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Intern: Ethan Sundilson, UCSB
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Donald Janelle and Dr. Michael Goodchild
Department: Geography |
GIS/SPATIAL ANALYSIS “COOKBOOK” FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
GIS or Geographic Information Systems is a relatively new field where people can produce maps and analyze spatial data with a few clicks of their mouse. CSISS relates to GIS as it provides tools for Social Scientists such as a how-to guide, in order to make it easy for them to work with spatial data. Therefore, creating a how-to instructional guide (a GIS Cookbook) for using GIS related software is very beneficial to CSISS. The two most common software programs used in GIS are ESRI’s Arc View and Arc Info. Because of the background that I have with these two software packages, I am able to assist in assembling, and publishing the cookbook on the web. In addition to GIS software knowledge, publishing on the web involves cropping pictures, changing data formats and importing and exporting data into and out of programs. Upon completion of several basic cookbook entries, the framework will be laid for future cookbook entries, which will provide detailed instruction into more complicated GIS-related tasks. If this project is accepted by the CSISS Advisory Board, and it is given the green light to continue, the possibility exists that the cookbook portion of the CSISS website will become world-renowned.
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