Visualizing and integrating environmental and ecological data using GIS and databases Summer Course Animal Movement Analysis Stacy Shinneman Research Assistant

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Visualizing and integrating environmental and
ecological data using GIS and databasesSummer
Course Animal Movement AnalysisStacy
ShinnemanResearch Assistant
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Exercise 1 The bird altitude measurement was recorded in the units meters above mean sea level, but you would like to know the height of the bird above ground surface (meters). Therefore, you need to obtain the ground surface elevation at each point where the birds position was recorded, link that data to the bird movement data set, and then calculate the birds altitude above the ground surface at that point.
Exercise 2 You would like to know the land use designation at each point where the birds position was recorded. Therefore, you need to obtain the land use classification at each point where the birds position was recorded, and then link that data to the bird movement data set.
Step 1 Visualize the ecological data using GIS software
Step 2 Download the environmental datasets and import them into ArcMap
Step 3 Integrate the environmental data with the bird movement data in ArcMap
Step 4 Store the integrated data in a database and perform additional analyses and calculations
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GIS Software
Incorporate geographical features with tabular
data for the purpose of mapping and analyzing
data Geographical features spatial data Tabular
data attribute data GIS applications allow you
to Query data Perform statistical
analyses Analyze spatial information Edit
data Perform interpolations Create
maps Projections and coordinate systems
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Two primary data types in GIS
Raster data
Vector data (points, lines, polygons)
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