Mistee’s Training Plan, Year 2015- 2016

Goal 1: Get familiar in finding GIS basics and geodatabase functions Approach A: Learn how to read, import, and export spatial datasets more quickly

ArcGIS 10 Deployment: Download, Installation, and Authorization ESRI Webinar Boost Productivity with Explorer for ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Getting Started with ArcGIS Workflow Manager ESRI Webinar VBScript Reference Manual by InduSoft Web Studio Mastering Expressions by TeachMeGIS.com CAD and GIS Integration by Hassan Karimi Embedding ArcGIS into SharePoint ESRI Webinar ESRI Maps for Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and IBM Cognos ESRI Webinar Extending Access to GIS Maps and Apps with Portal to ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Introduction to the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS ESRI Webinar Sharing Analysis Workflows on the Web Using Geoprocessing Services ESRI Webinar Sharing Analysis Workflows Using Geoprocessing Packages ESRI Webinar Simplify Field Data Workflows with Collector for ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Streamline GIS Workflows with ArcGIS Pro ESRI Webinar Streamline Operations with ArcGIS Workflow Manager ESRI Webinar Sharing 3D Content with ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Create and Share ArcGIS Pro Tasks ESRI Webinar Editing Tables with the Field Calculator by TEACHMEGIS.COM How to Display Coordinates as Points in ArcMap by Jennie Murack Archiving Data in a Multiuser Geodatabase for ArcGIS Web Course

Approach B: Understand the structure and basic functionality of a geodatabase Working with Geodatabase Domains and Subtypes in ArcGIS Web Course Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers by Roger Tomlinson Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design by Michael Zeiler Learning ArcGIS Geodatabases by Hussein Nasser Getting Started with the Geodatabase Web Course Designing Geodatabases for Transportation by Allison Butler Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies in GIS Data Modeling by David Arctur Building a Geodatabase by ESRI--version 8 Managing ArcSDE Services by ESRI--version 8 Building a GIS: System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers by Dave Peters Building Models for GIS Analysis Using ArcGIS Web Course Beginning Database Design: From Novice to Professional by Clare Churcher Versioned Editing Workflows for the Multiuser Geodatabase ESRI Webinar Introducing Geodesign: The Concept by ESRI Introduction to Multiuser Geodatabase Course Workbook by ESRI Modeling an ArcGIS Geodatabase with UML and Enterprise Architect by Sparx Systems Learning to Think Spatially: GIS as a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum by The National Academies System Design Strategies 26 th Edition by ESRI XML Schema of the Geodatabase: An ESRI Technical Paper by ESRI The GIS Guide to Public Doman Data by Joseph Kerski Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands on Guide to Relational Database Design by Michael

Hernandez Managing Geographic Information System Projects (Spatial Information Systems) by William Huxhold

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ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.3 for Vmware Infrastructure: Deployment and Technical Considerations Guide by ESRI

Geographic Information Systems-An Overview by Arul Prakash ArcGIS Server and Geodatabase Administration for 10.1 Training Guide by Lucity Creating a File Geodatabase by Thomas Stieve Introduction to GIS Using ArcGIS Desktop 10 by University of Maryland Libraries Spatial Databases with Application to GIS by Philippe Rigaux et al

Approach C: Become familiar with BDL Imagery location, USGS topology, and other imagery sources Remote Sensing Principles and Interpretation by Floyd Sabins Understanding the GPS: An Introduction to the Global Positioning System: What It Is and How It Works

by Gregory French Visualizing and Analyzing Imagery with ArcGIS 10 ESRI Webinar Workflows to Manage and Share Imagery in ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Working with Imagery at ArcGIS 10.1 ESRI Webinar Sharing Cashed Imagery in ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Managing Imagining with ArcGIS 10 ESRI Webinar Get Started with the Military Aspects of Terrain Template ESRI Webinar Working with Lidar Data in ArcGIS 10.1 ESRI Webinar Smart Strategies for Managing Lidar Data ESRI Webinar ERDAS Field Guide Fifth Edition by ERDAS, INC Enterprise Image Management: An ESRI White Paper by ESRI GIS Modeling in Raster by Michael DeMers Deriving Rasters for Terrain Analysis Using ArcGIS Web Course Displaying Raster Data Using ArcGIS Web Course Georeferencing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Web Course Image Processing with ArcGIS Web Course Managing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Web Course Managing Lidar Data Using Terrain Datasets Web Course Managing Lidar Data Using Mosaic Datasets Web Course Managing Lidar Data Using LAS Datasets for ArcGIS 10.1 Web Course Managing Lidar Data in ArcGIS 10.0 Web Course Organizing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Web Course Processing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Web Course Using Raster Data for Site Selection Web Course 3D Analysis of Surfaces and Features Using ArcGIS Web Course 3D Visualization Techniques Using ArcGIS Web Course

Approach D: Become familiar with various coordinate and projection systems Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS Web Course Referencing Data to Real-World Locations Using ArcGIS Web Course Basics of Map Projections Web Course Map Projections: A Working Manual by John Synder Understanding Map Projections by ESRI--version 8 Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections by Margaret Maher Basics of Geomatics by Mario Gomarasca Basic GIS Coordinates by Jan Van Sickle Prime Meridian on the Move: Pre-GPS techniques responsible for the Greenwich shift by Stephen Malys

in GPS World Datums and Map Projections for Remote Sensing, GIS and Surveying by Jonathan Iliffe

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Approach E: Understand the basics and fundamentals behind the GIS software and technology Hands-on Learning Lab for ArcGIS 10.3 Hands on Workbook by ESRI Understanding GIS: An ArcGIS Project Workbook for ArcGIS 10 by Christian Ormsby Read and understand the entire ArcGIS Help 10.3 ESRI Online Help Library ArcGIS for AutoCAD ESRI Webinar Understanding ArcGIS Schematics ESRI Webinar Getting Started with Linear Referencing Web Course Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge by UCGIS Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop by Tim Ormsby GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook by Wilpen Gorr GIS Tutorial 3: Advanced Workbook by David Allen The GIS 20: Essential Skills by Gina Clemmer Mastering ArcGIS by Maribeth Price Using ArcTool Box by ESRI--version 8 Using ArcCatalog by ESRI--version 8 Editing in ArcMap by ESRI--version 8 Using ArcMap by ESRI--version 8 The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying Geography to Your World by Christian Harder Collect High-Accuracy Data with ArcGIS for Windows Mobile ESRI Webinar Get Started with ArcGIS Full Motion Video ESRI Webinar Introduction to ESRI Community Analyst ESRI Webinar Monitoring Data Using Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Offline Data Collection Using Collector for ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Using ArcGIS for Land Records Management ESRI Webinar Working with NetCDF Data in ArcGIS 10.1 ESRI Webinar Highway Data Management in ArcGIS: An ESRI White Paper by ESRI Introduction to ArcGIS Pro for GIS Professionals: Student Edition by ESRI Introduction to ArcGIS Server by ESRI ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Server: Functionality Matrix by ESRI Geographic Information Science & Technology: Body of Knowledge by University Consortium for

Geographic Information Science Contextual Line Generalization-Extending ArcGIS Generalization Toolset by Titus Tienaah Line Simplification in ArcGIS by Danny Warren A Practical Introductory Guide on Using Satellite Technology for Communications by INTELSAT Introduction to Satellite Communications Technology for NREN by Thom Stone LiDAR for Terrain Mapping on the Alaska Pipeline Corridor: A White Paper by Charles Barnwell Geographic Information Systems and Science by Paul Longley The GIS Book by George Korte AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 No Experience Required by Jon McFarland ArcGIS 9: Geocoding Rule Base Developer Guide by ESRI Getting Started with GIS: A LITA Guide by Eva Dodsworth Global Satellite Communications Technology and Systems by International Technology Research Institute Basic Essentials: Global Positioning Systems by Scottie Barnes Open source GIS and remote sensing software by American Museum of Natural History Key Concepts and Techniques in GIS by Jochen Albrecht GeoServer Beginner's Guide by Stefano Iacovella Introduction to Remote Sensing by James Campbell Principles of Geospatial Surveying by Arthur Allan Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society by National Research Council

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Goal 2: Learn to use the tools available within the GIS for data quality checks Approach A: Learn spatial analyst tools and work flows to assess the quality of data

The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1: Geographic Patterns and Relationships by Andy Mitchell The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2: Spatial Measurements and Statistics by Andy Mitchell The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 3: Modeling Suitability, Movement, and Interaction by Andy

Mitchell GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling by David Maguire Beyond Where: Using Regression Analysis to Explore Why ESRI Webinar Spatial Analysis and Modeling with ArcGIS Pro ESRI Webinar Using Network Analyst in ArcGIS Desktop 10 ESRI Webinar Geospatial Analysis: Comprehensive Guide to Principles by Michael Smith Network Analysis Using ArcGIS Web Course Introduction to Surface Modeling Using ArcGIS Web Course Distance Analysis Using ArcGIS Web Course Address Geocoding with ArcGIS Web Course Performing Spatial Interpolation Using ArcGIS Web Course Solving Spatial Problems Using ArcGIS Web Course Regression Analysis Using ArcGIS Web Course Exploring Spatial Patterns in Your Data Using ArcGIS Web Course Geocoding in ArcGIS Desktop 10 ESRI Webinar Going Places with Spatial Analysis by ESRI Online Course (8.5 hour course) Spatial Data: An Introduction to for GIS Users by Christopher Lloyd The Location Advantage by ESRI Online Course (8.5 hour course) Spatial Data Analysis: An Introduction for GIS Users by Christopher Lloyd A Practical Guide to Geostatistical Mapping by Tomislav Hengl GIS Tutorial 2: Spatial Analysis Workbook by David Allen Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst by ESRI--version 8 Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst by ESRI--version 8 Using ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst by ESRI--version 8 On the First Law of Geography: A Reply by Waldo Tobler Tobler’s First Lay and Spatial Analysis by Harvey J. Miller Interpolating Surfaces in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst by Colin Childs-ESRI

Approach B: Become more familiar and comfortable with using data in MS Access and Personal Geodatabases Create Enhanced Information Products with ESRI Maps for Office ESRI Webinar Use ArcGIS Help 10.1 to read and learn more about personal geodatabases Course 10382: Beginner Skills in Microsoft Access 2010---PENDING Course 10383: Intermediate Skills in Microsoft Access 2010---PENDING Course 10384: Advanced Skills in Microsoft Access 2010---PENDING Course 10395: What's New in Microsoft Access 2010---PENDING Course 2113: Microsoft Access 2013 Essentials ---PENDING Course 6790: Structuring Databases and Working with Records in Microsoft Office Access 2007---

PENDING Microsoft Access 2007: In and Out ---PENDING

Approach C: Learn how to create and edit metadata to meet project needs Creating and Editing Metadata in ArcGIS Web Course Achieving Interoperability Using ArcGIS and OGC Standards ESRI Webinar Get Started with ArcGIS Open Data ESRI Webinar Metadata Quick Guide by FGDC

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Metadata and GIS: An ESRI White Paper by ESRI How to Create Metadata in ArcGIS 10.0 by the National Park Service Geospatial Metadata by FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Workbook Version 2.0 by FGDC Online GIS and Spatial Metadata by David Green

Approach D: Become more familiar on automating work flows and data accuracy checks Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook by Pimpler Getting to Know ArcGIS Model Builder by David Allen Model Builder-Creating Tools Tutorial by ESRI Creating Desktop Add-ins Using Python (for ArcGIS 10.1) ESRI Webinar Basics of Python for ArcGIS 10 Web Course Python Scripting for Geoprocessing Workflows Web Course Python Scripting for Map Automation Web Course Creating Python Toolboxes Using ArcGIS 10.1 ESRI Webinar Using ArcGIS Data Reviewer to Assess Data Quality ESRI Webinar Increase Data Quality with ArcGIS Data Reviewer ESRI Webinar Assessing Data Quality using ArcGIS Data Reviewer ESRI Webinar Developing Add-Ins for ArcGIS Desktop 10 ESRI Webinar Build Great Mapping Apps with the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET ESRI Webinar Develop Add-ins to Extend Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Develop Offline Apps Using the ArcGIS Runtime SDKs ESRI Webinar Getting Started with Geodatabase Topology Web Course Do-It-Yourself Geo Apps ESRI Webinar Python: Scripting for ArcGIS by Paul Zandbergen GIS Tutorial for Python Scripting by David Allen Python High Performance Programming by Gabriele Lanaro Learning Python Design Patterns by Gennadiy Zlobin Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python by Joel Lawhead Learn Python the Hard Way: A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers

and Code by Zed Shaw

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Goal 3: Get comfortable using and creating maps within AGOL, online applications, and map design.

Approach A: Learn to produce and share more detailed and useful maps faster online Best Practices for Your ArcGIS Online Organization ESRI Webinar Gain Geographic Insight with ArcGIS Online Analysis Tools ESRI Webinar High Quality Printing with ArcGIS for Server ESRI Webinar Creating and Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online Web Course Creating and Sharing Map Packages in ArcGIS Web Course The 15-Minute Map: Creating a Basic Map in ArcMap Web Course Getting Started with Cartographic Representations Web Course Working with Annotation in ArcGIS Web Course Advanced Techniques for Cartographic Representations for ArcGIS Web Course Creating Map Books Using Data Driven Pages ESRI Webinar Elevation Analysis with ArcGIS Online ESRI Webinar Maps and More: Discover the Living Atlas of the World ESRI Webinar Web Editing Using ArcGIS Server 10 ESRI Webinar Spatial Analysis with ArcGIS Online ESRI Webinar Telling Your Story with ESRI Story Maps ESRI Webinar Layout Design Essentials for ArcGIS 10.1 ESRI Webinar Be More Productive with ArcGIS: ArcMap, GIS Best Practices by ESRI

Approach B: Learn the principles and applications of web based GIS Creating Hosted Map Services with ArcGIS Online ESRI Webinar Increase the Value of ArcGIS Services with ArcGIS Online ESRI Webinar Beginning Map Server: Open Source GIS Development (Expert’s Voice in Open Source by Bill Kropla Building and Updating Map Caches with ArcGIS Server 10 ESRI Webinar Web Mapping Illustrated: Using Open Source GIS Toolkits by Tyler Mitchell Building and Updating Map Caches with ArcGIS Server 10 ESRI Webinar Get Started with Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS ESRI Webinar Security Basics for ArcGIS 10.1 for Server ESRI Webinar Creating a Web Editing Application Using ArcGIS 10.1 for Server ESRI Webinar Web GIS: Principles and Applications by Pinde Fu Getting to Know Web GIS by Pinde Fu ArcGIS Server in Practice Series: Best Practices for Creating an ArcGIS Server Web Mapping Application

for Municipal/Land Government by ESRI Web Design All-In-One for Dummies by Sue Jenkins---PENDING The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page by Paul McFedries Internet Technologies and Information Services by Joseph Miller

Approach C: Learn the basics of general map display and cartography Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS by John Wood Designing better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users by Cynthia A. Brewer Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities by Frank Jacobs Maplex for ArcGIS: An ESRI White Paper by ESRI Streamline and Standardize Cartographic Workflows with ESRI Production Mapping ESRI Webinar Geography and GIS Serving Our World: ESRI Map Book Volume 18 by ESRI CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 User Guide by Corel Thematic Cartography and Geographic Visualization by Terry Slocum How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier Map Use: Reading and Analysis by Juliana Muehrcke

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Cartography: Thematic Map Design by Borden Dent

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Goal 4: Get better acquainted with the federal and state laws and statues that govern transportation data. 

Approach A: Gain basic knowledge of MAP 21 and ARNOLD Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century Act (MAP-21): A Summary of Highway Provisions by FHWA Map-21 Conference Report by House of Representatives Senate ARNOLD Reference Manual: All Public Roads Geospatial Representation Study by FHWA Secondary Network Work Plan: Local Roads for Alaska by ADOT

Approach B: Get a basic understanding of FMIS and TAM Transportation Asset Management Guide by Cambridge Systems, INC Transportation Asset Management Guide: A Focus on Implementation by AASHTO Performance-Based Planning and Programming Guidebook by FHWA The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management by DAMA International The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge by DAMA International The DAMA Guide to the Data management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK Guide) by DAMA Draft Literature Review Report NCHRP Project 08-36 by Cambridge Systematics Transportation Data Self-Assessment Guide NCHRP 08-36 Task 100 by AASHTO Implementing a Transportation Agency Data Self-Assessment Volume 1: Final Report by NCHRP Implementing a Transportation Agency Data Self-Assessment Volume 2: Final Guide by NCHRP Target-Setting Methods and Data Management to Support Performance-Based Resource Allocation by

Transportation Agencies Volume 1: Research Report and Volume 2: Guide for Target-Setting and Data Management by NCHRP

Improving Management of Transportation Information by NCHRP A Guide to Agency-Wide Knowledge Management for State Departments of Transportation by NCHRP Use of Transportation Asset Management Principles in State Highway Agencies: A Synthesis of Highway

Practice by NCHRP Improving Management of Transportation Information: Guidance for Managing Transportation

Information-Final Report by NCHRP Strategic Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation: A Handbook for CEOs and

Executive s by AASHTO

Approach C: Gain a universal understanding on governmental needs for spatial data Mapping the Nation: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability by ESRI GIS in Public Policy: Using Geographic Information for More Effective Government by R.W. Greene Census Map Book for Transportation Planning by FHWA Introduction to ArcGIS for Local Government ESRI Webinar ArcGIS For Transportation Planning by Keith King- ESRI Roadside Design Guide by AASHTO The GIS Guide for Elected Officials by Cory Fleming Modernizing the Transportation Planning Process by ESRI Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Current Issues and Future Challenges

by Peter Folger Geospatial Data Act of 2015 (S.740): Moving the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Forward by NSGIC Annual Report To Congress: Federal Information Security Management Act , Office of Management and

Budget 2015 Improving Management of Transportation Information: Report 754 by NCHRP Geospatial Data: Progress Needed on Identifying Expenditures, Building and Utilizing a Data

Infrastructure, and Reducing Duplicative Efforts by GAO Highlights DAMA-DMBOK Functional Framework Version 3.02 by Mark Mosley

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Unified Modeling Language-Use Cases by The University of Texas at Austin Enterprise Architecture Modeling with the Unified Modeling Language by Pedro Sousa

Approach D: Read transportation based resources and manuals HPMS Field Manual 2014 by FHWA A Guide to Reporting Highway Statistics by FHWA Use of Radio Frequency Identification Tags in Pavements by FHWA Strategic Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation: A Handbook for CEOs and

Executives NCHRP Project No. 20-24(20) by AASHTO Pavement Remaining Service Interval by FHWA Practical Guide for Quality Management of Pavement Condition Data Collection by FHWA Pavement Health Track (PHT) Analysis Tool Graphical User Interface: Hands-On Workbook by FHWA Web-GIS Environment Development Plan: Technical Report by AKDOT Alaska Roadway Characteristics Definitions and Interchanges by Kerry Kirkpatrick MIRE Data Collection Guidebook by AASHTO AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs by AASHTO Highway Functional Classification Concepts 2013 by FHWA Traffic Monitoring Guide 2013 by FHWA MMUCC Guideline 2012 by AASHTO Alaska Highway Preconstruction Manual 2013 Crash Data Manual and Procedures 2015 by Clint Farr Crash Data Desk Manual 2015 by Clint Farr Systems Engineering for Intelligent Transportation Systems: An Introduction for Transportation

Professionals by FHWA Use of PMS Data for Performance Monitoring with Superpave As an Example: Final Report Volume 1 by

FHWA Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual by FHWA Enhancement of the Pavement Health Track (PHT) Analysis Tool Final Report by FHWA A Guide to Federal-Aid Programs and Projects by FHWA Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges by FHWA Bridge Inspection Programs by AASHTO Integrating Spatial and Business Data for Improved Decisions: A Peer Exchange by the Transportation

Research Board AASHTO Highway Drainage Guidelines by AASHTO Alaska DOT&PF GIS Services: Web-GIS Environment Development Plan by Alaska DOT&PF Accessibility Analyst: an integrated GIS tool for accessibility analysis in urban transportation planning by

Suxia Liu Linking Transit Operational Data to Road Network with Transportation Object-Oriented GIS by Martin

Trepanier GIS and Transportation: Status and Challenges by Michael Goodchild Three Fastest Shortest Path Algorithms on Real Road Networks: Data Structures and Procedures by F.

Benhamain Zhan Using GIS to Measure the Effect of Overlapping Service Areas on Passenger Boardings at Bus Stops by

Thomas Kimpel Use of Geographical Information Systems in Transportation Modeling by Simon Lewis A Three-step General Map Matching Method in the GIS Environment: Travel/Transportation Study

Perspective by Jianyu Zhou Potential Contributions of Spatial Analysis to Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T)

by Harvey Miller

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Using GIS and intelligent transportation tools for biomass supply chain modeling and cost assessment by Slobodan Gutesa

Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Projects: An Analysis Using an Integrated GIS, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Modeling Approach by Mohamed Anwar El-Gafy

Transportation GIS: GIS-T by N. M. Waters Geospatial Highway Inventory and Traffic Safety Applications: A Survey of State Practice and Software

Solutions by Mark Samuelson Results Based Alignment Frequently Asked Questions by Alaska DOT&PF Results Based Alignment (RBA) Initiative Talking Points by Alaska DOT&PF Results Based Alignment (RBA) - Expand Alaska's Transportation Infrastructure Module Training Course

Presented by Alaska DOT&PF

Approach E: Learn the foundation of the state laws, regulations, statutes, and policy and procedures Title 23 USC 144 Highway Bridge Program and AADT CFR 2010 Title 23 Volume 1 Part 500 Traffic Monitoring Program Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 17 AAC 05 Administration Highway Rights of Way In Alaska by John Bennett H.R. 22 Amendments 114 th Congress 1 st Session for Federal Transportation Legislation Medial Policy: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Media Guidelines Alaska Highway System Policy and Procedures Functional Classification Policy and Procedures Roadway Designations Policy and Procedures Scenic Byways Policy and Procedures Unauthorized Expenditures/Purchases Policy and Procedures Federal Register Volume 79 Number 47 Proposed Rules Department of Transportation 23CFR Part 490

by FHWA Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, Public Law 113-101 Report Card on the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure 2015 by Coalition of Geospatial

Organizations DOT&PF Legislative Communications Guideline 2016

Approach F: Become more familiar with Transportation of America The Fix We're In: The State of Alaska's Bridges by Transportation for America Geospatial Coordination at USDOT and Transportation for the Nation (TFTN) by Steve Lewis The Fix We're In For: The State of our Nation's Bridges 2013 by Transportation for America Address Points for the Nation: Contrasting the Functions of Address Points and Parcel Maps by NSGIC Advancing Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructures in Support of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure

(NSDI): Business Plan Guidelines by FGDC Transportation for the Nation: NSGIC Advocacy 2009 by NSGIC Framing Surface Transportation Research for the Nation's Future by Transportation Research Board of

the National Academies Transportation for the Nation: Strategic Plan by The US Department of Transportation Public Transportation and the Nation's Economy: A Quantitative Analysis of Public Transportation's

Economic Impact by Cambridge Systematics

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Goal 5: To achieve professional certification and recognition in the GIS and other technical fields Approach A: Prepare for GIS certifications

Overview of the ESRI Technical Certification Program ESRI Webinar ESRI Technical Certification: Sample Questions for ArcGIS Desktop Associate ESRI Technical Certification: Sample Questions for ArcGIS Desktop Professional Read the book ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide by ESRI ESRI Technical Certification: Skills Review for ArcGIS Desktop Professional (10.3), Instructor-Led Online

Course by ESRI

Approach B: Take the exams to become GIS certified (Pending) ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) Certification ESRI Enterprise Geodata Management Professional Certification

Approach C: Prepare for Microsoft Office Master certification

Approach D: Take the exam to become Microsoft Office Master certified

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Goal 6: Learn more about ESRI products and services Approach A: Explore the foundations of ESRI’s Roads and Highways application

Alaska DOT&PF GIS Services: ESRI Roads & Highways Evaluation Summary-Technical Report by Cambridge Systematics

Approach B: Read ESRI published white papers, ebooks, and tutorials 2014 Methodology Statement: ESRI Data Retail MarketPlace 2014/2019 ESRI Diversity Index 3D Urban Mapping: From Pretty Pictures to 3D GIS A New Dimension: 3D GIS Brings the Virtual World to Life Advancing STEM Education with GIS Applying Location as a Service (LaaS) For Omni-channel ArcGIS 10 Licensing Concepts and Strategies ArcGIS 9.3 Geocoding Technology ArcGIS for Emergency Management ArcGIS Online in Education: Success Stories from Early Adopters ArcGIS Server and Virtualization ArcGIS Server in Practice Series: High-Capacity Map Services: A Use Case with CORINE Land-Cover Data ArcGIS Server in Practice Series: Large Batch Geocoding ArcLogistics Desktop: The Routing and Scheduling Solution for Fleet Management ArcMap Functionality Matrix ArcScan Tutorial Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for Oracle Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for SQL Server Cached Map Service Tutorial Calibrating the Huff Model Using ArcGIS Business Analyst Cartographic Representations Tutorial Changing Geography by Design Creating and Maintaining a Geoportal Management Considerations Creating Tools in ModelBuilder Tutorial Crossing Borders: Encouraging Dialog between Geographers in Academia and the Public and Private

Sector Data Interoperability Extension Tutorial Database Servers Tutorial Developing with ESRI Business Analyst Server Editing Parcel Fabrics Tutorial Editing Tutorial Enterprise GIS and the Smart Electric Grid Enterprise GIS: The Key to a New Wave of GIS Users ESRI Aeronautical Solution: Implementing eTOD in the AIS Data Model ESRI and the Scientific Community ESRI Business Analyst 9.3.1 Enterprise Development ESRI Business Analyst Server System Design Strategies ESRI Consumer Spending Methodology 2014 ESRI Data and Maps 10 ESRI Location Analytics for Business Intelligence ESRI Production Mapping Product Library: Spatially Enabled Document Management System ESRI Production Mapping: Meeting the Needs of Water and Wastewater Utilities ESRI Technology for Homeland Security

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ESRI Trend Analysis: 2009/2014 Estimating the Cost of a GIS in the Amazon Cloud Executing Tools in ModelBuilder Tutorial Facilitating Municipal Workflows: GIS for Public Works Volume 3 Farming in the Future: GIS for Agriculture Volume 2 Finding a Route Tutorial Fire Mapping: Building and Maintaining Street Networks in ArcGIS From the Cell to the Streets: GIS for Probation, Parole, and Corrections Geocoding Tutorial Geodatabase Tutorial Geodesign in Practice: Designing a Better World Geodesign: Past, Present, and Future Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Health: Incorporating ESRI Technology and Services

Geographic Information Systems and Medicaid Modernization: Incorporating ESRI Technology and

Services Geographic Information Systems and Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response Geographic Information Systems Providing the Platform for Comprehensive Emergency Management GeoLearning: Thoughts on Geography and Education Geomedicine: Geography and Personal Health GeoServices REST Specification Version 1.0 Geospatial Intelligence for Fusion Centers Geostatistical Analyst Tutorial GIS Best Practices: 125 Years of Topographic Mapping at USGS GIS Best Practices: Aeronautical GIS Best Practices: Early Detection and Response to Infectious Disease GIS Best Practices: Environmental Management GIS Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS GIS Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS Volume 3 GIS Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS Volume 5 GIS Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS Volume 6 GIS Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS Volume 7 GIS Best Practices: Fire Mapping with ArcGIS GIS Best Practices: Forest Carbon Management GIS Best Practices: Geospatial Technology for Coastal Environments GIS Best Practices: GIS for Agriculture GIS Best Practices: GIS for Archaeology GIS Best Practices: GIS for Climate Change GIS Best Practices: GIS for Economic Development GIS Best Practices: GIS for INSPIRE GIS Best Practices: GIS for Insurance GIS Best Practices: GIS for Nautical Organizations GIS Best Practices: GIS for Public Works GIS Best Practices: GIS for Renewable Energy GIS Best Practices: GIS for Urban and Regional Planning GIS Best Practices: GIS in Africa GIS Best Practices: GIS in Polar Regions GIS Best Practices: GIS is a Green Technology GIS Best Practices: Higher Education GIS Best Practices: Human Services

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GIS Best Practices: Imagery GIS Best Practices: Leveraging GIS to Alleviate Poverty in Ghana GIS Best Practices: Managing GIS GIS Best Practices: Municipalities, Cooperatives, and Rural Electric Utilities GIS Best Practices: Nongovernmental Organizations GIS Best Practices: Public Works Volume 2 GIS Best Practices: Social Sciences GIS Best Practices: Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) GIS Best Practices: Sustainable Development Volume 2 GIS Best Practices: Tribal GIS GIS Best Practices: Using GIS with GPS GIS Best Practices: Wildlife Management GIS Data Quality Best Practices for Water, Wastewater, and Storm water Utilities GIS for Law Enforcement GIS for Real-Time Crime Centers GIS for the Insurance Claims Process: Five Steps for an Effective Workflow GIS in Africa 2 GIS in Education: Across Campuses, Inside Facilities GIS in South America GIS Platform for National Security GIS Supports Sustainable and Effective Water Utility Practices GIS Technology: Supporting the Wildfire Mission HL7 and Spatial Interoperability Standards for Public Health and Health Care Delivery ·How to Build Safer Communities How to Set Up ESRI Geoportal Server 1.2.2 on Windows: Aggregate Geospatial Resources with Open

Source Technology Identifying Special Needs Populations in Hazard Zones: How to Use Tapestry Segmentation for Disaster

Evacuation Planning Implementing ArcGIS for Water Utilities Importing and Using Your Own Data in ESRI Business Analyst India: A Vision for National GIS Introducing the Global Ecological Land Units ArcGIS Online Services Lidar Analysis in ArcGIS 10 for Forestry Applications Lidar Analysis in ArcGIS 9.3.1 for Forestry Applications Linear Referencing Tutorial Localization: Not Just Location Location Analytics for Financial Services Management of Marine Resources through the Development of Marine Boundaries and Offshore Leases

Managing GIS 2 Managing GIS 3 Maplex Tutorial Methodology Statement: 2014 ESRI US Business Locations and Business Summary Data Methodology Statement: 2014 ESRI US Market Potential Database Modernization of National Statistical Organization (NSO) Business Processes Using GIS by ESRI National Mapping Best Practices NetCDF Tutorial Network Analyst Tutorial New Eyes on the Old World: GIS Helps Us Understand the Past While Preparing for the Future Optimizing the Mobile Claims Process through Location Analytics

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Performance and Throughput Tips for ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 Cached Map Services and the Apache HTTP Server

Place Matters in the Helping Professions: GIS for Human and Social Services Organizations PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation: Meeting the Needs of Electric and Gas Utility Agencies PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation: Meeting the Needs of Public Safety Agencies Product Library in ESRI Aeronautical Solution: Enabling Seamless Product, Data, and Document

Management Product on Demand: Automating Cartographic Production Publishing Geoprocessing Services Tutorial Publishing Hosted 3D Feature Layers Publishing Image Services Tutorial Publishing KML Services Tutorial Publishing Map Services Tutorial Publishing WFS-T Services Tutorial Publishing WMS Services Tutorial Raster Tutorial Return on Investment: Ten GIS Case Studies Schematics in ArcMap Tutorial Space Utilization Optimization Spatial Analyst Tutorial Stewards of the Natural World: GIS for National Parks Taking a COTS-Based Approach to Implementing Enterprise GIS Tapestry Segmentation: Methodology Territory Design The American Community Survey The Business Case for Cloud The Geospatial Approach to Cybersecurity: An Executive Overview The Geospatial Approach to Cybersecurity: Implementing a Platform to Secure Cyber Infrastructure and

Operations The Multipatch Geometry Type The New Geographers: Stories of Real People Using GIS to Make a Difference The Ocean GIS Initiative: ESRI's Commitment to Understanding Our Oceans The Role of GIS Technology in Sustaining the Built Environment Thriving Ports in a Competitive Environment Tracking Analyst Tutorial Tracking Server 10 Tracking Server 9.3.1 Understanding ArcSDE GIS Understanding ESRI's Federal ELAs Virtualization of ArcGIS Pro Web-Applications Tutorial Web-Editing Tutorial What is GIS? What it Takes to Be a Smart Community What's New in ArcGIS Business Analyst 9.3 What's New in ArcPad 10 What's Trending in 2014: The New Normal

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Goal 7: Learn more about Office 365 and new Microsoft software enhancements Approach A: Explore the new Microsoft software enhancements via MS online training program

Course 10393: Intermediate Skills in Microsoft Excel 2010 Course 10392: Advanced Skills in Microsoft Word 2010 Course 10378: Setting Up Projects in Microsoft Project 2010 Course 10280: What’s New in Microsoft Outlook 2010 Course 10391: Intermediate Skills in Microsoft Word 2010 Course 10293: Beginner Skills in Microsoft Outlook 2010 Course 10355: Taking content Offline Using Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 Course 10399: What’s New in Microsoft Publisher 2010 Course 10353: Beginner Skills Training in Microsoft OneNote 2010 Course 10385: Advanced Skills in Microsoft Outlook 2010 Course 10397: What’s New in Microsoft OneNote 2010 Course 10294: Beginner Skills in Microsoft Word 2010 Course 10524: Intermediate Skills in Microsoft Outlook 2010 Course 10354: Beginner Skills Training in Microsoft Publisher 2010 Course 10296: Beginner Skills in Microsoft Excel 2010 Course 10386: Advanced Skills in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Course 10523: Intermediate Skills in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Course 10281: What’s New in Microsoft Word 2010 Course 10295: Beginner Skills in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Course 10282: What’s New in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Course 2114: Microsoft Excel 2013 Essentials Course 2115: Microsoft Lync 2013 Essentials Course 2117: Microsoft OneNote 2013 Essentials Course 2118: Microsoft Outlook 2013 Essentials Course 2119: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Essentials Course 2125: Microsoft Word 2013 Essentials Course 5514: Microsoft Office Word 2013 Expert Course 5515: Microsoft Office 2013 Excel Expert Course 5971: Microsoft Office Online Essentials Course 7254: Microsoft Yammer Essentials Course 8143: Office Hours: Get Started with OneNote Course 8144: Office Hours: Get the Most Out of OneNote Course 8146: Office Hours: Collaborate in the Classroom Using OneNote Class Notebook Creator for

Teachers Course 8147: Office Hours: Deliver Curriculum with OneNote Course 8148: Office Hours: SharePoint for Your Classroom Course 8149: Office Hours: SharePoint for Staff Assessment Course 8221: Technology Enriched Instruction Course Course 8760: Office Hours: Stay Organized with OneNote Course 8763: Office Hours: Write Your Own Email Rules Course 8768: Office Hours: Create a Survey in Excel Online Course 8769: Office Hours: Create a Quiz in Office Mix Course 8770: Office Hours: Create a Parent Email List Course 8773: Office Hours: Collaborate Using PowerPoint Online Course 10394: Advanced Skills in Microsoft Excel 2010---PENDING Course 2119: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Essentials ---PENDING Course 5426: Performing Calculations on Data in Microsoft Office Excel 2007---PENDING Course 5429: Working with Pivot Tables and Charts in Microsoft Office Excel 2007---PENDING

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Estimating with Microsoft Excel by Jay Christofferson

Approach B: Explore the new Office 365

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Goal 8: Build the foundations of effective speech, communication, and leadership skills Approach A: Learn how to become more effective with speech and communication skills

A Speaker's Guidebook Text and Reference by Dan O'Hair How to Write and Give a Speech: A Practical Guide for Anyone Who Has to Make Every Word Count by

Joan Detz Communication Skills by Tara Dixon at Making Practice Based Learning Work Communication Skills Training by AdValue Business Communication for Success by Unknown at Saylor.org 24 Business Communication Skills: Attitudes of Human Resource Managers versus Business

Educators by David Conrad Effective Communication Skills Course Guidebook by Professor Dalton Kehoe at York University Effective Communication Skills by MTD Training Guidelines for Public Speaking by Elisabeth Gareis Higher Skills Development at Work by the Teach and Learning Research Programme Interpersonal Communication: Strengthening Your People Skills in the Workplace by the State of

Oregon Oral Presentation Skills: A Practical Guide by C. Storz Successful Public Speaking by Arina Nikitina Workplace Communication by Regional Australian Workforce Development

Approach B: Learn how to become a more effective leader Leadership Skills for Crews: Facilitator Guide by Boy Scouts of America Introduction to Management and Leadership Concepts, Principles, and Practices by Kurt Darr Accelerating Performance: Five Leadership Skills You and Your Organization Can't Do Without by

John Ryan Leadership Matters: Background Notes on Leadership by World Bank Institute Management: Developing Self Management Skills by HNC Management Developing Management Skills by David Whetten Enhance Your Leadership Skills by Ada C. Kanu Leadership Skills by MTD Training Life Skills and Leadership Manual by Peace Corps Management and Leadership Skills by CorNu Enterprises Seven Steps for Effective Leadership Development by Oracle Ten Essential Leadership Skills for Managers by T. Hampton Hopkins

Approach C: Strengthen writing and portfolio skills Write for College, A Student Handbook by Patrick Sebranek---PENDING The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing by Laurie Rozakis The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grant Writing Second Edition by Waddy Thompson The Career Portfolio Workbook: Using the Newest Tool in Your Job-Hunting Arsenal to Impress Employers

and Land a Great Job by Frank Satterthwaite

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Goal 9: Understand how to diagram and author a graduate thesis Approach A: Read the USC GIST graduate program’s published thesis papers

Investigation and Analysis of Land Use/Tree Cover in Riverside California by Russell M. Abbott Pre-Incident Plan Mapping in Kern County's Wildland Urban Interface by Adam Tyler Prell Explorations of American Churchscape Diversity by Amanda Alamo Cartographic Approaches to the Visual Exploration of Violent Crime Patterns in Space and Time: A User

Performance Based Comparison of Methods by Benjamin Green Anderson Institutional Inscription in the Minorcan Quarter of Saint Augustine, Florida by Shawn Michael Baldwin Integrating Land Survey Data into Measurement-Based GIS: An Assessment of Challenges and Practical

Solutions for Surveyors in Texas by Craig D. Bartosh 3D Visualization Models as a Tool for Reconstructing the Historical Landscape of the Ballona Creek

Watershed by Christopher Scott Beattie An Analysis of the North Rainer Elk Herd Area, Washington: Change Detection and Habitat Modeling

with Remote Sensing and GIS by Joshua J. Benton Using Volunteered Geographic Information to Model Blue Whale Foraging Habitat, Southern California

Bight by Matthew W. Bissell Spread Global, Start Local: Modeling Endemic Socio-Spatial Influence Networks by Jeffrey Solomon Block Using Mobile Mapping for Wildfire Mitigation in Los Angeles County by Brice Camercon Burkett Investigating Electoral College Reform: Geography's Impact on Elections, and How Maps Influence Our

Perception of Election Outcomes by Meagan Calahan Calculating Solar Photovoltaic Potential on Residential Rooftops in Kailua Kona, Hawaii by Caroline Carl Investigating Bus Route Walkability: Comparative Case Study in Orange County, California by Stephanie

Chen Geospatial Analysis of the Round Fire: A Replication of Burn Severity Analyses in the Sierra Nevada by

Wayne W. J. Chien Integrating Spatial Visualization to Improve Public Health Understanding and Communication by Corina

Chung Population Disaggregation for Trade Area Delineation in Retail Real Estate Site Analysis by Alfredo David

Cisneros Using Pattern Oriented Modeling to Design and Validate Spatial Models: A Case Study in Agent-Based

Modeling by Jerry Patrick Corum Identification and Analysis of Future Land-Use Conflict in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina by Antonio

Cotroneo Assessment of the FEMA HAZUS-MH 2.0 Crop Loss Tool Fremont County, Iowa 2011 by Heidi Ann Crow A Comparison of Urban Land Cover Change: A Study of Pasadena and Inglewood, California 1992-2001

by Richard J. Crowther Jr. Finding Food Deserts: A Study of Food Access Measures in the Phoenix-Mesa Urban Area by Jenora

D'Acosta A Comparison of Address Point and Street Geocoding Techniques in a Computer Aided Dispatch

Environment by Jimmy Tuan Dao Evaluating Glacier Movement Fluctuations Using Remote Sensing: A Case Study of the Baird, Patterson,

Leconte, and Shakes Glaciers in Central Southeastern Alaska by Robert Howard Davidson Drawing Better Lines: Comparing Commissions to Legislatures on Compactness and Coterminosity by

Brian Jeffrey Dean GIS-Based Quantitative Integration of Global Climate Model Simulations and Geodatabases of Gullies on

Mars by James Langley Dickson Modeling Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater in Mountain Home, Idaho Using the Drastic Method by

Jenni Sue Dorsey-Spitz

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Using Maxent Modeling to Predict Habitat of Mountain Pine Beetle in Response to Climate Change by Caitlan R. Dowling

Finding Your Best-Fit Neighborhood: A Web GIS Application for Online Residential Property Searches for Anchorage, Alaska by Jennifer Nicole Dowling

Monitoring Parks with Inexpensive UAVS: Cost Benefits Analysis for Monitoring and Maintaining Parks Facilities by Mark C. Dustin

Geographic Information Systems Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Habitat Restoration Suitability Model by Justin Eddings

Spatial Analysis of Urban Built Environments and Vehicle Transit Behavior by Daniel Currie Eisman A Contributory Web-Based Application for Documenting Historic Resources: French Colonial Era Art Deco

Architecture in Hanoi by Annabel Lee Enriquez Validation of Volunteered Geographic Information Quality Components for Incidents of Law Enforcement

Use of Force by Lane E. Farman Modeling Patient Access to Point-of-Care Diagnostic Resources in a Healthcare Small-World Network in

Rural Isaan, Thailand by William John Ferguson Preparing for Immigration Reform: A Spatial Analysis of Unauthorized Immigrants by Anna Jane Fischer Evaluating Spatial Changes in the Rate of Insurgency-Violence in Central Africa: The Lord's Resistance

Army 2008-2012 by Robert J. Franssen Jr. A Site Suitability Analysis for an Inland Port to Service the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by Emily

M. Frazier Semi-Automated Visualization of Spatial Information Unstructured Text by Sarah Marie Gehring Visualizing Sporting Event Temporary Flight Restrictions by Daniel Paul Gerard Out-of-School Suspensions by Home Neighborhood: A Spatial Analysis of Student Suspensions in the San

Bernardino City Unified School District by Stephen O. Gervais Spatial Narratives of Struggle and Activism in the Del Amo and Montrose Superfund Cleanups: A

Community-Engaged Web GIS Story Map by Mallory Elizabeth Graves Spatial Delineation of Market Areas: A Proposed Approach by Amanda Christine Gray The Wildland-Urban Interface in Lassen County, California: A Change Analysis 2000-2015 by Joshua D.

Greetan Radio Frequency Identification Queuing and Geo-Location (RAQGEO): A Spatial Solution to Inventory

Management at XYZ Logistics, INC. by Bradley Joseph Griffiths Using VHSR Multispectral Imagery and Object-Based Extraction to Discover Vernal Meadows Through

Vegetative Persistence at Fort Ord, California by Charles Joseph Hanley III An Evaluation of Soil Sampling Methods in Support of Precision Agriculture in Northeastern North

Carolina by Joshua Britton Harrell Onshore Wind Power Systems (ONSWPS): A GIS-Based Tool for Preliminary Site-Suitability Analysis by

Jeffry D. Harrison Evaluation of Weights of Evidence to Predict Gold Occurrences in Northern Minnesota's Archean

Greenstone Belts by BrianK. Hartley Analyzing Earthquake Casualty Risk at Census Block Level: A Case Study in the Lexington Central Business

District, Kentucky by Jarod Thomas Hustler Developing and Implementing a GIS-Based Framework to Identify Optimal Locations for Clean Water

Wells in Sub-Saharan Africa by Jared Charles Hyneman Remote Analysis of Avalanche Terrain Features: Identifying Routes, Avoiding Hazards by Kurt Frederick

Ingold Jr. Habitat Suitability Modeling of Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix Occidentalis lucida) in Gila National Forest,

New Mexico by Andrew Isner Spatial Distribution of the Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in the Mariarano River System,

Northwestern Madagascar by Caroline A. Jablonicky

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The Role of Amenities in Measuring Park Accessibility: A Case Study of Downey, California by Edgar H. Jimenez

Installing Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: A Site Suitability Analysis in Los Angeles County, California by Jennifer Shengji Jin

Site Location Suitability Analysis for a Smart Grid Network by Chad K. Johnson Mapping Firing Ranges as Social Capital Generators in Houston, Texas by Jennifer Johnson The Spatial Effect of AB 109 (Public Safety Realignment) on Crime Rates in San Diego County by Charles

Dixon Jones Generating Bicyclist Counts Using Volunteered and Professional Geographic Information Through a

Mobile Application by Patricia Jula Geospatial Analysis of Unintended Casualties during Combat Training: Fort Drum, New York by Reina

Golda Kahn Using Maxent to Model the Distribution of Prehistoric Agricultural Features in a Portion of the Hokuli'a

Subdivision in Kona, Hawai'I by Solomon Ha'aheo Kailihiwa, III Validating the HAZUS Coastal Surge Model for Superstorm Sandy by Spiridon Katehis Is the Likehood of Waterfowl Presence Greater on Conserved Lands? by Brian Vance Kearns Address Points and a Master Address File: Improving Efficiency in the City of Chino by Michael Taylor

Kellison Different Geographical Representations of Middle America by Kevin Kelly A Unified Geodatabase Design for Sinkhole Inventories in the United States by Ebrahim Khan Development of a Web GIS for Urban Sustainability Indicators of Oakland, California by Gina A. Kiani Distribution and Correlates of Feral Cat Trapping Permits in Los Angeles, California by Giles Kingsley Delimiting the Postmodern Urban Center: An Analysis of Urban Amenity Clusters in Los Angeles by

Samuel Glendening Krueger Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Solar Radiation on Buildings: A Case Study of Lewis Hall by

Amanda Kim Laur Concentrated Solar Thermal Facilities: A GIS Approach for Land Planning by Ronald G. Lehman Spatiotemporal Patterns of Salt and Nutrient Contamination in Los Angeles County's Groundwater Basins

by Holly Marie MacGillivray Wrong Way Driving in San Antonio, Texas: A Transportation Route Study Using Network Analyst by Ray

Dominic Maldonado Exploring Urban Change Using Historical maps: The Industrialization of Long Island City (LIC), New York

by Elizabeth J. Mamer Relocation Bay: identifying a Suitable Site for the Tampa Bay Rays by Carlos Osiris Martinez Dasymetric Mapping of Building Stocks within HAZUS-FL by Brian Patrick McDonald Determining the Utility of GIS in Border Disputes Case Study: Sudan and South Sudan by Chandra Dawn

Baker Use of GIS for Analysis of Community Health Worker Patient Registries from Chongwe District, A Rural

Low-Resource Setting, in Lusaka Province, Zambia by Mine Metiriri Modeling Open Space Acquisition in Boulder, Colorado by Kathryn Metivier Exploring San Francisco's Treasures: Mashing Up Public Art, Social Media, and Volunteered Geographic

Information to Create a Dynamic Guide by Nancy Elizabeth Milholland Utilizing GIS and Remote Sensing to Determine Sheep Grazing Patterns for Best Practices in Land

Management Protocols by Rachel Rae Miller Predicting Hydromantes Shastae Occurrences in Shasta County, California by Teri Lorraine Mooney Disparities in Food Access: An Empirical Analysis of Neighborhoods in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical

Area by Seth Vinson Morganstern Using Landsat and a Bayesian Hard Classifier to Study Forest Changes in the Salmon Creek Watershed

Area from 1972-2013 by David Stone Mullis

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Closed Landfills to Solar Energy Power Plants: Estimating the Solar Potential of Closed Landfills in California by Devon R. Munsell

Smart Growth and Walkability Affect on Vehicle Use and Ownership by Derek Richard Newland Community Gardens for Social Capital: A Suite Suitability Analysis in Akron, Ohio by Allison Oulton Data Overload in Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Improving Bandwidth Utilization Through Wavelet

Compression by Mary Elizabeth Parker Mapping Uniformity of Park Access Using Cadastral Data within Network Analyst in Wake County, NC by

Jonathan Edward Parsons Using Census Data, Urban Land-Cover Classification, and Dasymetric Mapping to Measure Urban Growth

of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas by Eric Nathaniel Pena GIS Data Curation and Web Map Application for La Brea Tar Pits Fossil Occurrences in Los Angeles,

California by Kacey Johnson Pham A Maxent-Based Model for Identifying Local-Scale Tree Species Richness Patch Boundaries in the Lake

Tahoe Basin of California and Nevada by James J. Pollock Comparing Landsat7 ETM+ and NAIP Imagery for Precision Agriculture Application in Small Scale

Farming: A Case Study in the South Eastern Part of Pittsylvania County, VA by Robert Kevin Bohon Jr. Historical Temperature Trends in Los Angeles County, California by Dustin Dwayne Reed Deriving Traverse Paths for Scientific Fieldwork with Multicriteria Evaluation and Path Modeling in a

Geographic Information System by Ryan Richardson Reeves Distribution of Sonoran Proghorn (Antilocapra Americana sonoriensis) on an Active Air Force Tactical

Range by Samuel C. Price A Threat-Based Least-Cost Path Decision Support Model for National Security Resource Allocation Along

the US-Mexico Border by James A. Rivera Walkability Study for School Accessibility: Case Study of the San Juan, Puerto Rico Elementary Schools by

Joel Rodriguez Integration of Topographic and Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model using ArcGIS Interpolation Methods:

A Case Study of the Klamath River Estuary by Rachel R. Rodriguez Guiding Business Oriented Volunteered Geographic Information Through Geotrigger Services: A Case

Study of CrossFit Affiliates by Christie Lauren Root A Fire Insurance Map Geocoder for Pre-earthquake San Francisco by Yonatan Rosen Spatiotemporal Visualization and Analysis as a Policy Support Tool: A Case Study of the Economic

Geography of Tobacco Farming in the Philippines by Steven Louis Rubinyi Social Media to Location Urban Displacement: Assessing the Risk of Displacement Using Volunteered

Geographic Information in the City of Los Angeles by Bryan Schaefer Demonstrating GIS Spatial Analysis Techniques in a Prehistoric Mortuary Analysis: A Case Study in the

Napa Valley, California by Lucian Norman Schrader III Surface Representations of Rainfall at Small Extents: A Study of Rainfall Mapping Based on Volunteered

Geographic Information in Kona, Hawaii by Jeffrey Fletcher Schroeder The Role of GIS in Asset Management: Integration at the Otay Water District by Alexander John Schultz Crowdsourced Maritime Data: Examining the Feasibility of Using Under Keel Clearance Data from AIS to

Identify Hydrographic Survey Priorities by Christine Schultz Spatial Distribution of the Greater Sage-Grouse in the Powder River Basin in Northeastern Wyoming by

Audra Smolek

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Cartography for Visualizing Anthropogenic Threats: A Semiotic Approach to Communicating Threat Information in 3-D Spatial Models by Christopher David Staffel

Improving the Communication of Water Allocation Decisions Using Interactive Maps by Andrew Levi Stickney

Redefining Urban Food Systems to Identify Optimal Rooftop Community Garden Locations: A Site Suitability Analysis in Seattle, Washington by Ana E. Stoudt

Evaluating Transit and Driving Disaggregated Commutes through GTFS in ArcGIS by Federico Tallis Use of Remotely Sensed Imagery to Map Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) in the Santa Cruz

Mountains by Trinka Gillis Testing Landis-II to Stochastically Model Spatially Abstract Vegetation Trends in the Contiguous United

States by Austin V. Davis Modeling Burn Probability: A Maxent Approach to Estimating California’s Wildfire Potential by Andrew

Charles Thomason Water Rights Permit System (WRPS): A GIS-Based Tool for the Umpqua Drainage Basin by Kathy

Thompson Exploring the Relationship Between Urban Forests and Ethnicity in West Covina Using GIS and Object-

Based Image Analysis by Kathy Maria Ulloa Campaign Financing for the U.S. House of Representatives: An Interactive Web Map by Jamen Dean

Underwood Estimating Populations at Risk in Data-Poor Environments: A Geographically Disaggregated Analysis of

Boko Haram Terrorism 2009-2014 by Adrianna D. Valenti Geological Modeling in GIS for Petroleum Reservoir Characterization and Engineering: A 3D GIS-Assisted

Geostatistics Approach by Diego A. Vasquez Integrating Landsat and California Pesticide Exposure Estimation at Aggregated Analysis Scales:

Accuracy Assessment of Rurality by Trang Minh VoPham Mapping Native Plants: A Mobile GIS Application for Sharing Indigenous Knowledge in Southern

California by Michael Alan Wahl Geosocialfootprint (2013): Social Media Location Privacy Web Map by Christopher Donald Weidemann The Geography of Voter Power in the U.S. Electoral College From 1900-2012 by Luke Wenschhof Selection of Bridge Location Over the Merrimack River in Southern New Hampshire: A Comparison of

Suite Suitability Assessments by Mark R. Wimmer Identifying Areas of High Risk for Avian Mortality by Performing a Least Accumulated-Cost Analysis by

William Winters Network Accessibility and Population Change: Historical Analysis of Transportation in Tennessee, 1830-

2010 by Ruth A. Zipfel

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Goal 10: Learn more about the history that lead up to revolutions of Math, Geoscience, etc Approach A: Math

The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century by David Salsburg

Goal 11: Basic knowledge of different programming styles and fundamentals Approach A: Become familiar with the basics of JAVA programming

Approach B: Become familiar with the basics of SQL programming

Approach C: Become familiar with the basics of C++

Approach D: Become familiar with the basics of Raspberry Pi

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