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“GIS @ OSU”
geo.oregonstate.edu/ucgis
Help with GIS
geo.oregonstate.edu/ucgis/gis_resources.html
ESRI site license info.
geo.oregonstate.edu/esri/
Geographic Information Science Certificates
geo.oregonstate.edu/gcert
Campus GIS assistant – Dori Dick dickd@geo.oregonstate.edu
Marine and Coastal GIS Links - Davey Jones’ Locker
marinecoastalgis.net
ESRI Virtual Campus (software training)
FREE subscriptions to OSU students
training.esri.com
ArcGIS 9 and ArcGIS 10
Geodatabase Basics
Server GIS (ArcGIS Server)
ArcGIS Extensions
Map Projections
MUCH more!
Free VC courses for OSU
www.geo.orst.edu/esri/esri_distrib.html#vc
get course access code(s) from
Dori Dick
dickd@geo.oregonstate.edu
GEO 565 Bibliographies (Opt 1),
Term Papers (Opt 2)
All due 5:00 p.m., this Friday
NO EXTENSIONS
Final Exam
Wednesday, March 16th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Web Mashups (Opt 3) due also by 4:00 p.m.
Final Exam
Format
Part 1 - Multiple choice on scantron/bring #2 pencil
Part 2 - Short answer
Comprehensive but w/more questions on 2nd half again major concepts
Lecture PPTs
Your own notes
Will NOT include
"Web Sites of the Week”
Labs 1-5, 7-8
Final Exam - cont.
Major Concepts
Some terms: SQL, ecological fallacy, mixel, spatial
autocorrelation
Spatial analysis (lec. 11-12), 3-D, UCGIS
research priorities, guest lectures
Distinguishing characteristics of GIS
Topology - the “diagram” may appear again
Object vs. field, vector vs. raster
Future of GIS
“Nasties”
Resolution of grid
GIS queries as part of an analysis step
Where to Go From Here
Keep reading the geography/GIS literature and
surfing the web
ArcUser, ArcNews, workbooks (GIS Tutorial, etc.)
Get an internship or research project
Go to conferences, workshops
The Future of GIS
Recap
*this class was about theory, basic,
fundamental concepts, SOME hands-on
based on a national curriculum
CONCEPTS - data model, data structure,
topology, data compilation, process, analysis
What role does space have as a source for
explanation & understanding?
TECHNIQUES - overlay, buffer, map algebra,
interpolation
TOOLS - labs
GISystems, GIScience and GIStudies
GISystems
GIScience
GIStudies
GIScience, GISystems and GIStudies
GIScience – fundamental scientific
issues arising from the use of
GISystems (concepts, techniques)
GISystems – implement the storehouse
of GIScience knowledge (tools,
techniques)
GIStudies – how systems and science
are embedded in a societal context
Why speculate on the future?
May get something right!
Most of tomorrow’s systems are under
development now. (UCGIS)
Some of tomorrow’s systems already
exist, but are not diffused through the
hierarchy of potential users.
Prepare for new hardware and software
http://www.ucgis.org
Geographic Information Science &
Technology “Body of Knowledge”
http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/gis/GIS_Body_Knowledge_Flyer.pdf
A Research Agenda (example below)
Future of the Spatial Information
Infrastructure
Information policy
• Intellectual property rights, privacy, liability
Digital government research
Local generation and integration of data
• Public participation GIS
Long-Term Research Priorities
priorities-->research research agenda
Geographic
Representation
Scale
Spatial Data
Acquisition &
Integration
Spatial Cognition
Spatial Ontologies
Space and Space/Time
Analysis & Modeling
Uncertainty
Visualization
GIS and Society
Geographic Information
Engineering
“Grand Challenges”
National Academy of Engineering
Make solar energy
affordable
Engineer better
medicines
Prevent nuclear terror
Provide access to clean
water everywhere
Secure cyberspace
Reverse-engineer the
brain!
Grand Challenges in GIScience??
Finish Digital Earth by 2015!
Create digital simulations of geographic
phenomena indistinguishable from real
counterparts!
Map or visualize all uncertainties!
Find all appropriate data no matter how
hidden!
Grand Challenges in GIScience??
What is the cost to the nation of geographic
information that is inaccurate, overaccurate or outof-date?
What role can geographic technologies play in
eliminating geographic illiteracy?
In what ways have we yet to exploit the superiority
of digital maps over paper maps?
By how much can effective use of geographic
information improve human safety and welfare
while reducing the associated costs?
Keith Clarke, UCSB
Grand Challenges in GIScience??
See more resources at:
http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/grand_challenges.html
Some of the future is NOW!
Desktop mapping on a budget
Real high end power
GIS/GPS integration
Rapidly maturing market with broad
public acceptance and knowledge
The Web: More than data delivery
GIS and the Internet
Access distributed data and processing systems
Publish data and knowledge between users
From monolithic desktop systems to distributed GIServices
Geography is still very important in cyberspace
GIS and the Internet
Access distributed data and processing systems
Publish data and knowledge between users
From monolithic desktop systems to distributed GIServices  “Server GIS”
“Cloud GIS”
Geography is still very important in cyberspace
GIS and the Internet: Mashups
County map w/pie chart of election results
Google Map with sunrise/sunset calculator
Google Map with line generalizer so lines with GPS
points load more quickly
Maps with tags, comments, personalization, etc.
Javascript APIs
ArcGIS Javascript API for ArcGIS server
GIS Drivers
Hardware price: performance continues to
improve
Hardware diversity increases
Software functionality continues to improve
GIScience becomes the norm
More GI is created and accessible
GIS plays a pivotal role in New Science
Geographic measurement technologies
become all-pervasive
Impact of Moore’s Law
Longley et al. text
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Impact of Moore’s Law
Longley et al. text
Increase in GIS Functionality
Longley et al. text
Falling Cost of GIS
Longley et al. text
“Computing is not about
computers any more. It is about
living.”
-- Nicholas Negroponte, Founding Director of
MIT’s Media Lab. Being Digital (1995), p. 6.
“GIS is not about systems
anymore. It’s about geography.”
-- Keith Clarke, UC-Santa Barbara
Author, Getting Started w/Geographic Information Systems
GIS/GPS Integration
In-Vehicle Navigation Systems
How about nav systems for these??
www.terrafugia.com
www.skycarexpedition.com – London to the Sahara
Wearable
computers
come of age
…
Wearable GIS?!
Input
Touch
• Gloves
• Sensors
Sight
• Vision tracking
• Cameras
GIS as clothing
From the research of Professor Keith Clarke, UCSB
Flexible computer displays
USB 3.0 – download a 25 Gb file in under 60 seconds
Technology in 2019?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdGvfV4WnU
http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/
Summary thus far …
Understanding GIS requires
consideration of science, systems and
studies
GIS provides a framework to manage
the world
The real value of GIS is its problem
solving capability
The future of GIS and GISci is bright
But there are some real issues….
(Longley et al., Chapter 20)
Freedom of
vs.
Expression
Europe?
For context, listen to the NPR story at http://bit.ly/d9276g
Personal
Privacy
U.S.?
Constraints to GIS Development??
Societal Issue:
Democratic Access
Open and democratic access to geospatial
data is now possible!
Are the policies and funding in place to
support this?
Otherwise real danger of major
disenfranchisement
the right and the need to access these data.
Information haves and have nots.
4 Things Need to Close “the Digital
Divide” --Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel
Computers
Connectivity (especially Broadband
wireless)
Content
Education on all of the above
health education, economic development
Some Career Info...
Spatial Thinking, Spatial Relationships
GIS / Projections / SQL Databases
Python / Java & JavaScript / C++/ C#, .Net
Network Hardware, Software, Web Services
Web Authoring / Graphic Art Design
Communication Skills
Your Users
GIS: Going In Style
Thank
You!