INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCEINFORMATION SCIENCERSG620RSG620

Week 1

April 11, 2013

Department of RS and GISc

Institute of Space Technology, Karachi

Week 1

April 11, 2013

Department of RS and GISc

Institute of Space Technology, Karachi

Introduction of the Course

Course ScheduleClass/Lab:

Day: Every Wednesdya Time: 05:00 PM – 09:00 PM

Office Hours Check my availability and drop-in

Name of Instructor: Arjumand Zaidi

Email of Instructor: Arjumand.zaidi@ist.edu.pk

Introduction of the Class

Self introduction of the instructor and students Students interests, background, familiarity with the

subject What are the goals of students after getting MS

degree? How students think that this course will help in

achieving their goals?

Class Environment I expect an interactive class session –

two way flow of knowledge Questions from class are very much encouraged Stop me wherever the concept is not clear If it’s not affecting the pace of the lecture, ask as

many question as you think will help you learning the concept

BUT unnecessary delays in covering the course material should be avoided

Purpose of the Course

To learn basics of Geographic Information Science Hands-on-training of GIS software Get to know multidisciplinary applications of GIS Students should get prepared or at least start

thinking about the potential areas/topic for their thesis

Course Outline

Course Syllabus Reading material will be provided in class if

required Name of reference books and other reference

material will be provided time to time Text Book –

Paul Bolstad: GIS Fundamentals (theory) GIS Tutorial: Basic Workbook (lab exercises)

Student should be prepared for in class exercises

Text Book (Theory)

GIS Fundamental: A First Text on Geographical Information Systems (Third Edition)

website:

http://fr.cfans.umn.edu/courses/FRx131/index.html

Text Book (Lab) GIS Tutorial 1:

Basic Workbook, 4th Edition

ESRI Press Website:

http://esripress.esri.com/display/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&websiteID=184&moduleID=29

Topics to be Covered

Labs

Main focus on using ArcGIS tools and methods Viewing Editing and creating GIS data Queries Geo-processing Geo-referencing Modeling Presenting maps (labeling, layouts)

Homework/Project/Quiz/Exams

Homework: Students will be required to do homework and lab assignments

Quiz: 4 – 6 in class Quiz (both surprise and informed) Lab Quiz: 2 or 3 Lab Quiz during lab sessions 1 Midterm: In class exams (whatever course covered) Lab Exam Final Exam: Comprehensive coverage of the course

Term Project Student are required to chose a topic of their

interest (group project: 2 to 3 students) Work with Core Elements of GIS

Create Geographic Data Analyze Data Represent Data

At the end of the semester (last week of classes) the project report will be submitted by the students with delivering a formal presentation (15 mins presentation)

The final report will consist of a detailed description of all Core Elements of GIS of your project

Guidelines for Terms Project

How to start Frame a problem

A brief statement about what you want to accomplish?

Examples? List important factors to be considered in

light of your problem statement

Modes of Evaluation

Typically the assessment will be based on some or all of the following:

Quizzes Unannounced 10-15 min: ~ 15% Midterm Announced: ~ 30% Assignments : ~5% Lab Reports (1/lab-meeting - as per Instructor’s

requirement ) Projects (As per Instructor’s requirement ~10 %) Final Exam ( 3hr at the end of each Semester ~40%)

Absolute Grading System Grade %age Interpretation Grade

Points From To A 85.00 100 Exceptional 4.00 A- 80.00 84.99 3.67 B+ 75.00 79.99 3.33 B 70.00 74.99 Good 3.00 B- 65.00 69.99 2.67 C+ 60.00 64.99 2.33 C 55.00 59.99 Mediocre 2.00 F 0.00 54.99 Fail 0.00 I Incomplete W Withdrawal

(79.99 ≠ 80 79.99 = ‘B+’ grade)

Application of GIS in Real world

Ask student for what background knowledge they have?

Do they have anything to share in this regard? Few applications/case studies will be discussed in

class You will be knowing more applications throughout

this program

• Urban Planning, Management & Policy

– Zoning, subdivision planning– Land acquisition– Economic development– Code enforcement– Housing renovation programs– Emergency response– Crime analysis– Tax assessment

• Environmental Sciences– Monitoring environmental risk– Modeling stormwater runoff– Management of watersheds,

floodplains, wetlands, forests, aquifers

– Environmental Impact Analysis– Hazardous or toxic facility siting– Groundwater modeling and

contamination tracking

• Political Science– Redistricting– Analysis of election results– Predictive modeling

• Civil Engineering/Utility– Locating underground facilities– Designing alignment for freeways, transit– Coordination of infrastructure

maintenance

• Business– Demographic Analysis– Market Penetration/ Share Analysis– Site Selection

• Education Administration– Enrollment Projections– School Bus Routing

• Real Estate– Neighborhood land prices– Traffic Impact Analysis– Determination of Highest and Best Use

• Health Care– Epidemiology– Need Analysis– Service Inventory

This slide Reference = Dr. Ronald BriggsThe University of Texas at Dallas

Cities

Transportation

Government

Security/Emergency

Utilities

AgricultureNatural Resources

Engineering

Application of GIS - ExamplesApplication of GIS - Examples

Application of GIS - Agriculture

Satellite Based Crop Monitoring System in Pakistan

Application of GIS – Hydro Power

Pre-feasibility Study of Bunji Hydro Power Project using RS and GIS Technologies

Application of GIS and RS– Disaster Mapping, Management and Mitigation

Source: ESRI Webinar

Application of GIS – Coastal Resources

GIS/Remote Sensing based

Assessment of Mangroves

Resources of selected project

sites of Indus Delta and

Makran Coast

Flood/Rain Extent - 10 Sep 2010

Flood/Rain Extent - 21 Sep 2010

Flood/Rain Extent - 16 Aug 2010

Flood/Rain Extent - 31 July 2010

Flood/Rain Extent - 27 Aug 2010

KARACHIKARACHI

AFGHANISTAN

INDIA

IRAN

Warsak Warsak DamDam

Tanda DamTanda Dam

Khanpur DamKhanpur Dam

Tarbela DamTarbela Dam

Mangla DamMangla Dam

Chashma BarrageChashma Barrage Rasool BarrageRasool BarrageMarala HeadworksMarala Headworks

QadirabadQadirabad

Trimmu BarrageTrimmu Barrage Balloki HeadworksBalloki Headworks

Sidhnai HeadworksSidhnai HeadworksTaunsa BarrageTaunsa Barrage

Islam HeadworksIslam Headworks

Punjnad HeadworksPunjnad Headworks

Guddu BarrageGuddu Barrage

Sukkur BarrageSukkur Barrage

Kotri BarrageKotri Barrage

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD

Jhel

um Chenab

Ravi

Kabul

Indu

s

QUETTAQUETTA

LAHORELAHORE

Swat

Gilgit

Sutlej

CHINA

Steps for Successful GIS Analysis

Define goals Choose best data model Define boundaries of geographic region of interest Identify existing spatial data Determine coordinate system for analysis Develop digital database Document database (origin, quality) Perform analyses Report results Update database

Reference: Bolstad, Lectures

Decision

GIS GIS ProcessProcessOutput

GISanalysis

Import orbuild datasets

Define GIScriteria

Defineproblem

Decision

GIS GIS ProcessProcessOutput

GISanalysis

Import orbuild datasets

Define GIScriteria

Defineproblem

Class Exercise

Define GIS in your own words List some things you can do with GIS

Reference: Bolstad, Lectures

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