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GIS at CCP

GIS at CCP. Meeting with ESL Students October 24 th & 25 th 2007. Presentation Overview. What are Geography & GIS? How are Geography & GIS offered at CCP? What type of careers exist?. What is Geography?. Invented by ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes based on 2 Greek words

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GIS at CCP

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  1. GIS at CCP Meeting with ESL Students October 24th & 25th 2007

  2. Presentation Overview • What are Geography & GIS? • How are Geography & GIS offered at CCP? • What type of careers exist?

  3. What is Geography? • Invented by ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes based on 2 Greek words GEO -> Earth GRAPHY -> to write • The study of location – spatial science

  4. GEOGRAPHY IS… • Study of how “things” are distributed from place to place ~ the spatial aspect of “things” and their interrelationships • What is where? • Why is that there? • So what? • Answer such ?s from perspectives of creation, organization and utilization

  5. GEOGRAPHY IS… Physical Elements Human Elements Climate Population Geology Economics Development Soil Flora/Fauna Politics Transportation Water Languages Landforms Religions Human-Environment Interaction

  6. What is GIS? One Definition: “GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. “ - www.gis.com

  7. GIS What is GIS? GIS has Five Key Elements: People Information & Data Methods & Business Rules Hardware Software

  8. Visualization Data Management Spatial Analysis What is GIS? GIS Provides Three Essential Functions:

  9. What is GIS? Key Characteristics of GIS: • Link between map features and attribute data • Ability to perform complex analysis • Functions: • Input • Management • Analysis • Output • “Smart” Maps

  10. What is GIS? Why Use GIS? • Answer questions & make decisions • Integrate disparate data • Map: • Where things are • Quantities • Densities • What’s inside/nearby • Change

  11. What is GIS? Why Use GIS? • Databases are hard to interpret while “a picture is worth a thousand words”

  12. What is GIS? GIS answers the following: • Location:What is at...? • Condition:Where does this happen? • Trends:What has changed since...? • Patterns:What spatial patterns exist? • Modeling:What if…? Exploring with GIS turns data into information into knowledge

  13. What is GIS? GIS connects graphics to data

  14. What is GIS? GIS presents layers of information

  15. History of GIS Dr. John Snow, 1854

  16. History of GIS Timeline: • 1959: Waldo Tobler develops MIMO • 1963: Roger Tomlinson initiates Canada Geographic Information system (CGIS) • 1963: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is formed • 1964: Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics is established • 1967: United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) develops AUTOMAP • 1969: ESRI & Intergraph formed, creating the first GIS companies • 1972: First Landsat satellite launched • 1978: Global Positioning System (GPS) project launches first four satellites • 1979: Harvard labs develop ODYSSEY GIS, the first vector GIS

  17. History of GIS Timeline (cont): • 1980: Dana Tomlinson develops MAP, a popular raster GIS • 1982: ESRI launches ARC/INFO • 1987: The International Journal of Geographic Information Systems is published • 1988: US Bureau of Census releases publicly-available TIGER digital data • 1993: First Web-based interactive map developed by Steve Putz • 1999: GIS Day celebrated for the first time • 2006: More than 15,000 people from over 120 countries attend the 26th Annual ESRI International User Conference

  18. History of GIS What has influenced GIS Development? • Information Technology • Computer hardware • Software development • Costs • Public Consciousness • Social awareness • Academic theories

  19. Introducing ArcGIS What is ArcGIS? (GIS software at CCP) • Integrated collection of GIS software products • Designed and developed by ESRI • World leader in GIS • In business since 1969

  20. Menu bar Navigation Tools Scale Table of Contents Coordinates Introducing ArcGIS What can ArcGIS do? • Collection of software products that: • Create • Edit • Import • Map • Query • Analyze • Publish

  21. Users of GIS Who is using GIS? • Business • Defense • Education • Emergency Services & Law Enforcement • Engineering • Government • Health & Human Services • Natural Resources • Transportation • Urban & Regional Planning • Utilities Endless list of GIS-based careers Wherever there is a need to analyze spatial data!

  22. Geospatial Tech at CCP Three Programs: • A.A.S. Degree • Certificate • Professional certificate Courses/Programs in development !!

  23. Geospatial Coursework at CCP • Physical Geography GEOG 101 • Human Geography GEOG 103 • Urban Geography GEOG 180 • World Regional Geography 222 • Earth Science EASC 111 • Geographic Information Systems GIS 101

  24. Are GIS courses only for GIS majors ? No…students with other majors may wish to take a few GIS courses to supplement their technical skills.

  25. Is Geospatial for YOU? Do you meet the following characteristics? • Technical skills • Enjoy solving problems • Like to work with computers • Can think spatially (2D & 3D) & critically • Try/learn new things (pioneer)

  26. For more information… My contact information: Jamie Picardy jpicardy@ccp.edu 215.751.8604 Office: W4-6

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