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Introduction to GIS

Introduction to GIS. Lecture 1. Introduction. What is this class about? Lectures: T and Th only. Labs: When and who provides help? Assignments: Due every Friday at 5:00 PM Instructions, book and handouts? Answers: the web. Where to drop them? Keep good notes.

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Introduction to GIS

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  1. Introduction to GIS Lecture 1

  2. Introduction • What is this class about? • Lectures: T and Th only. • Labs: When and who provides help? • Assignments: Due every Friday at 5:00 PM • Instructions, book and handouts? • Answers: the web. • Where to drop them? • Keep good notes. • Do not just follow the steps in the book

  3. Projects and Guest Speakers • Example of student projects: the 605 corridor: wetlands, landslide, and habitat streams crossed?

  4. Examples of GIS products: Safeco Field

  5. 3D Model of Seattle

  6. Office Hours: see syllabus next slide • TA: see syllabus • Website: Courses.washington.edu/cee424 • Grading and final exam: syllabus next slide

  7. Syllabus

  8. Definitions of GIS • Digital GIS started in the 60’s and grown dramatically in the 80’s • There is no agreement on a single definition of GIS. One definition is: An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information.

  9. Homework 1 • Homework 1, includes the first two chapters. • When asked to print a layout, include as much as you can of the following: a view, a north arrow, a legend, your name, the class title, and a scale bar. • Do not save work in labs. First copy the original data to the desktop, • Please read the FAQ section on the web before asking questions. In many cases, you are working with data that you cannot overwrite. • Problem printing? Print a copy of the screen.

  10. Demo • ArcGIS • About GIS: WHAT IS GIS? 2 minutes • What is desktop GIS? 2 minutes • Desktop GIS Primer • Desktop GIS Primer • GIS:what is it? 6 minutes • This is how it works • Ask questions get answers 10 minutes

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