Transcript Introduction to Spatial Analysis Using GIS

MarylandView
John M. Morgan, III, Ph.D
Towson University
© 2008 John M. Morgan, III All Rights Reserved
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ABOUT AmericaView
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AmericaView is a nationwide program that focuses on satellite remote
sensing data and technologies in support of …
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Applied research
K-16 education
Workforce development
Technology transfer
AmericaView is administered through a partnership between the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) and the AmericaView Consortium
The AmericaView program began as a pilot project in 1998 by the
USGS and a group of Ohio universities (OhioView)
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Landsat 7 imagery for Ohio was acquired by the EROS Data Center and
made publicly available by OhioView within 36 hours of the time of data
collection
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ABOUT AmericaView
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Impressed with the successes of OhioView, Congress instructed
USGS to begin implementing the AmericaView Program nationwide in
2000
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Program administered under the USGS Land Remote Sensing Program
(http://americaview.usgs.gov)
Program dedicated “to expanding the understanding and applications of the
science of remote sensing”
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ABOUT AmericaView
http://americaview.usgs.gov/
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AmericaView GOALS
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AmericaView is a locally controlled and nationally coordinated program
(http://www.americaview.org)
Goals
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Advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of remote
sensing data and technology…
Transfer remote sensing tools and technology to educational institutions for
use in developing remote sensing curricula
Promote the use of satellite data to government agencies, educators,
scientists, community leaders, and the general public
Facilitate growth in the applications of remote sensing data in areas such
as forestry, geology, cartography, hydrology, and urban planning
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ABOUT AmericaView
http://www.americaview.org/
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AmericaView MEMBERSHIP
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As of February 20, 2008, there were 32 AmericaView members …
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Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii,
Iowa,, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West
Virginia, and Wyoming
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MarylandView PARTNERS
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Towson University Geospatial Research and Education Laboratory
Towson University Center for Geographic Information Sciences
Maryland State Geographic Information Committee (MSGIC)
Maryland Space Grant Consortium
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Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Hagerstown Community College
Morgan State University Department of Industrial Engineering
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Education Office)
Space Telescope Science Institute
Towson University Department of Geography and Environmental Planning
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
University of Maryland Department of Aerospace Engineering
U.S. Naval Academy
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FIRST YEAR TASKS
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Establish the MarylandView Consortium
Survey existing remote sensing activities and courses of Maryland
colleges, universities, and public and private secondary schools
Survey existing remote sensing activities of government agencies in
Maryland
Distribute available remote sensing software tools, data, and
curriculum materials to K-12 teachers
Develop a Web site for the MarylandView Consortium
(http://marylandview.towson.edu)
Promote the use of remotely sensed data for applied research in
Maryland
Future … acquire and distribute Landsat and other imagery for use in
Maryland
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CURRENT ACTIVITIES
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Continuing to build the MarylandView Consortium
Surveying existing remote sensing activities of government agencies in
Maryland
Distributing available remote sensing software tools, data, and
curriculum materials to K-12 teachers
Continuing to promote the use of remotely sensed data for applied
research in Maryland
Providing access to Pictometry data and software
Working with government agencies and organizations on projects to
use remotely sensed data, such as delineation of urban sprawl and
agricultural cropland
Acquiring Landsat and other imagery for use in Maryland
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CURRENT ACTIVITIES
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Cropland data layer
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CURRENT INITIATIVES
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SATELLITES - Students And Teachers Exploring Local Landscapes to
Interpret The Earth from Space
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Program developed as an educational outreach activity of OhioView
The goals of SATELLITES are to offer a professional development
opportunity for teachers that includes lessons and materials tied to state
educational standards, and to engage students in real science projects in
an effort to increase interest in STEM careers
Participated in a NASA International Polar Year funded SATELLITES
program at West Virginia University, July 28-August 1, 2008
Conducting a SATELLITES program for Maryland teachers in July, 2009
Acquisition of MODIS (Terra and Aqua) imagery for Maryland (joint
program with the University of Wisconsin - Madison)
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CURRENT INITIATIVES
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MODIS Aqua image for Maryland, September 7, 2008
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CURRENT INITIATIVES
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TUgis 2009 (http://tugis.towson.edu)
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The 22nd Annual Geographic Information Sciences Conference is
scheduled for March 16-17, 2009
635 people attended TUgis 2008 in March, 2008 making the Towson
conference the largest state GIS conference in the eastern United States
The call for presentations for TUgis 2009 will be distributed on or before
October 1
K-12 teachers are invited to attend the second day of the conference at no
cost
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NEW TOWSON UNIVERSITY RESOURCE
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Dr. Don A. Thomas
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Director, Hackerman Academy of Science and Mathematics
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The goals of the Hackerman Academy are to attract more students into STEM
majors, prepare STEM teachers for area schools, and provide advanced training
in mathematics and science to existing teachers
http://www.towson.edu/HackermanAcademy/index.asp
Shuttle astronaut (retired), 1990-2007
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Flew three missions on Columbia and one mission on Discovery (STS-65, STS70, STS-83, and STS-94)
Logged 44 days in space, 600 Earth orbits, and 20 million miles
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
John M. Morgan, III, Ph.D., Professor and Director
Geospatial Research and Education Laboratory
Department of Geography and Environmental Planning
Towson University
8000 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21252-0001
410-704-2964
410-704-4702 (fax)
[email protected]
http://pages.towson.edu/morgan