Geographic Information Systems and its Applications

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Geographic Information Systems and its
Applications
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Outline

• GI System, Science and Study
• Example of GIS
• Careers in GIS

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1. Geographic Information System, Science or
Study

• In information system one deals with tools for
  problem solving ranging from curiosity driven
  science to real world problem solving
• E.g. Accuracy issues, principles map design,
  novice users need as well as GIS design, data,
  and methods.
• GIS Science is a systematic study of fundamental
  issues, concepts and principles arising from
  creation, storage, retrieval and use of
  information
• In understanding geographic phenomena, one can
  link past, and present and predict the future.
  General information may be combined with specific
  information
• In Geographic study, we study societys use and
  application of GI. It needs both GI system and GI
  science.

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2. Examples of GIS

• I go to Train station
• Live broadcast uses Global positioning of the
  trains
• I read news paper in train
• The paper on which the newspaper is printed comes
  from forest which uses GIS systems
• I grab a sandwich for Lunch
• Price of bread has fallen as people as using GIS
  for precision agriculture
• I teach GIS
• Surf Internet
• Driving Directions for vacation Planning

• GIS in a persons life
• My alarm goes off
• Utility company uses GIS to manage utility
• I jump to shower.
• Hydrologist couple modeling and GIS for water
  resource management
• Leave children to Bus top.
• The bus uses routing based on GIS analysis

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2. GIS Application Examples

• Improving communication of Crime statistics

http//www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/gis/studies.h
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(source http//www.wiley.com)
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A tax Assessors Office Produces Land Use amps for
Appraiser and PlannersManaging 'First Nation'
land ownership in Ontario, Canada
http//www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/gis/studies.h
tml
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Driving Directionshttp//www.esri.com/software/bu
smap/busmap_travel/route.html
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Developing a Management Information Systems for
the city of Kfar-Saba, Israel
http//www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/gis/studies.h
tml
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Modeling the Environment of the Salton Sea, CA,
with GIS
http//www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/gis/studies.h
tml
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Cutting the levels of work place injuries with
healthcare GIS http//www.wiley.com/legacy/wileych
i/gis/studies.html
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The GIS-based hydrologic model map of
watershed.http//www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/gi
s/studies.html
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More Applications
http//www.esri.com/index.html
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Examples from Europe
Participatory GIS

• Putting people together with technology
• GIS as an integrative mechanism
• Sense of ownership and involvement in the
  decision-making
• Integration of public issues and management
  concerns
• Checking reality and synthesizing information

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Examples from USA

• Examples from USA
• Chesapeake Research Consortium
• ESSP in California

Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium for precision
agriculture using Geospatial technologies (GPS,
GIS, Image processing and Remote sensing)
Some projects in CA, NJ and CO
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3. Careers in GIS

• Career path Product development, Application
  Development, Information systems, Educational
  Services, Sales and support, Marketing,
• http//www.gjc.org/
• http//www.geojobsource.com/careerop.htm
• http//geosearch.com
• http//www.gisjobs.com/
• http//www.roosevelt.edu/cas/bcps/gis.htm
• Many more sites

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Know your tools

• Can you identify, software, Data, People and
  Institutions?
• Know your tools
• Click StartgtArcGISgtArccatalog
• Click StartgtArcGISgtArcmap gt
• Click Arctoolbox when in ArcCatalog or ArcMap

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Toolbar
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Context menus
See it what happens when you right click/vs
double click
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Property tabs
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