UCET 2011 - GIS Workshop

GIS Workshop
Notes from UCET 2011

The objective of GIS is not to create the perfect map, it is to recognize spatial patterns - explaining patterns and trends and predicting future trends.

GIS

• Web
• Desktop
• allows you to overlay data from various maps
• Utah has Arc GIS through USOE (Rick Gaisford - Rick.Gaisford@schools.utah.gov)

Week-long course on the desktop software -- 1st week of August with UEN

Data

• Raster - grid format
• Vector - points and lines

Census Data

World Mapper

• cartograms - Maps that show data by shrinking areas that have low numbers and expanding areas that have larger numbers

NationalAtlas.gov

ArcGIS

• Create your own online account.
• Can upload maps you create on the desktop version to the online version for others to download
• Utah account: ge0graphy   ag0lw0ndrous