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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS

© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010

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ESRM 250 / CFR 520Instructor: Phil Hurvitz

(with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess)

Introduction toGeographic Information

Systems

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Overview

What is GIS?ApplicationsGIS functionality

Course logistics

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What is a GIS?

A GIS is computer program or set of programs that provide tools for: managing, storing, and

editing spatial data conducting spatial

inquiries and analyses displaying spatial data

(making maps)

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What is a GIS?

GIS: Uses the analytical power of the computer

to complete complex tasks Uses digital storage capacity to manage

large data sets Integrates many different types of data

from many different sources Is easily updated and edited

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What can a GIS do? (Applications)

Conservation planning: Where are the best places to protect?

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Watershed management: Evaluation of riparian buffer zones to

target watershed restoration efforts

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Fire management: What sites are indicated for controlled

burns and thinning?

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Wildlife science: Map species

distributions Locate critical habitat Identify sites for

translocations Model population

dynamics

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Timber management: Where are the most cost effective and

least damaging locations for sky lines for extracting timber on steep slopes?

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Wildlife science: Tracking wildlife

locations Measuring home

ranges Delineating

territories Population census

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Silviculture: Tracking and predicting

insect infestations andoutbreaks

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Likelihood of Mountain Pine Beetle outbreaks developing in British Columbia and Alberta under a plausible climate change scenario using the MPB infestation risk model (Safranyik 1975).



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Plant ecology: Predicting climate-induced

vegetation changes

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Animal ecology: Predicting

climate-induced shifts in species distributions

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Integrated forest management planning:

How do different forest management practices affect forest structure, economic returns, and wildlife habitat over time?

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landscape simulation:http://www.fsl.orst.edu/clams/download/animations/5Rivers840_20qt3.mov



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Landscape planning: How will different alternative development

scenarios affect agriculture, timber production, and wildlife in the Willamette Valley?

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GIS functionality

GIS can integrate multiple data types and sources

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GIS functionality

GIS can represent data and perform analytical tasks at many spatial scales

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GIS functionality

GIS can enhance understanding of multiple landscape dimensions (2D to 3D)

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GIS functionality

GIS automatically links what and where

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What is GIS?ApplicationsGIS functionality

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Course objectives

Introduction to the technical use of GIS Use of current software & hardware Use of real-world data sets Understanding of GIS data sets Understanding of GIS analysis Ability to use GIS for solving problems Limited treatment of cartographic skills

(see Geog 360) Limited treatment of analytical theory (see

Geog 460)

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Course web site

http://courses.washington.edu/gis250/

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Contacts

Phil Hurvitz (instructor) [email protected] office hours by appointment (send e-mail)

Carrie Schloss (TA) [email protected] office hours (156 Bloedel):

Monday 3:00-4:00 PM (156 Bloedel) Thursday 1:30-2:20 (Computer Lab on the 1st floor of

Mary Gates Hall) or by appointment (send e-mail)

Course e-mail list [email protected]

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About the course

This will be challenging for many of you You may get frustrated You may spend lots of time working on

assignments and exams Why put yourself through all this? The skills you will learn this quarter will

put you at distinct advantages: Research Competing for scarce (or better) jobs This translates to: more money, more choices in life

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Required skills – before you start (by the end of week 1)

Basic familiarity with a word processor and spreadsheet

Being comfortable with hierarchical file structures Windows Explorer ( ≠ MS Internet Explorer [web

browser]) Copy-and-paste images from applications

to the word processor Basic working knowledge of algebra,

trigonometry, and coordinate geometry Basic familiarity with maps and map

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Required skills – before you start (by the end of week 1)

Account on one of the UW mail computers Save a document in Adobe PDF format Zip and unzip files with zip, WinZip, or

PKZip, jZip, etc. Use a Web browser, including file

downloading Note: basic computing skills courses are

available at UW C&C, many for free

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Course structure

Paired lecture, readings, and lab sessions Guest lectures Lab sessions are guided by detailed web

pages Labs exercises can be done on any computer

with ArcGIS 9, CD, USB, and web access Periodic assignments (<1 per week) Midterm exam Final exam Three randomly assigned optional quizzes

(for extra credit)

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Assignments

8 assignments through the quarter. For grad students (CFR 520), a short paper (5-10

p) You will save your answers as Adobe PDF files,

and upload them to Catalyst Collect It. Identify yourself on and double-space all materials Assignments will be due by 12:00 noon of the

date listed on the course schedule. Late assignments will not be accepted.

Answer keys will be posted after submission deadline.

Grades will be posted after each assignment is scored.

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Assignment schedule

Linked on schedule Due at 12:00 noon on the date indicated

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Grading

Final grade is based on assignments & exams

Each assignment = 100 points (total 800 points)

Midterm exam = 200 points (take-home) Final exam = 200 points (take-home) Optional Quizzes (possible to add 3% extra

credit) Grades are assigned in accordance with

UW Grading Policy

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Required materials

Access to computers running ArcGIS 9.3x (not ArcView 3.x) Student version will be supplied

Internet access 1 recordable CD, with course data copied

onto it USB drive (pen drive or removable hard

drive)

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Recommended reading

Chrisman, Nicholas. 1997. Exploring Geographic Information Systems. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 320 p.

Ormsby, Tim, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Carolyn Groessl, and Laura Bowden. 2008. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition, Updated for ArcGIS 9.3. ESRI Press.

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Course data CD

Pack Forest GIS data ESRI sample GIS data Sample ArcView 3.x extensions Ghostscript/Ghostview

(free postscript processor) UNIX-like utilities

(command-line processing)

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Course data CD

Pack Forest GIS data Complete set of spatial data for the UW’s

Experimental Forest Original data sources Legacy maps USGS digital line graphs DNR data GPS surveys Digital orthophoto

ESRI sample GIS data Sample ArcView 3.x extensions Ghostscript/Ghostview



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Course data CD

Pack Forest GIS data ESRI sample GIS data

Worldwide data sets cities countries major lakes major rivers

United States data states counties cities rivers roads

Canada Mexico

Sample ArcView 3.x extensions Ghostscript/Ghostview



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Photos

In assignment #1 we will be collecting your photo

A “class photo page” will be created Photos will be password protected &

restricted to this class Photo will not be posted if you request

non-posting Will allow us to get to know each other by

face and name Can be used to contact others for study

sessions

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Questions?

Questions?

Time to visit the lab (Room 044)

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