1. Maine Digital Government Summit Geospatial Imaging and Mapping Matthew Bampton 6 th October 2008 Maine Digital Government Summit, Augusta Civic Center

2. What Does GIS Stand For? Geographic Information Systems –Geographic: real world, geographic, spatial –Information: data & information –Systems: computers & related technology Geeks In Sandals Matthew Bampton, USM

3. What Comprises a GIS? Hardware Software Data People http://demo.batelco.jo/pmu/Portals/0/GIS1.jpg Matthew Bampton, USM

4. The Big Idea Behind GIS... Matthew Bampton, USM

5. Waldo Tobler “The first law of geography: everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” Waldo Tobler, 1970 Matthew Bampton, USM

6. www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html Water Pumps This Pump Served All The Cholera Houses 1854 Matthew Bampton, USM

7. John Snow (1813-1858) In a March 2003 survey by Hospital Doctor magazine, John Snow was voted the "greatest doctor" of all time, with Hippocrates (460-370 BC) coming in second. While the poll was likely biased with over-representation of John Snow supporters, the findings do point to the increased prominence of Dr. Snow among contemporary physicians. http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html Matthew Bampton, USM

8. Modern Application of The Same Principles... Matthew Bampton, USM

9. http://fermat.nap.edu/ High arsenic levels are shallow, close to the river.............. And spatially clustered! Matthew Bampton, USM

11. Central Business District Matthew Bampton, USM

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13. Waldo’s Take-Home Message Using this approach you see things you would otherwise miss Matthew Bampton, USM

14. www.templeton-interactive.com/lest15a.htm August 4, 1967 Matthew Bampton, USM

15. National Research Council www.umehon.maine.edu/images/hon211 Matthew Bampton, USM

16. “Spatial thinking serves three purposes. It has (1) a descriptive function, capturing, preserving, and conveying the appearance of and relations among objects; (2) an analytic function, enabling an understanding of the structure of objects; and (3) an inferential function, generating answers to questions about the evolution and function of objects” National Research Council 2006 Matthew Bampton, USM

17. C.P Lo, Albert K. W. Yeung, 2006. Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Matthew Bampton, USM

18. Our Heroes Embark upon A Sacred & Magical Mission They Face Terrible Obstacles & Unending Struggle But In The End They Triumph Against Impossible Odds & A New Age Dawns Or to put it another way..... Matthew Bampton, USM

19. Major Application Areas of GIS Academic –Research in Humanities, Science & Engineering –Spatial Digital Libraries Business –Banking & Insurance –Retail & Market Analysis –Delivery of Goods and Service Government –Federal, State & Local Government –Homeland Security –Healthcare –International development Industry –Engineering –Transportation –Utilities –Forestry –Mining Military –Training –Command & Control –Intelligence –Facilities Management Matthew Bampton, USM

20. The Government Says: On October 8, 2004 US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao noted that "The geospatial... workforce has doubled in the past four years and accelerated growth is expected in the years ahead" (ETA 2004). A December 6, 2004 news release from the Department of Labor stated "Events of September 11 and current threats to national security have made gathering and understanding geospatial data critical for protection of the infrastructure and basic decision-making. As a result the geospatial industry is expected to grow from $3 billion in revenues in 1997 to $21 billion in the next few years" (DOL 2004). Matthew Bampton, USM

21. The Growth of GIS Locally, Nationally, and Globally : In 1999 four of Maine’s thirteen four-year institutions of higher learning had GIS labs and curriculums, today twelve of the thirteen have significant GIS capability. NASA reports that 25% of its GIS staff are due to retire in the next decade, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency is anticipating 7000 GIS job openings in the next three years. Approximately 140,000 organizations globally are now using GIS as a significant part of their operations. Matthew Bampton, USM

22. Contact Information Matthew Bampton Department of Geography-Anthropology University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME 04038 207/879-8717 bampton@usm.maine.edu Matthew Bampton, USM