Discussion Points Your posters Content Spatial Components/GIS
Layout
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THE POSTER Why? Other than 20% of your grade
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Your SRP Give a 30 second description of your SRP What did the
class hear?
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What are you trying to say? Content Main points ONLY Research
Question Methods Conclusion(s) Interesting/notable point
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What are you trying to say? Content Format of communication
Table Flowchart Map Graph Picture Text Video Audio Other multimedia
tool
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Table Flowchart Map Graph Picture Text Video Audio Other
multimedia tool Map:
http://www.le.ac.uk/users/aw57/world/sample.html accessed on
2/18/09http://www.le.ac.uk/users/aw57/world/sample.html Graph:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/4787558.stm
accessed on
2/18/09http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/4787558.stm
Picture:
http://designflute.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/radioactive-happiness-face.gif
accessed on
2/18/09http://designflute.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/radioactive-happiness-face.gif
Audio:
http://4wheeldrive.about.com/od/laughingfunnysoundclips/Sounds_of_Comical_Laughing_Funny_Happy_Excited_Sound_Effects.htm
accessed on
2/18/09.http://4wheeldrive.about.com/od/laughingfunnysoundclips/Sounds_of_Comical_Laughing_Funny_Happy_Excited_Sound_Effects.htm
Person APerson B Happy You get good grade. You listen. You do good
job.
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Communicate Well What to Say Main points ONLY Research Question
Methods Conclusion(s) Interesting/notable point How to Say It Table
Flowchart Map Graph Picture Text Video Audio Other multimedia
tools
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Questions? Content questions? On to Spatial Thinking &
GIS
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Spatial Thinking & Analysis What is spatial thinking?
Puzzles Space planning Imagine & visualize how to get somewhere
and what the obstacles are Parking the car Problem solving
Representations of the world Relationships Domain knowledge
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What is GIS? Geographic Information System (or Science)
Organize, analyze, visualize info geographically i.e. spatially
Layers & attributes Another tool for your toolbox
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Examples Obtained on 9/2/08 from Hiram Sarabia
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What is meant by spatial analysis for a free poster print? Must
do more than just provide a map of your study area. Could mean Use
of buffering or selection tools Geocoding Creating your own data
Depends on the complexity of your project & GIS work
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 1. Make sure Toolbox is open. 2.
Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. 3. Then select
all tracts w/median age over 45. Quickie on how to do it
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 1. Make sure Toolbox is open. 2.
Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. 3. Then select
all tracts w/median age over 45. Spatial Analysis
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 1. Make sure Toolbox is open. 2.
Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. (Selection,
Select by Location) 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45.
Spatial Analysis
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 1. Make sure Toolbox is open. 2.
Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. (Selection,
Select by Location) 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45.
Spatial Analysis
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 1. Make sure Toolbox is open. 2.
Select all tracts w/in 5 miles of major employers. (Selection,
Select by Location) 3. Then select all tracts w/median age over 45.
(Select, Select by Attribute) Spatial Analysis
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 Open attribute table for Census
tracts. Spatial Analysis
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 Create new GIS data layer. Spatial
Analysis
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Select all tracts within 5 miles of major Employers and with
population median age over 45 Create new GIS data layer. Spatial
Analysis
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Now find out number of households Spatial Analysis
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Now find out number of households Spatial Analysis
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Click on Layout View Map Elements North Arrow Scale Legend
Title Text Attribution Date, etc. Creating an actual map
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GIS Resources GIS Lab People, computers, books Instruction
Online 1-on-1 GPS Units for checkout GIS Data In Lab Online In
Roger
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Questions? Spatial analysis or GIS questions? On to poster
layout
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Layout of Poster Give the poster a good flow Mix and match text
& graphics More details on your Senior Sequence website
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Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator and Lab Assistants Data &
GIS Lab [email protected] (858) 534-6854 You have help!
