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Tutorial/Review of GIS
There are many, many resources on GIS on the web. Here is a short list that you should visit and familiarize yourself with the content:
USGS
The "US Geological Survey" (USGS) has a great GIS introduction site that shows different applications and explains many terms. Please review this tutorial: http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/GeoSTAC
The "GeoSpatial Training and Analysis Cooperative" - GeoSTAC - (http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/index.htm) is a consortium of universities with the goal "to serve their respective communities in training and applying the technologies of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, and Field Mapping/Global Positioning Systems (GPS) techniques." They have a great "Introduction to GPS" http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/GPS/index.htm, that includes links to other websites that provide tutorials (Garmin, Trimble) and a field exercise, if you are interested and have a GPS available.ESRI
The Environmental Systems Research Institute (http://www.esri.com/) is a private company that provides commercial GIS products and services. ESRI runs also GIS.com, a clearinghouse of GIS information on the internet. ESRI also offers a basic mapping software, the ArcReader, as a free download: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/index.html.
Detailed discussion of the following resources is beyond the scope of this course, but depending on your background and interest (TERMPAPER?!) you may choose to explore one of the applications further.
CAMEO (Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations)
http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/cameo/
"CAMEO® is a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. It is one of the tools developed by EPA’s Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Response and Restoration (NOAA), to assist front-line chemical emergency planners and responders. They can use CAMEO to access, store, and evaluate information critical for developing emergency plans."
CAMEO® consists of a database for hazardous chemicals and of two programs, ALOHA and MARPLOT which are available for downloading (free). Both applications are fairly complex and require special training: ALOHA (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres) is a program that can calculate the expanse and movement of gaseous contamination ("foot print of toxic clouds"). MARPLOT (Mapping Applications for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks) is a mapping application that can be used in combination with other maps (such as LandView, below) to find important information on the area of interest.LandView
http://www.census.gov/geo/landview/
Can be used in conjunction with MARPLOT/CAMEO: is a data viewer and mapping application from the USEPA, the US Geological Survey and the US Census Bureau. Demographic data (based on the 2000 Census) can be shown in simple maps and the data bases can be queried. It costs $129 for both, the West and East region of the US.
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