where are you with gis and geolocation

Where in the world are you?

…with GIS and Geolocation

Allan Laframboise

@AL_Laframboise

Who am I?

Who are you?

What is my job?

GIS Application Developer

Solve

“Geo”

Problems

Geography

study of the

earth

and where things are

“Geo” = Earth

Problems…

Energy

DisastersPollution

Resources

Growth

Need Tools!

Computers

MapsGIS

InternetGPS

LBS

What’s GIS?

Geographic

Information

Systems

+

+

GIS

Mapping tool for

modeling

things on the

Earth

Layers of

information

on maps…

information = real-world

Simple Mapping Tools

GIS Mapping Tools

www.arcgis.com > Gallery

Map things in the real-world…

Disaster Management

Public Health

Community Growth

Homeland Security

Energy Forecasting

Agricultural Efficiency

Carbon Management

Aviation Safety

Coastal Management

Invasive Species

Water Management

Air Quality

What do these things have in common?

Geolocation!

Longitude: 110 W Latitude: 40 N

What is Geolocation?

Location

Objects

Earth

Pop Quiz!

What is your Geolocation?

Find your Geolocation

by

street address

e.g. 380 New York St,

Redlands, California

Find your Geolocation

by

computer address

e.g. 96.40.104.91

Geolocation with GPS

Longitude: 110 W

Global

Positioning

System

Latitude: 40 N

GPS

Find your Geolocation

with

GPS

Find your Geolocation

with

cell towers

Share your Geolocation

with

social media

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How can you use GIS & Geolocation?

Team Jordan

www.jordanromero.com

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What problems can you solve with GIS & Geolocation?

Disaster Management

Public Health

Community Growth

Homeland Security

Energy Forecasting

Agricultural Efficiency

Carbon Management

Aviation Safety

Coastal Management

Invasive Species

Water Management

Air Quality

Your Task!

1. Map your geolocation!

2. Solve a “geo” problem!

HINT #2: http://www.arcgis.com

HINT #1: http://edn1.esri.com/demos/html5/html5.html (FireFox only!)

@AL_Laframboise

alaframboise@esri.com