April 11, 2003 Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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April 11, 2003Carnegie Science
CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
GIS/GPS FOR REAL IN THE MOVIES
SpeakersJennifer Broush, GAI Consultants,
Inc.Matthew Kelley, University of Pittsburgh
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Why should you learn about GIS and GPS technology
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Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Where did GPS come from? Department of Defense
needed a
system of worldwide positioning
What is GPS?
A worldwide radio-navigation system of
24 satellites and ground stations
Uses satellites as reference points which gives
every square meter on the planet a unique
address May become as basic as the telephone
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How does GPS work?

• Triangulation
• Measuring Distance
• Getting Perfect Timing
• Satellite Positions
• Error Correction

Triangulation from satellites measure the
distance using time travel constant
Where are the satellites in space (known by th
e Government, and stored on the GPS receiver)
Correction of delays experienced by the signa
l traveling from the satellite (atmosphere)
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GPS at Work

• Location - Where am I?
• Navigation - Where do I want to go?
• 3. Tracking - Monitoring something as it moves
• 4. Mapping - Where is everything else?
• 5. Timing - When will it happen?

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Geographic Information System (GIS)
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What is GIS?
Layered data identifying a place
How To Use GIS?
How To Do GIS Analysis?
Mapping where places, people and species are
Mapping quantities Mapping densities What is nea
rby?
What is within a certain area?
The Question Select data to use Choose method f
or analysis Process the data Look at your result
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GIS Software
GIS Data
ESRI products ArchView, ArcGIS, ArcIMS AutoDes
k AutoCAD Map
MapInfo ArcExplorer Free!
USGS topography maps Orthophotography Environmen
tal soil, wetland, endangered species Roads P
arcel/Property Sewer Mapping Streams/Rivers Sta
te City
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GIS Demonstration
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GIS Education

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GIS Degree/Certification

• University of Pittsburgh
• California University of PA
• Pennsylvania State University
• Ohio State University
• University of North Carolina

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Research in Education

• Lets talk about research

• Types of Research
• 1. Training Yourself
• 2. Educating Others
• 3. Analysis/Decision Support
• How do I find research at a University?
• Benefits of Research at College

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Advanced Applications of GIS

• Three Dimensional Videos
• Interactive Three Dimensional Programs

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ProposalIntegrating GIS into a virtual
environmentIntegrating GPS First Responder
System

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Industries that use GPS and GIS(Possible Career
Ideas)
Environmental Engineering Military Local, State
, Federal Government Departments of
Transportation Resource Management Gas and Elect
ric Transmission Fiber Optic Transmission Softwa
re Development
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Questions?visc.sis.pitt.eduwww.gaiconsultants.
com