Spatial Analysis
| December 18, 2011MetadataData, Learning GIS, Spatial AnalysisWhat is metadata and why is it important to document GIS data? Metadata is an important, but unfortunately oft overlooked component of GIS data. Metadata is ‘data about the data’ and it’s vital to understanding to source, currency, scale, and appropriateness of using GIS data. Metadata can be stored as an inherent part of the ... read more August 31, 2010 Free Network-Based Analysis SeminarSpatial AnalysisEsri’s offering a free ArcGIS seminar to show how to conduct network-based analysis using Spatial Analysis. The training is being offered at three different times on Thursday, September 2, 2010. This seminar will air on www.esri.com/lts at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific daylight time). Sample logistical questions that can be answered through network-based analysis are: What ... read more July 15, 2010Geostatistics ResourcesLink Library, Spatial AnalysisGeostatistics is a brand of statistics that deals specifically with spatial relationships. Find information about this branch of mathematics, software and tie-ins to GIS. Geostatistics Glossary Geostatistics terminology. Maintained by Donald Myers of the University of Arizona. Gstat Gstat is a free geostatistical software program. Practical Geostatistics 2000 This is a free unlimited teaching package for Windows OS to ... read more April 21, 2010Mobile and Field GISLink Library, Spatial AnalysisMobile GIS is a growing technology. More and more choices are becoming available for field spatial data collection. LBS – Location Based Services Location Based Services is a growing technology field that focuses on providing GIS and spatial information via mobile and field units. ArcPad ESRI’s handheld mapping software runs in the Windows CE environment using ArcView ... read more May 21, 2009Remote Sensing PrinciplesLink Library, Spatial AnalysisOnline tutorials and articles on what remote sensing is, digital imagery analysis and applications. Remote-Sensing Technologies Remotely-sensed imagery from aircraft and satellites represent one of the fastest-growing sources for raster GIS data. Brief overview by Dr. Larry Smith of UCLA on the latest technologies important to GIS. Earth Observatory Overview and history of remote sensing by the ... read more April 28, 2009PowerPoint Based Presentations for GISLink Library, Spatial AnalysisFind ready-made and available for download PowerPoint presentations online. PowerPoint presentations can be valuable tools in presenting GIS ideas or as educational materials. GIS Day PowerPoints Click on the “PowerPoint Presentations” link to access the PowerPoint files available for celebrating GIS Day. GIS PowerPoint Files Select GIS related PowerPoint files including “What is GIS”, examples of GIS projects and an ... read more June 1, 2008Antigenic Cartography: Fighting the Flu with MapsSpatial AnalysisTerry Jones, an antigenic cartographer, posts on the O’Reilly site a follow-up to a talk given at the O’Reilly ETech conference. The use of cartographic techniques to model the jumping of virus through antigenic space can help researchers develop vaccine components by being able to predict the timing and direction of these jumps. Antigenic Cartography: Fighting ... read more December 17, 2007Father of GISSpatial AnalysisCanada’s Globe and Mail profiles Roger Tomlinson and the birth of GIS in Canada. The article quotes Tomlinson, “The early days of GIS were very lonely. No-one knew what it meant. My work has certainly been missionary work of the hardest kind.” The article reviews Tomlinson’s early efforts collaborating with Lee Pratt, head of the Canada ... read more September 29, 2006Methods for Creating Spatial DatabasesData, Features, Learning GIS, Spatial AnalysisThe power of a GIS is in the data analysis. Without data, all the bells and whistles of GIS are just that. The effort to bring stable, accurate data is an enormous one for any GIS. Data development and maintenance is the most costly, labor intensive part of developing a GIS. There are several ways ... read more February 7, 2003 Uses of GIS/GPS in the Space Shuttle Columbia Debris RecoveryFeatures, GIS News, GPS, Spatial AnalysisOn February 1st 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed upon re-entry to the earth’s atmosphere. GPS and GIS technologies are helping in the recovery efforts to find space shuttle debris. Articles on the Application of GPS/GIS GIS Students Help Map Debris Area February 2, 2003 press release by the Steven F. Austin (SFA) State University of ... read more |
