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SEPT 9 LECTURE
ENVS 4522
Lecture Outline
Topic 1: The Pre-Amble Introductions Course Instructor Course Outline
Assignments and readings Final Project
Exercise: Affinity Model You get to be creative and do something fun
Topic 2: History of GIS Open and Closed GIS Web GIS Accessibility of GIS Discussion
Course Instructor
Michael Maclennan MES Graduate 5 Years working in GIS 2 Years working in Information
Architecture
Course Outline First section will focus on
● History of PPGIS, ● Role of PPGIS in Environmental
management/monitoring and planning● Social Systems a new paradigm for PPGIS
Assignment #1 Mid Term
Second section will look at ● The tools and technology of the Geospatial web● Design of Geospatial systems for the web● GIS Standards
Assignment #2 Final Project
Where stuff lives
http://asyik.org
Course outline Presentations Assignments Etc.
Exercise: Affinity Model
Fun with an Affinity Model
What is it? It’s a process of seeking clarity about
complex ideas or problems.
What will we explore
What are the elements that make something a GIS?
What makes a project or initiative participatory?
Affinity Model Plan
Step 1 - Generate ideas Step 2 - Display ideasBreak 10 minutes Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups & Create
grouping titles Step 4 - Draw finished diagram
Creating Grouping Titles
An idea that captures the essential link among the ideas contained in a group of cards. Phrase or sentence Clear meaning
Topic 2
History of GIS Open and Closed GIS History of Web GIS Accessibility of GIS Examples Discussion
What is GIS?
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computerized systems for the storage, retrieval, manipulation, analysis, and display of geographically referenced data.
History of GIS
Mainframe GIS
Task specific Tools
Desktop GIS
More Generalized tools used for a variety of tasks
Distributed GIS
Time
Acc
essi
bili
ty
1962CGIS
19901980 2000 Present
Closed
Open
Accessibility
Accessibility is a complex issues in GIS that has many facets
Data Software Knowledge Usability
Accessibility
• Over time GIS has become more accessible for several reasons:
• Faster and more affordable computers
• Data sharing and Data standardization
• Open Source Movement• Access to the code meaning more customizability
Accessibility Desktop GIS
Accessibility Web GIS
Web GIS itself has evolved in a similar fashion
Starting first with expensive highly complex proprietary software
Moving to ‘Out of the box’ applications
To free Open source applications that are highly customizable
Time
1993 Present
XEROX PARC The National Atlasof Canada
MapQuest
1994 1996
Map Server
1997 2000
ArcIMS 3.0
Google Earth
Nasa World Wind
Google Maps
Yahoo! Maps
MicrosoftLive!
Accessibility Web GIS
Types of Web Maps
Static web maps Static web maps are view only with no
animation or interactivity. Dynamically created web maps
These maps are created on demand each time the user reloads the web pages, often from dynamic data sources, such as databases.
Distributed web maps Maps are created from distributed data sources.
The interface of the web mapping system provides a method to access maps on other servers.
Types of Web Maps
Realtime web maps Realtime maps show the situation of a phenomena as it is
occurring. Personalized web maps
Personalized web maps allow the map user to apply his own data filtering, selective content and the application of personal styling and map symbolization.
Open, reusable web maps Web maps in this category are usually more complex
web mapping systems that offer APIs for reuse in other people's web pages and products. An example for such a system with an API for reuse is Google Maps.
Collaborative web maps These maps allow simultaneous editing of spatial data
across the web.
Types of Web Maps
Summary
GIS has evolved from task specific tools to more generalized applications
It has also become more accessible to more people because it has become more: Affordable Easier to use and accessible
Web GIS has evolved and diversified in a similar fashion closed GIS.