GIS-49: Introduction To GIS
A Workshop With Kevin Price
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GIS-49 |
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GIS 49-1 |
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300 minutes |
This video is designed for a general audience that includes
engineers, administrators, planners, cartographers, resource
managers, GIS technicians and teachers. Issues of database
development and utilization are discussed to help users avoid costly
pitfalls associated with GIS implementation.
Dr. Kevin P. Price is a faculty member in the Department of
Geography at the University of Kansas and the Associate Director of
the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing (KARS) Program. He has over 13
years of experience in GIS and remote sensing and has taught
numerous workshops on these subjects to national and international
audiences.
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is a multi-billion dollar
technology cutting across many disciplines and revolutionizing the
way geographic information is mapped, monitored, manipulated, and
used to model the human and natural environments. Thousands of
organizations are adopting GIS, yet many users lack knowledge
about basic principles required to fully capitalize on the utility of
this technology. In the workshop, the following GIS topics are
discussed:
Concepts and Components
What is a GIS? What are geographic data and how are they used
to make important management decisions? Is GIS different from
computer aided design (CAD) and automated mapping/facilities
management (AM/FM), and can data from CAD and
AM/FM systems be used in a GIS? What kinds of questions can a
GIS address and what are the capabilities of a state-of-the-art
system?
Data and Database Formats
What are the conceptual components, database formats (models) and
structures of GIS? What are the differences between raster and
vector data formats and can these formats be integrated? What is
topology, and how is it used to provide valuable information about
the position of an object relative to other geographic features? How
are geographic attributes linked to graphic elements and output in
map formats? What is a relational database and how are boolean logic
and other analytical operations used in a GIS to simulate the "real"
world?
Capabilities and Functions
How are query, proximity, overlay, neighborhood, and network
operations used to extract useful information from a GIS
database? How is GIS used to derive new information and model
natural and urban environments?
Applications
Real world examples will be used to demonstrate the effective
application of a GIS to important issues relative to natural
and urban environments. Examples of natural resource applications
include GIS use for natural resource inventorying and mapping,
selection of optimal site locations, and environmental change
detection. The integration of remotely sensed satellite imagery and
GIS will be demonstrated throughout the natural resource
examples. Applications for local government and utilities include
mapping, assessment, infrastructure management, land development,
site selection and
design. Urban, regional, and state applications include planning and
transportation.
Existing Data Sources
GIS database development is expensive and much time and money
may be saved by using existing data sources. During this section of
the workshop, you will learn about data that already exists, and
considerations associated with using these types of data.
Technological Trends
Where is this technology heading and what are some future
applications and business opportunities? How are the software and
hardware evolving? How are multimedia and GIS technologies
being integrated? What are the future data sources that will
accelerate the use of GIS and create commercial and research
opportunities.
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