Introduction to Geoinformatics

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Introduction to Geoinformatics

• ESSE 21 Year 2 PI
• Anupma Prakash et al.

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UAF facts

• land, sea and space grant university
• 8 campuses
• 20 percent enrollments are native
• Known to have a high femalemale ratio
• Drop in native enrollments as we move towards
  higher degrees

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About our course

• 3 credit, 300 level course
• Contents
• Data management
• remote sensing
• GPS, mobile GIS (Arcpad)
• GIS and Cartography
• No glitches in getting it approved (cross linked)
• Prerequisite for advanced remote sensing and GIS
• ARSC provided matching funds

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About our course

• Each spring
• Cap limit
• 13 in 2004
• 18 in 2005
• 24 in 2006
• Course included
• Lectures
• Labs
• Industry visit
• Quiz test
• Project

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About our course

• Native American TA

OEDG
ESSE21
REU
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Disability issues

• Microsoft is good
• ESRI is OK
• DIPs are poor
• GPS does not work

• Ensure student is not enrolled for too many
  credits
• Demand that disability services provides a full
  time person for lab assistance

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Evaluation

• Mid term evaluation (focus group)
• Well defined grading criteria

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Final Projects
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Course to high school teachers

• Major parts of the ESSE 21 course was given to 14
  Alaska school teachers from June 7 18, 2004.