Transcript GIS in Action: ESRI - Oregon State University

GIS in Action: ESRI
Dr. Aileen Buckley
Cartographic Researcher
Cartographic Research and Special Projects Group
ESRI - Redlands
ESRI Purpose
• Advance GIS
• Serve Users and Partners
• Develop Professional GIS
Workforce
• Support Employees
• Growth / Stability
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ESRI
Educational
Community
Our relationships with educational institutions
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ESRI
• Environmental Systems Research
Institute
• Redlands, California
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GIS Integrates…
Geography is a “Key”
Social Factors
GIS Concepts
• Georeferencing
Roads/Infrastructure
• Digital Processing
Water
• Map Overlay
Land Use/Land Cover
• Spatial Analysis
• Visualization
Imagery
Environment
Base Maps
. . . Disciplines, Organizations, and Activities
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GIS Is Being Deployed In Many Ways
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GIS Application Areas
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Business Solutions
Financial Services
Insurance
Media and Press
Real Estate
• Defense
– Defense and Intelligence
• Education
– Universities and Community
Colleges
– Schools (K–12)
– Libraries and Museums
• Engineering
– Civil Engineering
– Surveying
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• Government
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Economic Development
Elections
Federal
Homeland Security
Land Records and Cadastral
Solutions
Law Enforcement
Public Works
Public Safety
State and Local
Sustainable Development
Urban and Regional Planning
GIS Application Areas
• Health and Human Services
– Hospitals and Health Systems
– Public Health and Human Services
• National Mapping and Cartographic
Publishing
– Map, Chart, and Data Production
• Natural Resources
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Agriculture
Archaeology
Cave and Karst
Environmental Management
Forestry
Marine and Coast
Mining and Earth Science
Petroleum
Water Resources
• Transportation
– Logistics
– Transportation Systems and
Networks
• Utilities
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Electric and Gas
Location-Based Services
Pipeline
Telecommunications
Water/Wastewater
How ESRI is Organized
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Software
Applications
• The Software Products and
Software Development Groups
• The Professional Services
Group
• Prototypes
• Software Enhancements
• New Software
• Contracts
• Consulting
The ESRI Software Products Group
• Just over 200 employees
• Work with Scott Morehouse’s Software Development
(SW Dev) Group of programmers to build ESRI software
• Our Group is responsible for:
– Design of GIS operators and tools (Shared with SW Dev)
– User Interface (Shared with SW Dev)
– User Documentation
– Testing
– Software Releases
– Capture and communicate best practices for GIS
• Help users solve problems using GIS
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Looking for experienced GIS Professionals who
represent and understand our user community
Cartographic Research and Special Projects
Group
• dedicated to teaching people how to make
good maps with ArcGIS software
• encourage GIS users to employ the same
concepts and techniques as professional cartographers
• develop and delivered Best Practices information to users
• teach mapmaking to GIS users
• work with noted academics
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– Dr. Cynthia Brewer of The Pennsylvania State University
– Dr. Barbara Buttenfield of the University of Colorado-Boulder
– Dr. Robert McMaster of the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis
– Dr. Jon Kimerling of Oregon State University!!!
Current Projects
• Research
– ScaleMaster
– Generalization
• Best Practices
– User challenges (Allan Cart)
– Recognized needs (analysis maps)
– Personal interests (contours)
• Education
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– Web site
– Presentations
– Papers
– Books – Dr. K!
– Etc…
Education - Presentations
• DCM-DLM
Demo
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ScaleMaster
• Dr. Cindy Brewer
Penn State
• ColorBrewer
• Undergrads and grad students
Demo
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ScaleMaster
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ScaleMaster
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ScaleMaster
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Generalization
• Dr. Barbara Buttenfield
• UC-Boulder
• Grad students
• Interns
Demo
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Generalization
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Generalization
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Best Practices – Crater Lake
Demo
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Hillshade from black on the bottom to white on the top
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Making the Legend
Layer tint from low elevation colors at the left to high at the right
Note: You could also make this
legend in a vertical orientation
We Need More GIS Professionals
The GIS Industry as well as ESRI
• “One of the top 10 occupational groups projected to have the
fastest growth in employment between 2002 and 2012 …”
-- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Top three technical jobs
–Biotech
–Nanotech
–Geotech
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Profile of Employees in ESRI Software Products
• More than 80% have Advanced Degrees
(Master’s and higher)
• Around 50% are Foreign Nationals
• Around 33% are Women
• Backgrounds in…
– …Geography, Geodesy, Computer Science,
Geomatics, Surveying, Engineering, Environmental
Science, Cartography, Urban Planning, Forestry,
Geology, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business,
More . . .
• Many have Dual Degrees
• We Look for Strong Communicators
– Writing Skills
– Oral Communication Skills
– Oral Presentation Skills
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Our best employees have a strong mix
of both research and application skills
How ESRI’s Needs are Changing
Reflect what’s coming in the GIS industry
• GIS experience that moves beyond ArcView levels of
GIS use
– GI Science and Modeling (e.g., Time Series, Visualization)
– GIS Database and Information Management
– Web GIS
• Computer Science Skills
– Relational Database Management
– Applications Programming
– Web Programming
– Systems Administration
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What We Look For
Pragmatic GIS experience – Understanding Best Practices
• An Understanding of Fundamental GIS Concepts
– Feature Classes, Rasters, Surfaces, Topology, Imagery, Mapping,
Geoprocessing, Relational Databases, Coordinate Systems, GIS Data
Modeling
• Portfolio of GIS Work
– Maps, Analytical Models, Applications and Programs, Geoprocessing
Macros and Scripts, Experiences with data compilation and data
management
• Ability to Complete Projects
– GIS Certificate Programs or Master’s Degree
• Computing skills
– RDBMS, Applications Programming (VB, .NET, Java, C++), Web
Programming, Enterprise Computing
• Very good writers
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Problem Solvers!
Ideal Academic GIS Programs
• Balance
– GIS Research and Concepts
– Application Projects
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GIS in Higher Education…
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Abilene Christian University
•California State University, San Marcos
Academy of Economic Sciences
•California State University, Stanislaus
Air Force Institute of Technology
•Cambridge University
Akron University
•Capilano College
Al-Hikma University
•Carleton University
Allan Hancock Junior College
•Carnegie Mellon Univeristy
Altai State Technical University
•Carthage College
Amber University
•Center of Geographic Sciences
American Payroll Institute
Amir-Kabir University of Technology
•Central College
Andhra University of Science and Technology
•Central Connecticut State University
Andrews University
•Central Michigan University
Anna University
•Central Washington University
Appalachian State University
•Cerritos Community College
Arizona State University
•Chaffey College
Auburn University
•Chaffey Community College
Augsburg College
•ChangChun University of Earh Sciences
Augustana College
•Chapman University
Azusa Pacific University
Ball State University
•Chicago State University
Bangalore Institute of Technology
•Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology•Chowgule College
Barry University
•Citrus College
Beijing Normal University
•City University of New York, Hunter College
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
•Claremont Graduate University
Bellevue University
•Claremont University
Bemidji State
•Clark University
Bengal Engineering College
•Clemson University
Benguet State University
Bharathiar University
•Colgate University
Bharathidasan University
•College of St. Benedict
Bharathidasan University
•College of the Canyons
Binghamton University
•College of the Ozarks
Biola Universtiy
•College of William and Mary
Bloomsburg University
•Colorado School of Mines
Boston College
•Colorado State University
Bowling Green State University
•Columbia University
Bradley University
•Community College of the Air Force
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
•Concordia University
British Columbia Institute of Technology
•Central College
Brock University
•Central Connecticut State University
Brooklyn College
•Central Michigan University
Brown University
•Central College
Bucknell University
•Central Connecticut State University
Byelorussian State University
•Central Michigan University
Calfornia State University, San Bernardino
•Central Washington University
Calicut University
•Cerritos Community College
California Baptist University
California Polytechnic State University
•Central College
California State Polytechnic University
•Central Connecticut State University
California State University, Bakersfield
•Central Michigan University
California State University, Chico
•Central Washington University
California State University, Fullerton
•Cerritos Community College
California State University, Humboldt
•Chaffey College
California State University, Long Beach
•Chaffey Community College
California State University, Los Angeles
•ChangChun University of Earh Sciences
California State University, Northridge
•Chapman University
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, San Bernardino
•Chicago State University
•Chinese Academy of Sciences
•Chowgule College
•Citrus College
•City University of New York, Hunter College
•Claremont Graduate University
•Claremont University
•Clark University
•Clemson University
•Colgate University
•College of St. Benedict
•College of the Canyons
•College of the Ozarks
•College of William and Mary
•Colorado School of Mines
•Colorado State University
•Columbia University
•Community College of the Air Force
•Concordia University
•Concordia University
•Cornell University
•Crafton Hills Community College
•Craven Community College
•Curtin University
•Cuyamaca College
•D.Y. Patil College of Engineering
•Dakota State University
•Dalhousie University
•Dartmouth College
•Davidson College
•Delhi College of Engineering
•Denison University
•DePauw University
•DeVry University
•Dominican University
•Dordt College
•Drexel University
•Duke University
•East Carolina University
•East Central University
•East Tennesse State University
•Eastern Connecticut State University
•Eastern Kentucky University
•Eastern Michigan University
•Eastern Nazarene College
•Ecole Centrale de Lille
•Ecole d'Ingenieru
•Ecole Nationale Superieure Electicited
•Ecole Polytechnique
•Edinburgh University
•Elon University
•Engineering College, University of Cairo
•Engineering University
•Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute
•Evergreen State College
•Fachhochschule Kiel
•Ferrum College
•Fleming College
•Florida Atlantic University
•Florida International University
•Florida State University
•Foothill College
•Foothill Junior College
•Fordham University
•Franklin Pierce College
•Free University of Amsterdam
•Fresno City College
•Front Range Community College
•Frostburg State University
•Fuller Theological Seminary
•Fullerton Community College
•Fuzhou University
•George Mason UniversityGeorge Washington University
•Georgia College and State University
•Georgia Institute of Technology
•Georgia State University
•Golden Gate University
•Government College for Girls
•Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences
•Grand Valley State University
•Grossmont College
•Guru Nanak Dev University
•Hampshire College
•Harvard University
•Harvey Mudd College
•Hawaii Pacific University
•Heilongjiang University
•Henan University/Kaifeng
•Henderson County Junior College
•Herkimer County Community College
•High Point University
•Hope College
•Hope International University
•Huddersfield Polytechnic
•Humboldt State University
•Illinois Institute of Technology
•Illinois State University
•Imperial College University, University of London
•Indian Institute of Technology
•Indian Institute of Technology
•Indiana State University
•Indiana University
•Indiana University of Pennsylvania
•Information Technology Institute
•Institute of Technology at University of Minnesota
•Institute of Water Resources and Hydro-electric Power
•Research
•Iowa State University
•Israel Institute of Technology
•Jacksonville State University
•James Madions University
•Jefferson State Community College
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Loma Linda University, College of Arts and Sciences •Northeast Missouri State University
Los Medanos College
•Northeastern University
Louisiana State University
•Northern Arizona University
Lund University
•Northern Illinois University
Lycee Louis Barthou Pau
•Northern Virginia Community College
M. Engg. Asian Institute of Technology
•Northwest Missouri State University
MCM College, Punjab University
•Notre Dame University
Macalester College
•Nova Scotia Land Survey Institute
Malnad College of Engineering, Mysore University
•Novosibirsk State Technical University
Manhattan School of Music
•Nyack College
Mankato State University
•Oberlin College
Marquette University
•Occidental College
Marshall University
•Ohio State University
Mary Washington College
•Ohio State University, College of Engineering
Marymount University
•Ohio University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
•Oklahoma State University
McGill University
•Old Dominion University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Metropolitan State University
Miami University
•Pacific Lutheran University
Michigan State University
•Pacific Union College
Michigan Technological University
•Paisley University
Middle Tennessee State University
•Panjab University
Middlebury College, Breadloaf School of English
•Park College
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
•Peking University
Mississippi State University
•Pennsylvania State University
Mohawk College
•Pepperdine College
Mohawk Valley Community College
•Pitzer College
Montana State University
•Point Loma Nazarene University
Montgomery College
•Pomona College
Moorehead State Univeristy
•Presidency College - Madras University
Mormugoa Education Society College
•PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Moscow Civil Engineering Institute
•Punjab Agricultural University
Mount Allison University
•Purdue University
Mount San Jacinto College
•Queens University
Mount St. Mary's College
•Radford Univeristy
Mt. San Antonio College
•Redd College
Mumbai University
•Regional Engineering College
Murray State University
•Regional Engineering College
Nalva Postgraduate School
•Regis University
Nanjing University
•Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nanyang Technological University
•Rhode Island College
National Institute of Design
•Richard Stockton College
National Metsovion Technical University
•Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden
National University
•Riverside Community College
National University
•Rochester Institute of Technology
New Mexico State University
•Royal Institute of Technology
New School University
•Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
New York School of Interior Design
•Royal Military Academy
New York State College of Environmental Science and •Ruhr University
Forestry
•Rutgers University
New York University
•Ryerson
Newbury College
•Salem State College
Nortech College
•Salisbury Univeristy
North Carolina State University
•Sam Houston State University
North Shore Community College
•Samford University
•Oregon State University
•Jilin University
•Johannes Gutenberg Universitat
•Kansas State University
•Ken State University
•Kentucky State University
•Kentucky Wesleyan College
•Keyin College
•Knox College
•Kutztown University
•La Sierra College, Loma Linda University
•Lakehead University
•Lane Community College
•Lanzhou University of Technology
•Lebanese University, School of Education
•Lenoir-Rhyne College
•Lincoln Land Community College
•Lindenwood University
•San Bernardino Valley College
•San Diego State University
•San Jose State University
•Santa Clara University
•Santa Monica Community College
•School of Architeture and Planning
•Scripps College
•Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
•Shippenburg University
•Siena College
•Simmons School of Management
•Simon Fraser University
•Sir JJ College of Architecture
•Sir Sandford Fleming College, School of
Environmental
•Natural Resource Sciences
•Slippery Rock Unversity
•Soutern Illinois University
•South Dakota State University
•Southeast Community College
•Southeast Missouri State University
•Southern California College of Business and Law
•Southern Connecticut State University
•Southern Illinois University
•Southern Methodist University
•Southern Oregon University
•Southwest Texas State University
•Southwestern Illinois College
•Southwestern University, School of Law
•SSGMCE
•Union College
•United States Air Force Academy
•United States Military Academy
•Universidad Complutense de Madrid
•Universidad de Lima
•Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
•Universite de Moncton - Faculte de Forestrie
•Universite de Paris IV
•St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University
•St. Charles Community College
•St. Edwards University
•St. Francis Xavier University
•St. Louis Community College
•St. Mary's University
•St. Mary's University
•St. Mary's University
•St. Mary's University
•St. Vincent College
•Staatliches Studienkollege/Bad
•Stanford Graduate School of Business
•Stanford University
•State University of New York, Albany
•State University of New York, Binghamton
•State University of New York, Buffalo
•State University of New York, College of Environmental
•Science and Forestry
•State University of New York, Fredonia
•State University of New York, Geneseo
•State University of New York, New Paltz
•State University of New York, Oneonta
•State University of New York, Plattsburgh
•Stony Brook University
•Swiss Institute of Technology
•Tanaka School of Business, Imperial College, University of
•London
•Temple University
•Texas A&M College
•Texas A&M University
•Texas A&M University
•Texas State University
•Texas Tech University
•Thammasat University
•The Citadel
•The Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences
•The Ohio State University
•Tongji University
•Towson University
•Trinity University
•Tsinghua University
•Tufts University
•Tunisian Management Institute
•U.S. Air Force Academy
•Ufa State Aviation Technical University
•Universite Technologique de Compiegne
•University College of the Fraser Valley
•University of Agricultural Sciences
•University of Akron
•University of Alabama
•University of Alaska
•University of Alaska, Fairbanks
•University of Alberta
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of California, Davis
of California, Irvine
of California, Los Angeles
of California, Riverside
of California, Riverside Extension
of California, San Diego
of California, Santa Barbara
of California, Santa Cruz
of Cambridge
of Central Arkansas
of Chicago
of Cincinnati
of Colorado
of Connecticut
of Dallas, Graduate School of Mgmt
of Delaware
of Denver
of East London
of Edinburgh
of Florida
of Georgia
of Guelph
of Hamburg
of Hawaii
of Henan
of Houston
of Idaho
of Illinois
of Illinois
of Illinois, Chicago
of Illinois, Urbana
of Iowa
of Kansas
of Kentucky
of Kiel
of La Verne
of Leicester
of Liverpool
of London
of Louisiana
of Louisville
of Madras
of Maine
of Maine
of Maine at Farmington
of Maryland
of Massachusetts
of Massachusetts
of Memphis
of Miami
of Michigan
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of Michigan
of Michigan, Flint
of Minnesota
of Minnesota
of Mississippi
of Missouri
of Missouri
of Missouri
of Montana
of Mumbai
of Natal
of Nebraska
of Nevada
of New Brunswick
of New England, Armidale
of New Hampshire
of New Mexico
of North Carolina
of North Carolina
of North Carolina
of North Carolina at Wilmington
of North Dakota
of North Florida
of North Texas
of Northern Colorado
of Notre Dame
of Oklahoma
of Oregon
of Otago
of Ottawa
of Paris 6 (Pierre and Marie Curie)
of Pennsylvania
of Phoenix
of Phoenix
of Phoenix
of Pittsburgh
of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
of Queensland
of Redlands
of Regina
of Reno
of Rhode Island
of Richmond
of Rochester
of Salford
of Salzburg
of San Diego
of South Carolina
of South Dakota
of South Florida
of Southern California, Los Angeles
of Southern Mississippi
•University of Strathclyde
•University of Tennessee
•University of Texas
•University of Texas
•University of Texas
•University of Texas at Dallas
•University of Texas, Austin
•University of Texas, Dallas
•University of Texas, San Antonio
•University of the Arts
•University of the Free State
•University of the Pacific
•University of the Philippines
•University of Toledo
•University of Toronto
•University of Utah
•University of Valencia
•University of Vechta, Institute of Environmental
•University of Vermont
•University of Victoria
•University of Virginia
•University of Virginia, Nova Campus
•University of Warsaw
•University of Washington
•University of Waterloo
•University of West Florida
•University of Western Australia
•University of Western Ontario
•University of Westminster
•University of Wisconsin
•University of Wisconsin
•University of Wisconsin
•University of Wisconsin
•University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
•University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
•University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
•University of Wyoming
•University of York
•University/Pau
•US Military Academy
•Utah State University
•Valley College, San Bernardino
•Valparaiso University
•Vanderbilt University
•Vanguard University
•Vassar College
•Veermata Jijabai Technical Institute, Univeristy
•Victor Valley Community College
•Villanova University
•Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
•Wadhams Hall College
•Wageningen Agrictultural University
•Walla Walla College
•Washington State University
•Webster University
•Wentworth College
•West Chester University
•West Liberty State College
•West Virginia University
•Western Carolina University
•Western Kentucky University
•Western Michigan University
•Western State University, College of Law
•Western Washington State University
•Westmont College
•Wheeling Jesuit College
•Whittier College School of Law
•Wichita State University
•Widerner University
•Wilfrid Laurier University
•Wittenberg University
•Woodbury University
•Wright State University
•Xavier University
•XLRI
•Yale University
•York College of Pennsylvania
•York University
•University of Amsterdam
•University of Arizona
•University of Arkansas
•University of Arkansas, Little Rock
•University of Auckland
•University of Birmingham
•University of British Columbia
•University of Calgary
•University of California, Berkeley
Ideal GIS Students
• Staying current with GIS technology
• Learning hands-on
• Working with real data and information sets
• Working on real problems
• Learning to solve problems on your own
• Communicating the problem, the
methods, the results, and the
implications of your results
• Mapping!
• Theory and concepts AND
applications and experiences
• Programming
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For the future…
• Think of ESRI as a place to work
• Internship program – flyers
• Cathy Mueller, ESRI Director of Human Resources
• Me – cards
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