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1 Geographic Information Systems GIS at UCSD Here to help you explore our world

2 GIS at UCSD what it is and what it means to you Tracey Hughes UCSD GIS Coordinator 2006 Image from Google Earth

3 An outline

4 A little about me GIS Coordinator Information Professional Librarian Spatial analyst AICP Planner

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6 What GIS is Geographic Information System Implemented with software tools Spatial mindset Spatial analysis Visualization in 2D, 3D, or 4D

7 Representation of the real world Layers with attributes Attributes can be almost anything Two main data types Raster Vector Image from ESRI

8 Three views of GIS Database Map Model

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10 The GIS Process Ask a question Obtain necessary data Determine best method of analysis Temporal Spatial Attribute Analyze Present results

11 How GIS relates to you Visualize, explore and shape environments Built environments Urban & regional planning Economic & community development Architecture Culture Natural environments Science Environmental justice Earth Atmosphere Ocean Social environments Education Social equity Policy Image from y/tools/mapping/mapping.html

12 The questions you answer with GIS Measurement How far are sewage outflows from protected habitats? Location Is there a spatial relationship between cultural and marine resources? Condition Examine land areas which have appropriate transportation and emergency facilities for ecotourism. Proximity Identify census tracts within 1 mile of a floodplain. Pattern Do tagged shark populations tend to be observed in deeper or more shallow waters? Visualization in 2D, 3D (height/altitude/depth), 4D (3D+time)

13 Communicate [GIS] incorporates the geographic visualization of databases, metadata and history, and has become a fundamental communication modality to government, academic and nonprofit agencies. --Rosemary McKeon, UCSD Visual Arts Graduate Accessed on 10/18/06 at

14 How GIS relates to you Sell your position as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words!

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16 GIS in action London Cholera Epidemic of 1854 Image from Map on following page from

17 A spatial issue? Each dot represents one death from cholera. 500 people died in the epidemic, caused by a contaminated well.

18 GIS & Policy Public access to industrial pollutant information Image from

19 GIS & the Natural Environment Coral Bleaching Events and Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Hot Spots, Image from

20 GIS & the Built Environment Population within 100km of coast Image from

21 See things in a new way Percentage of population below poverty level viewed as height Image created by TELESIS with the Regional Workbench Consortium

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23 GIS Tools - ArcGIS Desktop - Google Earth - Google Sketch Up - Interactive mapping websites

24 More on the tools ArcGIS Virtual Campus course ( Specific task instruction Google Earth & Sketch Up Download it ( Specific task instruction Play with it! Create your own data

25 GIS Resources Geisel GIS Lab Computers, printers, scanner Instruction Online & workshops Software ArcGIS Desktop Google Earth PRO Data Some already there, some in progress Community Lunches, discussion forum Me!

26 More freebies Free consultations to determine how GIS can fit with your research Free tailored assistance with data collection & analysis Free poster printing if you use GIS in your assignment

27 The real limitations - Data - Time - Desire

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29 CMBC Specific Multidisciplinary = multiple information types Policy Information Municipal websites Federal documents Economic Information - Census - Journals - Business databases Scientific Information NOAA Southwest Fisheries SIO Geographic Information - Many of the same sources

30 CMBC Specific Start with the library Amy Butros, Assistant Director SIO Library

31 CMBC Specific Land Resources American FactFinder ( All Urban Studies course guides ( USGS Global Land Cover Characterization Data (

32 CMBC Specific Interactive Maps World Conservation Monitoring Center ( World Resources Institute Earth trends ( Globio for human impacts on the biosphere (

33 CMBC Specific GIS Data General data on server accessible through Geisel GIS Lab Local Data SanDAG Resources GIS ( SanGIS for City & County data (

34 CMBC Specific GIS Data Various topics & geographic areas United Nations Environment Programme ( NOAA ( World Resources Institute WRI ( Imagery NOAA for Puerto Rico, Hawaii & Virgin Islands ( Institute for Marine Remote Sensing IMARS (

35 CMBC Specific GIS Data Reef- Specific World Resources Institute WRI ( m?pid=3944) NOAA Carribean MPAs ( NOAA Google Earth Coral Bleaching ( A huge thank you to Gustavo Paredes for almost all of these data sources.

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37 Your first GIS map! Our steps for making a map Add l details on ArcGIS Desktop Different levels of functionality Multiple components of the software ArcMap ArcCatalog ArcToolbox ModelBuilder Notes on data Do it!

38 Your first GIS map! Open ArcMap Start/Programs/ArcGIS/ArcMap

39 Your first GIS map! Get the map document 1. Select an existing map 2. Browse to X:gisdata, Class_Specific_Data, SIO _Formatted.mxd.

40 Your first GIS map! Exploring the interface 1. Arrange toolbars as you like by dragging them.

41 GIS Data Types Now for data Vector Data Points Lines Polygons Raster Data Images Grids Image from ESRI

42 Data Symbols Vector Data Points Lines Polygons Raster Data Images Grids

43 Your first GIS map! Exploring the common tools Select Zoom Pan Identify Tip: Can access tools via dropdown menus or buttons

44 Your first GIS map! Getting data Click on Add Data button

45 Your first GIS map! Getting your data Navigate to GIS server on the X:gisdata Drive

46 Your first GIS map! Getting your data Navigate to Class-Specific_Data, SIO.mdb - Then double-click on Coast_Pop.shp If you get an error, just say ok.

47 Your first GIS map! Getting your data Click on Add Data again Get the Country.shp & Pop_Median_Age.shp files. Lastly get Marine_Biomes.lyr from Class-Specific_Data folder When you get an error, just say ok.

48 Your first GIS map! Play around with the order of the layers Move layers up and down to see how the order matters! End up with Country.shp on top.

49 Your first GIS map! Change colors & symbols for the Country layer 1. Double click on Country.shp 2. Single click on Symbol 3. Choose Hollow.

50 Your first GIS map! Change colors & symbols for the Coast_Pop layer 1. Double click on Coast_Pop.shp 2. Single click on Quantities 3. Choose Graduated Colors. 4. Choose Value of Y_ Click OK.

51 Your first GIS map! Now to play! Zoom in to your area of interest. 1. Get Zoom In tool. 2. Click and drag a box over your area.

52 Your first GIS map! Now to play! Use the Identify tool. 1. Get Identify. 2. Click on area of interest.

53 Your first GIS map! Click on Layout View Map Elements North Arrow Scale Legend Title Text

54 Your first GIS map! PDF your map Go to File, Export Map. Choose PDF format and save to Desktop.

55 Your first GIS map! Metadata Coast_Pop: adata.php Units = 1000 people Pop_Median_Age: adata.php Units = Years

56 How can you use GIS? The application of GIS is limited only by the imagination of those who use it. Jack Dangermond, ESRI President & Founder Image credit to Nature Magazine s 2020 Future of Computing

57 I m here for you! Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator Geisel Library [email protected] (858)

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