GEO 465/565 - Lecture 17
GIS in Action - Part 2

Emphasis this time on decision-making

Challenges from human interaction moreso than technology

Take note of different ways GIS is used
- different agencies, applications
- management vs. analysis

GIS on the OSU campus
www.geo.oregonstate.edu/esri

Departments/Units Using ESRI GIS Software:
Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC)
Anthropology/Archaeology
Biological & Ecological Engineering
Botany & Plant Path.
Civil Engineering
College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences (including Marine Resource Management)
Computer Science
Crop & Soil Science
Fisheries & Wildlife
Forest Engineering
Forest Resources
Forest Science
Geosciences
Horticulture
Political Science
Public Health
Rangeland Ecology & Management
Statistics
Zoology

OSU GIS Elsewshere on and off-campus

Information Services
Institute for Water and Watersheds
Oregon Climate Service
Radiation Center
Seed Certification
Valley Library Map Room
Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Klamath Experiment Station
Northern Willamette Research & Extension Center

GIS in Qatar Video

classic study in GIS implementation

challenge in human interaction, bringing groups together

display, mgmt., maintenance moreso than analysis

extremely standardized
no cross platforms
standard map scale
data in comparable formats
trained GIS person in each unit


http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/gis/lec17_old.html

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