GEO 596: Internet Mapping and Distributed Geographic Information Services

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GEO 596Internet Mapping and Distributed
Geographic Information Services
SDSU Ed Center Faculty Fellowship, 2002

• Ming-Hsiang Tsou
• mtsou_at_mail.sdsu.edu
• Department of Geography
• San Diego State University

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Web-based Lectures and Labshttp//map.sdsu.edu/ge
o596

• On-line lecture notes
• On-line lab instructions
• On-line discussion forum
• Individual Student Web pages
• Group Project Web Pages Design with Internet Map
  Servers.

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Why Web-based Lecture/Lab Exercises?

• Easy update information. I can modify the
  contents of notes one hour before the lecture.
• Students can access on-line Internet mapping
  examples with the lecture/lab instructions.
• Paper free (Except for the lab grading).
• Multi-media Enhancement. (Flash animation, Mpeg
  movies)
• No TA for this course.

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Implementation Strategy

• Creating a Web Server (located in my office,
  SH326)
• http//map.sdsu.edu/geo596
• Settings of Students Web Accounts on the Server
• 25 students account and web folders
• 8 group project accounts and web folders
• Implementation of ESRI ArcIMS 3.1, ServletEngine,
  ASP, etc.
• Settings of GIS lab workstation in SAL lab (with
  help from our lab managers)
• Installation of ArcIMS Manager on each local
  machine
• Installation of VRML players, MapGuide Viewer,
  IMS Viewer.

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Lectures/Lab (Software FrontPage XP)
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On-line Forum (http//map.sdsu.edu/forum/)
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Student Web Sites and Graduate Assignments
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Student Group Projects
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The Next Step

• Upgrade the ArcIMS 3.1 ? 4.0 (during the summer)
• Testing other IMS software
• ER Mappers Image Web Server
• AutoDesk MapGuide

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Mobile Internet Mapping (PDA, Pocket PC)
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Acknowledgement

• Department of Geography (chair Dr. Edward
  Aguado) --- Internet Map Servers Web Servers
• Dean Paul Strand --- FDP grant / Grant-in-Aid
• Dr. Kris Stewart and Jeff Sale -- EdCenter
• Faculty Fellows