GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
TENATIVE FINAL PROJECT
SPRING 2000
OBJECTIVE
- To apply the knowledge you have gained over the course of the
semester to a geographical analysis,
- To perform a complete geographic analysis applying the entire GIS
process from data collection and management to data analysis and output, and
- To demonstrate your understanding of GIS, the GIS process and
spatial analysis.
PROCESS
- Determine a topic that requires you to collect, analyze and output
geographical data,
- Design the required database and data dictionary,
- Collect the spatial and attribute data (i. e., download from the
Internet, copy from a CD, type in the attributes or digitize the data),
- Manage and document (create metadata) the spatial database,
- Perform spatial analyses using ArcView GIS (i. e., buffers,
overlays, classication, queries, etc.),
- Create output maps to describe the analyses, and
- Write a report and create a presentation of the analyses and
results.
RESULTS
- Written Report
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Introduction / Overview
- Problem Statement and Description
- Database Design and Data Dictionary
- Data Collection
- Database Management and Metadata
- GIS Analyses
- Problems or Special Situations
- Conclusions
- Output
- Must be completely integrated into the report
- Must be properly designed
- Must support the message of the section or report
- Presentation
- Five to seven minutes
- Powerpoint or HTML
IDEAS
- Site and design a new park in a county
- Characterize (describe) an area by completing multi-variable
analysis (i. e., demographics, economics, land use and land cover, elevation, population
centers, transportation, etc.)
- Perform a neighborhood watch analysis (i. e., orthophoto quads,
on-screen digitizing, GPS data collection, etc.)
- Site a new apartment complex
- Create a real estate support system
- Find a project that supports another project or class