ArcIMS) via Wi-Fi channel.

27. Mobile GIS with Real-time Tracking ServerESRI ArcIMS Tracking Server (beta-version) Dynamic Display the location of in-field Agents (Park rangers, Fire fighters, etc.) -- Two way communications

28. Watershed Management (City of San Diego) $1M, 3 years Http://www.sdbay.sdsu.edu

29. Web Mapping for Water-quality Monitoring Interactive Mapping (Zoom-in, Zoom-out, Query) Static maps (print out): JPEG or PDF

30. A Vision of the Future • NASAMovies (a vision of the future) • GeoFusion Movie (3D Fly through landscape) http://www.geoplayer.com/gateways/

31. Related Links and References Thank You Q & A • Http://map.sdsu.edu • Http://map.sdsu.edu/mobilegis • Http://www.sdbay.sdsu.edu • Http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/reason Books & Papers (PDF available upon request) Internet GIS (book) – (Chapter 9. mobile GIS) http://map.sdsu.edu/gisbook Tsou, M.H. (2004). Integrated Mobile GIS and Wireless Internet Map Servers for Environmental Monitoring and Management, Cartography and Geographic Information Science. 31(3), pp. 153-165. Tsou, M.H. (2004). Integrating Web-based GIS and On-line Remote Sensing Facilities for Environmental Monitoring and Management. The Journal of Geographical Systems, No. 6: 1-20.

32. Backup Slides

33. Real-time report submission and data upload (from Pocket PC to Server)

34. Evaluate Land Cover Change by ADAR Images via Internet Map Server (MTRP BMX site)

35. San Diego Emergency Response GIS Data Portal http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/metadataexplorer Metadata Search Web Mapping Downloadable Data

36. A Scalable GIS Education Program • High Schools • Community Colleges • Universities (four years undergraduate and graduate study – M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. programs) • (Seamless GIS Education Integration) Career Ladder for different levels of GIS professionals

37. San Diego State University Problems • Different school levels have different resources and GIS lab setting. (High school: no GIS software/hardware, community college: small GIS labs, few instructors, etc.) • Lack of entry-level GIS courses for curriculum articulation (GIS courses in Community colleges (techniques-oriented) are quite different from Universities (theories and research-oriented). • Need a Web portal for sharing research findings and publications to the GIS education community (K-12, community colleges, and Universities). Solution: Web-based GIS

38. NSF- ATE(Advanced Technological Education) Program) 2004 Award – 3 years • Overview: • Provide on-line, Web-based GIS learning modules for high school students and teachers. • Provide grounding in fundamental GIS theory and concepts for community college students. • Create GIS curriculum articulation between community colleges and universities. • Help students assess their interest in and aptitude for GIS-related careers, • Form an on-line community and portal for GIS-education research and related projects.

39. Internship program:GPS IntegrationTraining

40. San Diego High Tech High School -- biology course • San Diego Bay Biological Survey • Study • Diversity at Different Sites • Affect of Human Activity • Affect of Tidal Flow • Appreciation • Scientific Field Work/Inquiry-Based Learning Barnacle (Boat Channel Study: HTH Biotech Website) Student Field Work (Boat Channel Study: HTH Biotech Website) Flatworm (Boat Channel Study: HTH Biotech Website) Student Field Work (Boat Channel Study: HTH Biotech Website) File Limpet (Boat Channel Study: HTH Biotech Website)

41. San Diego State University Challenges • Need to develop evaluation methods for Web-based GIS educations and Modules (How effective?) • Cope with technology changes (Web technology changes every month). How to migrate from old technologies to new tools? • Supports from administrative level. Future:Web services? Semantic Webs? Grid computing?

42. DACUM (Develop a Curriculum) Workshop Jan. 13 & 14th 2004 City of Chula Vista City of Encinitas City of Escondido SanGIS City of San Diego SANDAG County of San Diego, Public Works Padre Dam Munic. Water District County of San Diego, Planning and Land Use

45. GEOG 104 Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning • Fundamental core course in the new B.S Degree in Geography Department with Emphasis in Geographic Information Science. (Major code: 22061). • Can be used for the Geographic Information Science Certificate program (as parts of 27 required units). • Promising Career Pathways in GIS • The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education Career Voyages Web site identify the geospatial industry as one of the key emerging and evolving industries, along with nanotechnology and biotechnology. • Current Job Listing Examples (searched via Web on April-22-2005). • Salary: $47,164.00-$73,103.68 annually. GIS Analyst II, Clark County Department of Aviation, Las Vegas, Nevada, US #05-0019 • Salary: $60,000.00 to $ 80,000.00 per year. US-FL-Orlando-GIS Analyst, Hudson Engineering, Operations, and Aerospace.