GIS I
Project Description
A GIS project is required for
graduate students. The project is intended to provide a deeper understanding of
a GIS application through experience. The project should investigate a
particular research problem using the GIS software packages that we use in
class. You will need to acquire the spatial data and the project should involve
some type of spatial analysis. The deliverable is a printed Powerpoint
presentation that you will present to the class. You should use the knowledge
and skills you acquire in the class discussion, books, and practical component
of the course. Every project must include the following sections: an
Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Your methods section might be
a detailed GIS conceptual model with descriptions of each of the steps. A
GIS conceptual model refers to an interconnected flow chart describing spatial
and attribute operations on single or multiple layers.
There are two stages to the project (the dates
they are due are listed on the course schedule):
·
Submit a one or two
page project proposal. It should include a research question, a detailed
description of the spatial and attribute databases you will use, and a
conceptual description of the methods you will use. The instructor will
discuss the proposal with each student
·
Oral
presentations. The presentation should describe data sets, the analyses
you performed, and display the maps and tabular output. Give the
instructor a printed Powerpoint presentation.
It is suggested that you use secondary GIS data
sources to do your project. While you are welcome to digitize (heads-up
or table) or do a GPS survey to create your own spatial data set, doing so is
very time-consuming and is not the purpose of this project. Doing GIS
analyses is the purpose of this project. You can download GIS data layers
from the Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse or the
sites listed on the following spatial data web site.