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ESRM 250 / CFR 520 Instructor: Phil Hurvitz (with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess )

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. ESRM 250 / CFR 520 Instructor: Phil Hurvitz (with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess ). Overview. What is GIS? Applications GIS functionality Course logistics. What is a GIS?.

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ESRM 250 / CFR 520 Instructor: Phil Hurvitz (with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess )

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  1. Introduction toGeographic Information Systems ESRM 250 / CFR 520 Instructor: Phil Hurvitz(with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess) 1 of 37

  2. Overview • What is GIS? • Applications • GIS functionality • Course logistics 2 of 37

  3. What is a GIS? • A GIS is computer program or set of programs that provide tools for: • managing, storing, and editing spatial data • conducting spatial inquiries and analyses • displaying spatial data (making maps) 3 of 37

  4. What is a GIS? • GIS: • Uses the analytical power of the computer to complete complex tasks • Uses digital storage capacity to manage large data sets • Integrates many different types of data from many different sources • Is easily updated and edited 4 of 37

  5. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Conservation planning: • Where are the best places to protect? 5 of 37

  6. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Watershed management: • Evaluation of riparian buffer zones to target watershed restoration efforts 6 of 37

  7. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Fire management: • What sites are indicated for controlled burns and thinning? 7 of 37

  8. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Wildlife science: • Map speciesdistributions • Locate critical habitat • Identify sites fortranslocations • Model populationdynamics 8 of 37

  9. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Timber management: • Where are the most cost effective and least damaging locations for sky lines for extracting timber on steep slopes? 9 of 37

  10. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Wildlife science: • Tracking wildlifelocations • Measuring homeranges • Delineatingterritories • Population census 10 of 37

  11. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Silviculture: • Tracking and predictinginsect infestations andoutbreaks Likelihood of Mountain Pine Beetle outbreaks developing in British Columbia and Alberta under a plausible climate change scenario using the MPB infestation risk model (Safranyik 1975). 11 of 37

  12. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Plant ecology: • Predicting climate-induced vegetation changes 12 of 37

  13. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Animal ecology: • Predicting climate-induced shifts in species distributions 13 of 37

  14. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Integrated forest management planning: • How do different forest management practices affect forest structure, economic returns, and wildlife habitat over time? landscape simulation: http://www.fsl.orst.edu/clams/download/animations/5Rivers840_20qt3.mov 14 of 37

  15. What can a GIS do? (Applications) • Landscape planning: • How will different alternative development scenarios affect agriculture, timber production, and wildlife in the Willamette Valley? 15 of 37

  16. GIS functionality • GIS can integrate multiple data types and sources 16 of 37

  17. GIS functionality • GIS can represent data and perform analytical tasks at many spatial scales 17 of 37

  18. GIS functionality • GIS can enhance understanding of multiple landscape dimensions (2D to 3D) 18 of 37

  19. GIS functionality • GIS automatically links what and where 19 of 37

  20. Overview • What is GIS? • Applications • GIS functionality • Course logistics 20 of 37

  21. Course objectives • Introduction to the technical use of GIS • Use of current software & hardware • Use of real-world data sets • Understanding of GIS data sets • Understanding of GIS analysis • Ability to use GIS for solving problems • Limited treatment of cartographic skills (see Geog 360) • Limited treatment of analytical theory (see Geog 460) 21 of 37

  22. Course web site • http://courses.washington.edu/gis250/ 22 of 37

  23. Contacts • Phil Hurvitz (instructor) • phurvitz@uw.edu • office hours by appointment (send e-mail) • Carrie Schloss (TA) • cschloss@u.washington.edu • office hours (156 Bloedel): • Monday 3:00-4:00 PM (156 Bloedel) • Thursday 1:30-2:20 (Computer Lab on the 1st floor of Mary Gates Hall) • or by appointment (send e-mail) • Course e-mail list • cfr520a_wi10@u.washington.edu 23 of 37

  24. About the course • This will be challenging for many of you • You may get frustrated • You may spend lots of time working on assignments and exams • Why put yourself through all this? • The skills you will learn this quarter will put you at distinct advantages: • Research • Competing for scarce (or better) jobs • This translates to: more money, more choices in life 24 of 37

  25. Required skills – before you start (by the end of week 1) • Basic familiarity with a word processor and spreadsheet • Being comfortable with • hierarchical file structures • Windows Explorer ( ≠ MS Internet Explorer [web browser]) • Copy-and-paste images from applications to the word processor • Basic working knowledge of algebra, trigonometry, and coordinate geometry • Basic familiarity with maps and map reading 25 of 37

  26. Required skills – before you start (by the end of week 1) • Account on one of the UW mail computers • Save a document in Adobe PDF format • Zip and unzip files with zip, WinZip, or PKZip, jZip, etc. • Use a Web browser, including file downloading • Note: basic computing skills courses are available at UW C&C, many for free 26 of 37

  27. Course structure • Paired lecture, readings, and lab sessions • Guest lectures • Lab sessions are guided by detailed web pages • Labs exercises can be done on any computer with ArcGIS 9, CD, USB, and web access • Periodic assignments (<1 per week) • Midterm exam • Final exam • Three randomly assigned optional quizzes (for extra credit) 27 of 37

  28. Assignments • 8 assignments through the quarter. • For grad students (CFR 520), a short paper (5-10 p) • You will save your answers as Adobe PDF files, and upload them to Catalyst Collect It. • Identify yourself on and double-space all materials • Assignments will be due by 12:00 noon of the date listed on the course schedule. Late assignments will not be accepted. • Answer keys will be posted after submission deadline. • Grades will be posted after each assignment is scored. 28 of 37

  29. Assignment schedule • Linked on schedule • Due at 12:00 noon on the date indicated 29 of 37

  30. Grading • Final grade is based on assignments & exams • Each assignment = 100 points (total 800 points) • Midterm exam = 200 points (take-home) • Final exam = 200 points (take-home) • Optional Quizzes (possible to add 3% extra credit) • Grades are assigned in accordance with UW Grading Policy 30 of 37

  31. Required materials • Access to computers running ArcGIS 9.3x (not ArcView 3.x) • Student version will be supplied • Internet access • 1 recordable CD, with course data copied onto it • USB drive (pen drive or removable hard drive) 31 of 37

  32. Recommended reading • Chrisman, Nicholas. 1997. Exploring Geographic Information Systems. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 320 p. • Ormsby, Tim, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Carolyn Groessl, and Laura Bowden. 2008. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition, Updated for ArcGIS 9.3. ESRI Press. 32 of 37

  33. Course data CD • Pack Forest GIS data • ESRI sample GIS data • Sample ArcView 3.x extensions • Ghostscript/Ghostview(free postscript processor) • UNIX-like utilities(command-line processing) 33 of 37

  34. Course data CD • Pack Forest GIS data • Complete set of spatial data for the UW’s Experimental Forest • Original data sources • Legacy maps • USGS digital line graphs • DNR data • GPS surveys • Digital orthophoto • ESRI sample GIS data • Sample ArcView 3.x extensions • Ghostscript/Ghostview(free postscript processor) • UNIX-like utilities(command-line processing) 34 of 37

  35. Course data CD • Pack Forest GIS data • ESRI sample GIS data • Worldwide data sets • cities • countries • major lakes • major rivers • United States data • states • counties • cities • rivers • roads • Canada • Mexico • Sample ArcView 3.x extensions • Ghostscript/Ghostview(free postscript processor) • UNIX-like utilities(command-line processing) 35 of 37

  36. Photos • In assignment #1 we will be collecting your photo • A “class photo page” will be created • Photos will be password protected & restricted to this class • Photo will not be posted if you request non-posting • Will allow us to get to know each other by face and name • Can be used to contact others for study sessions 36 of 37

  37. Questions? • Questions? • Time to visit the lab (Room 044) 37 of 37

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