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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Spring 2013 (INF 385T-28437) Dr. David Arctur

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Spring 2013 (INF 385T-28437) Dr. David Arctur Lecturer, Research Fellow University of Texas at Austin Lecture 10 March 7, 2013 Term Projects. Outline: Term Projects. Project motivation & ideas

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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Spring 2013 (INF 385T-28437) Dr. David Arctur

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  1. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Spring 2013 (INF 385T-28437) Dr. David Arctur Lecturer, Research Fellow University of Texas at Austin Lecture 10 March 7, 2013 Term Projects

  2. Outline: Term Projects INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10 Project motivation & ideas Visiting guest: John King, Executive Director, CleanTX.org

  3. What brought you here? INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10 To the iSchool? To the LBJ School of Public Policy? To the McCombs School of Business? To the Jackson School of Geoscience? What could you do now that will get you to your next career? (except work on capstone)

  4. Ideas: What if… How can… INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10 • The world is awash in data !! • And getting more awashed every day… • How can we better find what we need? • How can we verify “truthiness”? • How can we filter & even silence crap? • And how are we to agree on what’s crap?? • How can we respond to threats & bullying?

  5. GIS Term Projects INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10 Should not be just about the data, but about finding, transforming & using it to help others What’s your story, who is it about, and what do they need? How did GIS make that easier and more useful? Caution: many stories, many choices… just pick one!

  6. What world is this? National Ecological Footprints, 2003 GoodPlanet.org, Living Planet Report 2006, p.16 INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

  7. Google Earth INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

  8. What could you build from common geodata portals? How could they be improved for easier discovery & access? INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10 GEOSS: http://earthobservations.org SearchOGC: http://www.searchogc.com/Search.aspx US Census 2010 TIGER/Line data: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles2010/main NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD):http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC):http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/sets/browse Or… (see Resources page at syllabus site)?

  9. Could a TDL Research Wiki be used to encourage and educate in use of geospatial resources across campus? http://www.tdl.org/wikis/ INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

  10. Help local nonprofit org’s INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10 CleanTX.org Pecan Street Project, pecanstreet.org Hill Country Conservancy, hillcountryconservancy.org Texas Freedom Network, tfn.org Others…?

  11. Hans Rosling: Stats that reshape your worldview http://www.gapminder.org/ http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html (20 min) INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

  12. Gapminder desktop: 1800 INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

  13. Gapminder desktop: 2013 INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

  14. Dan Pink: What drives us… http://www.TheRSA.org/events/rsaanimate/animate/rsa-animate-drive (10 min) INF385T(28437) – Spring 2013 – Lecture 10

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