PORTUGAL, november 13, 2005

School Development Project

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY.

OPTION. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

Mirela ŢIBU – Teacher, Romania

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Geographic Data - Information of the future

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Our Planet Is Like an Oasis in the Universe

• FoodFood• Air / AtmosphereAir / Atmosphere• WaterWater• Energy / FuelEnergy / Fuel• MineralsMinerals• MedicineMedicine• Construction Construction MaterialsMaterials

. . . Our Spaceship Earth. . . Our Spaceship Earth

. . . Providing. . . Providing

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Geography is connected …

…with all around us

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• BiodiversityBiodiversity• Natural ResourcesNatural Resources• EnergyEnergy• Climate Climate (Global Warming) (Global Warming)• WaterWaterUrbanizationUrbanization

ResourceResource ConsumptionConsumption

PopulationPopulation

And It Is Not And It Is Not SustainableSustainable

Creating High Demand on the Environment

Creating High Demand on the Environment

PollutionPollution

Humans Are Having an Increased Effect on Our Planet

Humans Are Having an Increased Effect on Our Planet

November 13, 2005Geography and GIS Provide a

Promising Framework for Understanding What’s Going

On•ResourcesResources•ProcessesProcesses•RelationshipsRelationships•Threats/RisksThreats/Risks•DependenciesDependencies

. . . Improving Our . . . Improving Our Scientific KnowledgeScientific Knowledge

November 13, 2005. . . GIS Provides a Process for

Guiding and Integrating Human Activities

• Many Scales• Many Fields

. . . And a Framework For Action

ActionAction

DecideDecide

ObserveObserve

MeasureMeasure

AnalyzeAnalyze

PlanPlan

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GIS is developingProject System Network

Integrated Co-ordinated Distributed

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• Computerized instrument to define and analyze any elements or events that have a geographic component.

• System organized with informatics method, that allows to define, build, update and exploitation of geo-topographic maps.

• Modern technology that analyze information about the real position of the data with their significations.

What is GIS?

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• A static map

• A GPS

• A simple software package

What isn’t GIS?

November 13, 2005GIS Components

GISGISDateDate

SoftwareSoftwarePeoplewarePeopleware

ProceduresProcedures

HardwareHardware

November 13, 2005Two methods to introduce and Two methods to introduce and

see the data in a GIS systemsee the data in a GIS systemRaster – Grid

– “pixels”– A location and a value– Satellite images and

photos are in this edition

Real Real worldworld

Vector – Linear

- Dots, lines & polygons

- “characteristic” (houses,

lakes, roads, buildings etc.)- Ascribes (dimension, type,

length, area etc.)

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How GIS works

• The data is organized like a collection of thematic layers

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The layers contain specific features

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DotsDots

LinesLines

PolygonsPolygons

TextText

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The limit and the integration parts allows...

…visualization of the entire

Social factorsSocial factors

Biological factorsBiological factors

Engineering factorsEngineering factors

Area utilizationArea utilization

Environment factorsEnvironment factors

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• Introduction

• Storage

• Administration

• Interrogation • Analysis

• Viewing

GIS development steps

The geographical data are the main material in a GIS.

November 13, 2005A software solution:A software solution:

ArcView GISArcView GIS application by ESRI application by ESRI• integrate maps, graphs, tables, pictures • mapping Visual instruments • editing of geographical and tabular

information• complex tool set for using texts, charts,

layouts • included programming framework (the

Avenue language)• capabilities of interrogate and

identifying maps characteristics• complex capacitates of analyzes

(extensions)• Viewing

November 13, 2005Basic elements in project Basic elements in project

development with ArcView development with ArcView GISGIS

ShapeShapeView - View - Shape Shape collectioncollection

ChartChart TablesTables

LayoutLayout Avenue ScriptsAvenue Scripts

November 13, 2005Types of data used in ArcView Types of data used in ArcView

GISGIS• Geographical dataGeographical data- - shape files (.shp),

themes from databases, files saved in

AutoCAD through maps digitizing

(.dwg);

• Attribute dataAttribute data - tables data from .dbf

files, Excel files, database servers as

ORACLE, SYBASE etc, ASCII files

• Imagine data – Imagine data – (.jpg, .gif)(.jpg, .gif)

• Grid dataGrid data - they need the Spatial

Analyst Extension

November 13, 2005Exploring the world using Exploring the world using

GIS transforms data into GIS transforms data into information and information information and information

into knowledgeinto knowledge• Data interrogation (Query)Data interrogation (Query) finding the optimal paths through given

points (Network Analyst) identifying all features with specific

properties

Dates analysisDates analysis

Spatial Analyst

Special analyze for business

environment (Business Analyst)

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Who can use ArcView GIS?Who can use ArcView GIS?• Emergency servicesEmergency services – Police department, Firemen

department, Ambulance

• Agencies of environment protectionAgencies of environment protection- Monitorizing & Modelling

• BusinessBusiness– Distribution systems, client profile analysis, zone comparing, detailed reports, etc

• TransportationTransportation, , CommunicationsCommunications

• NNetworks utilities

• InstitutionsInstitutions– local, regional, governmental

• EducationEducation – – research, didactic process, etc

• AdministrationAdministration – institution, county, regional or national level

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The geographic information is the future of information.

For the development and efficient usage of this kind of information there must be trained specialists specialists and educated the beneficiariesbeneficiaries…

Where do we have to start?

From school!

November 13, 2005How can we get inside the How can we get inside the

GIS world?GIS world?• informing (presentations, Internet, specialized material)

• interdisciplinary classes (geography-computer science) even from the beginning classes, for understanding the concepts

• collaboration with other schools or institutions that use this technology

• taking the necessary steps for obtaining free educational software license for GIS (ex. ArcView GIS)

• introduction of some optional curricula based on GIS technologies

Useful LinksUseful Links

www.esri.com

www.gisday.com

ww.geosystems.ro

November 13, 2005The Advantages of The Advantages of

promoting GIS in schoolspromoting GIS in schools• initiation of future beneficiaries• forming specialists• developing of some viable partnerships between schools and institutions by involving the students in the creation of GIS projects useful to community• forming the team-work ability by assuming roles and responsabilities• making contact with the socio-profesional sphere, with the actual necessity of society• enhacing creativity

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GIS in schoolsGIS in schools

Extensive CoursesFollows the discipline’s analytical curriculadeveloped by MEN (National Education Dpt)

Interdisciplinary Courses

Interdisciplinary Courses

Optional CoursesFollows the curricula developed by the teacher / teachers of that course

OPTIONAL CURRICULA

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GIS technology –GIS technology – optional optional curriculacurricula

Argument:Argument:

The impact of GIS on the The impact of GIS on the society reveal that an essential society reveal that an essential component of school education, is component of school education, is represented by the study of GIS represented by the study of GIS concepts. concepts.

Developing students abilities Developing students abilities in communicate and using in communicate and using geographic data will create the geographic data will create the premises of their future premises of their future implication in designing and implication in designing and updating useful GIS. updating useful GIS.

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General objectives General objectives • the description of essential concepts of GIS the description of essential concepts of GIS

technologytechnology

• Developing abilities to use specialized Developing abilities to use specialized

software applications (ex. ArcView GIS) for software applications (ex. ArcView GIS) for

GIS implementationGIS implementation

• developing skills for team-workingdeveloping skills for team-working

• Enlarge the area of selection for future Enlarge the area of selection for future

careercareer

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Frequency Frequency 1 hour/ week1 hour/ week

Duration of course Duration of course 1 – 4 years – depending on the level of 1 – 4 years – depending on the level of

theoretic acquisitions and practical theoretic acquisitions and practical

abilities and on the number of solicitorsabilities and on the number of solicitorsPlace Place Computer science laboratoriesComputer science laboratories

Number of students Number of students

12-16 students/class12-16 students/class

GIS Projects developed by

“Grigore Moisil” Computer Science High School students with the permanent

support of the

IT specialists in ROMTELECOM IasiIaşi – Public Utilities Guide Iaşi – Public Utilities Guide Palace of Palace of Culture IaşiCulture Iaşi

Paşcani - Public Utilities GuidePaşcani - Public Utilities Guide SC. TOMIRIS SASC. TOMIRIS SA

Cultural CopouCultural Copou Teatrul Teatrul “Luceafărul”“Luceafărul”

Historical Center of IaşiHistorical Center of Iaşi Naţional TheatreNaţional Theatre

Computer Science High School Botanical Computer Science High School Botanical GardenGarden

Environment factors in Iaşi “EuroEd” Private Environment factors in Iaşi “EuroEd” Private SchoolSchool

School Net of Iaşi School Net of Iaşi

Cathedral of Moldova and BucovinaCathedral of Moldova and Bucovina

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“ GIS applications are limited only by the imagination of

those who use them .”

Jack Dangermond - ESRI President