NSFATE

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San Diego State University
NSF-ATE (0401990) Scalable Skills GIS
Certificate Program (Web-based GIS Education)
John Johnson, Project-PI, Mesa College Dr.
Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou, Co-PI, Associate
Professor, SDSU E-mail mtsou_at_mail.sdsu.edu
The Department of Geography, San Diego State
University
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What is GIS?Geographic Information Systems

• Homes
• School Districts
• Streets
• Zip Codes
• Cities
• Counties

GIS sandwich
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Web-based GIS (Internet GIS)
San Diego State University
Client (Web browser) Java applets
Internet Map Server (ArcIMS)
Web Server (map.sdsu.edu
Internet
Client (Web browser) IMS Viewer
Client (Web browser)
Regional Database (GIS)
Server
Client
The Network is the Computer The Internet is Your
GIS.
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Project WebsiteHttp//geoinfo.sdsu.edu/hightech

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A Scalable GIS Education Program

• High Schools
• Community Colleges
• Universities (four years undergraduate and
  graduate study M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. programs)
• (Seamless GIS Education Integration)
• Career Ladder for different levels of GIS
  professionals

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Project WebsiteHttp//geoinfo.sdsu.edu/hightech

• Overview
• Introduce research project information.
• Provide on-line, Web-based GIS learning modules
  for high school students and teachers.
• Provide grounding in fundamental GIS theory and
  concepts.
• Help students assess their interest in and
  aptitude for GIS-related careers,
• Form an on-line community and portal for
  GIS-education research and related projects.

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Easy Access with Web Browser NCI's cancer atlas
website http//www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/
Easy to combine Multiple data and resource
together
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Web-based GIS for high school teachers and
students

• Avoid the complicated (and often expensive)
  software installation in traditional GIS.
• Students can utilize a Web browser to access maps
  and GIS from anywhere (schools, homes, or
  libraries).
• Combine with Multimedia (sounds, animation, and
  3D) in an integrated Web environment.

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Web-based GIS Learning Modules for High Schools

• Provide Web-based GIS exercises for existing High
  school courses in Geography, Earth Science,
  Biology, or Mathematics.
• Rather than create a brand-new courses for high
  school students. (Difficult to implement a new
  course in current high school schedules)
• Teach ________ with GIS (First Step)
• Teach ________ about GIS (in the future)

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Web-based GIS Learning Modules for High Schools

• Two versions
• Desktop version ESRI ArcExplorer Java Edition
  for Education (AEJEE) Stand-alone without
  network.
• Web version ESRI ArcIMS 9.0 with JavaScript
  customization.
• Two initial learning modules
• Earthquake Chasers Mapping Earthquake Magnitude
  Plate Boundaries -- Helix Charter High, Paula
  Ann Trevino (Geography teacher)
• San Diego Bay Marine Monitoring Study High Tech
  High, Dr. Jay Vavra (Biology teacher).

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Web-based GIS Learning Modules for High Schools
San Diego Bay Marine Monitoring
Earthquake Chasers
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GIS Workshop for High school teachers and
students

• Locations High Tech High School (San Diego)
• Time February 23, 2005 400pm to 600pm
• Focus
• Introduce the concepts of GIS
• Introduce our research project and seek for
  collaboration with high school teachers
• Demonstrate research web site and GIS learning
  modules (Earth Quake Chaser).
• Get feedbacks directly from teachers and students.

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http//earth.google.com
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http//earth.google.com
Movie Demo
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Provide Local GIS Data with Real World Events
San Diego Wildfire 2003 Http//map.sdsu.edu
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3D Mapping (Google-earth? NASA World Wind
GeoFusion?)3D visual tools with GPS tracking
services
AJAXImage TilingGoogle Earth Server
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Mobile GIS

• Mobile GIS refers to an integrated
  software/hardware framework for the access of
  geospatial data and services through mobile
  devices via wireline or wireless networks (Tsou,
  2004).
• (Notebooks, PDA, Tablet PC, Pocket PC, etc.)
• WHY mobile GIS
• Field works data collection and validation
  process, coupled with GPS and wireless
  communications.
• Real-time update / change
• Global Positioning System (GPS) integration.

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Global Positioning Systems
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Wireless Mobile GIS IntegrationPrototype Testing
(2003 at MTRP)
(Notebook Web Server (IIS) ArcPAD Blue tooth
GPS Wi-Fi )
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Related Links and References
Thank You Q A

• Http//map.sdsu.edu
• Http//map.sdsu.edu/mobilegis
• Http//www.sdbay.sdsu.edu
• Http//geoinfo.sdsu.edu/reason

Books Papers (PDF available upon
request) Internet GIS (book) (Chapter 9.
mobile GIS) http//map.sdsu.edu/gisbook Tsou,
M.H. (2004). Integrated Mobile GIS and Wireless
Internet Map Servers for Environmental Monitoring
and Management, Cartography and Geographic
Information Science. 31(3), pp. 153-165.   Tsou,
M.H. (2004). Integrating Web-based GIS and
On-line Remote Sensing Facilities for
Environmental Monitoring and Management. The
Journal of Geographical Systems, No. 6 1-20.