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Welcome to CE 525

Welcome to CE 525. Civil Engineering Applications of GIS. Instructors. Reg Souleyrette, Ph.D., P.E. Eric R. Green, GISP, PE, MSCE Tony Fields, GIS Analyst. Student Introductions. Your Name Degree/Focus GIS Experience Something About Yourself This is for a grade.

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Welcome to CE 525

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  1. Welcome to CE 525 Civil Engineering Applications of GIS

  2. Instructors Reg Souleyrette, Ph.D., P.E. Eric R. Green, GISP, PE, MSCE Tony Fields, GIS Analyst

  3. Student Introductions • Your Name • Degree/Focus • GIS Experience • Something About Yourself • This is for a grade

  4. What CE 525 will cover • Terms and concepts related to Geographic Information Systems • Management of spatial databases, particularly those related to Civil Engineering • Data collection using GPS • Use of ArcGIS to solve specific spatial problems

  5. What is Considered for Course Grade • Homework • Attendance • Quizzes • Exam 1 • Exam 2 • Poster Presentation • Final Exam?

  6. What is GIS? Source: http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/; http://www.esri.com/what-is-gis/overview

  7. Interesting Applications of GIS • ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) publishes story maps with three goals: • To showcase interesting and important topics • To explore techniques and best practices for map-based storytelling • To help enable people to make their own story maps • http://storymaps.esri.com/home/

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  9. Important Online Resources • Course Website • http://www.engr.uky.edu/~rsouley/CE 525/ • (class schedule updated regularly) • ESRI’s Web Courses • http://training.esri.com • Must create ESRI Global Account (instructions on the website)

  10. ESRI Training • Learning ArcGIS 10 • 8 Training Modules • 24 Hours of Work • Some class time given • Use Certificates to “turn in” homework • Print or Email PDF

  11. Installing ArcGIS • ArcGIS is installed in OHR computer lab • Instructions on class website • Download trial from ESRI • ISO available from UK if required – see an instructor • To install on a MAC you must install BootCamp and Windows XP or 7 • ArcGIS will need to be activated online every time you load the program (instructions on website) • For laptops, you will need to consider this when you are offline Must be installed by Friday, Jan 11 if you want to work off-campus (instructors will be out of the office Tuesday of next week)

  12. Quizzes • Write your name on a playing card • At any point a random card may be drawn during class • Most of these questions will be based on the training modules • They will be used to encourage class participation and attendance

  13. Quiz #1 • 1. What does the acronym GIS stand for?

  14. Quiz #1 • 1. What does the acronym GIS stand for? • Geographic Information System • AKA: geographical information science or geospatial information studies

  15. Quiz #1 • 2. What is a Shapefile?

  16. Quiz #1 • 2. What is a Shapefile? • A file used in GIS application to display geospatial data and attributes. Made up of a minimum of a SHP, SHX and DBF file

  17. Quiz #1 • 3.What feature would you use to filter a spatial database based on a specific criteria?

  18. Quiz #1 • 3.What feature would you use to filter a spatial database based on a specific criteria? • Query.

  19. Quiz #1 • 4.This is a classic GIS tool for analysis of roads, pipelines and railroads used in transportation and utility network applications. This process generates point or linear geometry for database record events referenced by their position along a linear feature. What is it?

  20. Quiz #1 • 4.This is a classic GIS tool for analysis of roads, pipelines and railroads used in transportation and utility network applications. This process generates point or linear geometry for database record events referenced by their position along a linear feature. What is it? • Dynamic Segmentation or Linear Reference System

  21. Quiz #1 • 5.What is the name of a geographic features that divide the world into discrete square or rectangular cells laid out in a grid; each cell can have a value that is used to represent some characteristic of that location?

  22. Quiz #1 • 5.What is the name of a geographic features that divide the world into discrete square or rectangular cells laid out in a grid; each cell can have a value that is used to represent some characteristic of that location? • A Raster image.

  23. Interesting GIS Videos • Intro to GIS (6 mins) • Projections (3 mins) • Las Vegas (9 mins) • Under the Hood (35 mins) • Class presentations will be posted on the web

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