ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
ESRM 250 / CFR 520Instructor: Phil Hurvitz
(with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess)
Introduction toGeographic Information
Systems
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
Overview
What is GIS?ApplicationsGIS functionality
Course logistics
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Conservation planning: Where are the best places to protect?
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Watershed management: Evaluation of riparian buffer zones to
target watershed restoration efforts
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Fire management: What sites are indicated for controlled
burns and thinning?
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Wildlife science: Map species
distributions Locate critical habitat Identify sites for
translocations Model population
dynamics
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Wildlife science: Tracking wildlife
locations Measuring home
ranges Delineating
territories Population census
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
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).
ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Plant ecology: Predicting climate-induced
vegetation changes
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Animal ecology: Predicting
climate-induced shifts in species distributions
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
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
ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
What can a GIS do? (Applications)
Landscape planning: How will different alternative development
scenarios affect agriculture, timber production, and wildlife in the Willamette Valley?
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
GIS functionality
GIS can integrate multiple data types and sources
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
GIS functionality
GIS can represent data and perform analytical tasks at many spatial scales
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
GIS functionality
GIS can enhance understanding of multiple landscape dimensions (2D to 3D)
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
GIS functionality
GIS automatically links what and where
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
Overview
What is GIS?ApplicationsGIS functionality
Course logistics
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
Course web site
http://courses.washington.edu/gis250/
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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
(free postscript processor) UNIX-like utilities
(command-line processing)
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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
(free postscript processor) UNIX-like utilities
(command-line processing)
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ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
intro to GIS
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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© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010
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Questions?
Questions?
Time to visit the lab (Room 044)
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