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LAEP / Geog c188Geographic Information Systems

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Geographic Information Systems (4 units)

C188 – Theory

Lecture: Tu - Th 3:30-5:00pmF 295 HAAS

+ Application

Laboratory: 214 Wurster Hall

Lecture

Laboratory

Card Key Computer Access - Room 477

Office HoursRoom 412

C188 weekly schedule C188 – Theory

Lecture: Tu - Th 3:30-5:00pmF 295 HAAS

Lecture Readings – Online before week begins

Lecture Slides – Online after the week ends

GIS ReadingsCourse text:• Bolstad, Paul. 2002. GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic

Information Systems. Eider Press - pp. 1-21. 3rd edition pp.1-24, 4rd edition pp.1-24, 5th edition 2016 pp. 1-27.

Other Referenced texts:• Burrough, P.A.; and R.A. McDonnell. 1998. Principles of Geographic

Information Systems. Oxford - pp. 12-16.• DeMers, M.N. 1997. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems.

John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York - pp. 123 -152.

Other References:• Geospatial Application Papers• http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/index.htm• http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/miscellaneous/index.htm

C188 – Application

Laboratory: Mo, Tu, We, Th214 Wurster Hall

Lab Assignments – Online before week begins

Lab Assignments – Uploaded 6 days after assigned

Hurricane Irene (08/27/11)

Station Fire (09/01/09)

GIS is behind much of yesterday’s events

Hurricane Isaac (08/28/12)

Hurricane Sandy (10/25/12)

GIS is behind much of today’s events

Rim Fire (08/29/13)

Diablo Fire (08/29/13)

California Fires (2015) (2016)

The Last Great Hurricane: Katrina

9-11 Emergency Response


Emergency evacuation and recovery procedures were automatic

From: Longley, Goodchild, Maguire and Rhind, 2005


Traffic restrictions mapped



Telephone outages mapped



Surface dust monitoring mapped over 3 days


9-11 Emergency Preparedness Crime Analysis

This Philadelphia PD mapping application can simultaneously show real time crime data and data from other city and state departments (State Probation and Parole, prisons, the court system, employment, hospitals and housing) to aid in police coordination

Crime Analysis

Visibility: Crime Reduction Visibility: Crime Increase

..or..

High View-‐blocking

Low View-‐blocking

Rule-based view-blocking evaluation system

Emergency Management

GIS allows emergency managers to display situational information geospatially to enhance real-time decision making (Here showing a chlorine gas plume)

Ocean Exploration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) map of an underwater volcano in the Lau Basin from multi-beam bathymetry processed in GIS

Urban Planning

The Denver storm drain master plan analyzed 155 square miles of potential infrastructure integrating a cost model, hydrological network analysis, and scenario analysis in GIS

Business

Retailer use GIS for optimal site location and resource allocation

Species Conservation

Aleutian and Bearing Sea Island Landscape Conservation Cooperative staff provided USGS researchers with a mobile GIS application for collecting sea otter survey data

Land Use Planning

Richland County South Carolina developed their growth management plan using land use and zoning data as well as urban growth modeling in GIS

We are going to learn how to do much of these analyses

Besides bCourses we have a web site full of resources:

http://c188.ced.berkeley.edu/

http://c188.ced.berkeley.edu/

Instructors Menu

Syllabus Readings

Lectures Labs

Announcements Frequently Asked Questions

The only dumb question is the one that never gets asked. We will keep a running list of frequently asked questions.

Grades Glossary

GIS Links Course logistics and expectations

Evaluation:

ü Laboratory assignments - 35% (Weekly) ü Applied Project - 10% (due December 9th)üMid-term - 15% (October 6th - in class)ü Performance/Attendance - 5%ü Final Exam - 35% FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 7-10P

Course logistics and expectations

The Laboratory Facility – 214 Wurster Hall

Laboratory Access: Each student enrolled in the course can purchase access for the semester. The cost is approx. $100/semester and payment must be made using funds loaded on your Cal1 ID Card debit account (for instructions on obtaining a Cal1 Card and funding your Cal1 debit account, please visit the cal1 Card website at http://services.housing.berkeley.edu/c1c/static/index.htm. Access is 24 hours/day during the semester. Student computer accounts will be deactivated when laboratory keycard access is not current. Go to room 477 to purchase access.

Starbucks regular coffee: 5 cups / week = 2.5 cups / week + lab access (for the semester)


Application Software:

The main software systems used in the laboratory will be: Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS software used to automate, manipulate, analyze, model and display geographic data in map form.

ArcGIS version 10.4.1 is installed in the class laboratory where lab sections will meet (room 214 Wurster Hall). ArcGIS version 10.2.2 is installed on all library productivity computers (vs. the Library's public access computers.) For example, in the Environmental Design Library there are 9 productivity computers and 4 public access computers.


Application Software:

Once you are enrolled in the class you will receive an access code for the student version of the software that runs in Windows and is active for 1 year. ( ArcGIS Version 10.4.1 )

I run Version 10.4.1 on a MacBookPro using VMWare (free for Berkeley students, staff & faculty) with Windows 7 (free for Berkeley students, staff & faculty).

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There are other MacBook solutions

Free

Free

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All laboratory assignments will be submitted or uploaded to your account in the class bCourses site – more on this later.

Note: bCourses will time stamp your assignments so do not edit them after the due date or they will be marked as late.


ü A grace period is a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived.

ü Each student gets 3 grace periods for lab assignments overdue for the semester. Each grace period allows you to submit a lab UP TO three (3) days after its due date. 1 grace period per lab assignment.

ü A student will be marked for using a grace period whether a lab is 5 minutes late or 2 days late).

ü You must inform your GSI via email that you will be using a grace period … before you use it. It is not automatic.

Lab Write-ups and Grading

ü You lab write-ups should include enough text and images (e.g., screen captures, jpgs) to show that you worked through all sections of the lab and responded to any questions or specific instructions.

ü If you experienced difficulties, you should note specifics in your write up.

ü If you use any outside sources in your write-up, please cite your sources.

Not sure …. See Your GSI

Lab Write-ups and Grading

ü Labs are graded on a 1 - 10 rating system where: 1-5 = failure 6 = poor, 7 = satisfactory;; 8 = good;; 9 = excellent, 10 beyond expectations.

ü The labs contribute 35%, (or 35 marks) to your overall grade in the course.

ü If you receive a 1-5 you are expected to update your lab and make it satisfactory.

” without a solid foundation, you’ll have trouble creating anything of value”

Erika Oppenheimer, 2015.

What we hope you accomplish this semester What we hope you accomplish this semester

ü Theoretical side of GIS.ü A bit of History of GIS.ü Some examples of applied GIS.ü Data structures and representation.ü Spatial analysis, modeling and spatial characterization.ü An applied hands-on experience.

We hope to create a solid understanding so you can move beyond this course on your own if need be.

What we hope you accomplish this semester

You will learn:ü How GIS data is captured, stored, retrieved, analyzed, displayed and plotted. üWhere to obtain data and information on GIS.ü About GIS software and its functionality.ü About the State-of-the-art and where GIS is headed.ü How ,hands on” use of basic GIS software.

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