2. Class & Personal Info
• Ian Mooser
• imooser@ghc.edu
• Location: 322 (GIS Lab)
• Office hours:
• TDB – by appointment
• Before and After Class
• Text: Mastering ArcGIS (6th edition) Maribeth Price. McGraw Hill.
(2013)
• Lecture: Monday and Wednesday from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
• Lab: Monday and Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
3. Review the Syllabus & Grading
• Class participation: 10%
• Lab exercises: 20%
• Midterm and finals: 40%
• Final project: 30%
4. GIS--What is it?
No easy answer anymore!
• Geographic/Geospatial Information
• information about places on the earth’s surface
• knowledge about “what is where when”
(Don’t forget time!)
• Geographic/geospatial: synonymous
• GIS--what’s in the S?
• Systems: the technology
• Science: the concepts and theory
• Studies: the societal context
5. History
• Cartography
• Dr. Roger Tomlinson – 1960’s
• ESRI -1969 – Jack Dangermond
• More info: http://www.gislounge.com/history-of-gis/
6. What can GIS do and who uses GIS
• Local Governments(Police, planning, surveying, land ownership)
• Regional Governments
• Utilities
• Business (customers and demographics)
• Natural Resources management (wildlife management,
environmental issues, forestry management, etc)