1. Internet GIS and Geospatial Information Technology by Dr. Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou (Associate Professor) E-mail: mtsou@mail.sdsu.edumtsou@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: 619-5940205 Fax: 619-5944938 The Department of Geography, San Diego State University Helix High School Visit April 13 and May 4 th, 2007

2. What is GIS? Geographic Information Systems Homes School Districts Streets Zip Codes Cities Counties GIS sandwich

3. Web-based GIS (Internet GIS) San Diego State University Internet Map Server (ArcIMS) Web Server (map.sdsu.edu Internet Client (Web browser) + Java applets Client (Web browser) + IMS Viewer Client (Web browser) Regional Database (GIS) ServerClient The Network is the Computer The Internet is Your GIS.

4. San Diego Wildfire 2003 C ombining census data and remote sensing images. (Update daily -- Http://map.sdsu.edu Http://map.sdsu.edu

5. Report a broken street light… http://apps.sandiego.gov/streetdiv/

6. The Change of GIS Platforms

7. Mobile GIS refers to an integrated software/hardware framework for the access of geospatial data and services through mobile devices via wireline or wireless networks (Tsou, 2004). (Notebooks, PDA, Tablet PC, Pocket PC, etc.) WHY mobile GIS –Field works: data collection and validation process, coupled with GPS and wireless communications. –Real-time update / change –Global Positioning System (GPS) integration. Mobile GIS

8. Location-based Services (LBS) Where is my Mr. or Mrs. Right? Be a “Big-Brother” parent! (Privacy concerns !!!)

10. Wireless Mobile GIS Integration Prototype Testing (2003 at MTRP) (Notebook Web Server (IIS) + ArcPAD + Blue tooth GPS + Wi-Fi )

11. Other Geospatial Technologies Remote Sensing –Aerial Photos –Satellite Imagery Global Positioning Systems Spatial Statistics Cartography (Map Design)

12. New Orleans (before/after Hurricane Katrina)

13. Hurricane Katrina (NASA World Wind Internet GIS Viewer) MODIS Satelliate Image

14. Thermal Imagery (World Trade Center and Human Body)

15. Geographic Information Systems Promising Career Pathways in GIS The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education Career Voyages Web site identify the geospatial industry as one of the key emerging and evolving industries, along with nanotechnology and biotechnology. Current Job Listing Examples (searched via Web on April-22-2005). Salary: $47,164.00-$73,103.68 annually. GIS Analyst II, Clark County Department of Aviation, Las Vegas, Nevada, US #05-0019 Salary: $60,000.00 to $ 80,000.00 per year. US-FL-Orlando-GIS Analyst, Hudson Engineering, Operations, and Aerospace.

16. Summary Geospatial Information Technology GIS can become the Force … (Could be misused..) Introduction to GIS (GIS Day movies – 8 minutes) GIS Day Video

17. GIS Project Examples Waste Watchers is an environmental health Web site that contains the locational information on hazardous materials in San Diego. http://map.sdsu.edu/group2001/group1/ http://map.sdsu.edu/group2001/group1/

18. MSCP Habitat Monitoring at Mission Trail Regional Park. This information will help local governments and private landholders to establish management policies to better manage habitat reserves. http://map.sdsu.edu/group2001/group7/index.htm http://map.sdsu.edu/group2001/group7/index.htm

19. Geothermal Springs of California. Our goal was to create an interactive mapping website for geothermal springs througout the State of California. http://map.sdsu.edu/group2003/group1/ http://map.sdsu.edu/group2003/group1/

20. The San Diego City Schools Web & Data Map http://map.sdsu.edu/group2004/group4/http://map.sdsu.edu/group2004/group4/

21. The monarch butterfly overwintering phenomenon This website seeks to provide information showing the spatial and temporal dynamics of the overwintering monarch butterfly phenomenon in Mexico. (3D video). http://map.sdsu.edu/group2004/group9/index.htm http://map.sdsu.edu/group2004/group9/index.htm

22. Helix High Student GIS projects Presentation