Post on 24-Dec-2015
Envirothon 2015
Free Geospatial Technologies for Environmental Applications.
William Hansen
Worcester State University
Geospatial Technologies
Remote Sensing – Images of the earth taken from satellites or planes.
Global Positioning System receivers – Devices to accurately locate features using signals from a constellation of satellites
Geographic Information Systems – Computer Programs to store, analyze and create spatial data.
MassGIS Online Viewers
Oliver is the General viewer.
MassGIS has developed additional customized apps for state agencies, towns and the public.
Specialized Viewers – Watershed Protection
Specialized Viewers – Wind Energy Screening
MassGIS Application
Agricultural Preservation and Agricultural land use
Exporting Data – Shapefile format
Exporting MassGIS Data
Oliver Printing Function
Google Earth
Import data from a GPS unit connected to the PC Export data from a GPS unit or Smartphone running a GPS or
Geocaching app. Export data from Map my Run.
Using GPS with Google Earth
ArcGIS Explorer
FREE desktop downloadable application from ESRI. http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer-desktop/download
ArcGIS Explorer
The program has some simple Analytical tools built in but a large number of Analysis functions developed by the user community.
Queries – Attribute and Spatial
Query results become new data layers
ArcGIS Explorer – cont.
Data can be opened as an attribute table.
ArcGIS Explorer – cont.
A variety of Data types can be added
ArcGIS Explorer – cont.
The Map projection of the Display can be changed
Map My Run
Map My Run is a “Free” smartphone app for tracking workouts using the Phones GPS. Completed workouts can be saved to an online application where they can be viewed and exported.
The application stores workouts totals mileage and time and can be used to create courses using mapping tools (create a route)
Within the online application there are a number of basemaps and a profile of the route can be created and examined.
Map My Run
From MY HOME select My Routes and Courses
National Map – USGS online mapping
USGS GLOVIS
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