Integration of GPS, Digital Image Processing and GIS for Resource Management and Environmental Studies

Presented by
The University of Georgia
Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS)
and
Georgia Center for Continuing Education

October 27 – 29, 2003

Agenda

 

Monday, October 27

 

12:30 pm Registration
1:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:15 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Datums and Coordinate Systems
2:00 Global Positioning System – Basics for Point Location and Navigation
3:00 Refreshment Break
3:15 Differential GPS (DGPS): Techniques and Accuracy Considerations for Ground Control Surveys and GIS Applications
4:15 Software Tools We Use!  Overview of PC Mapping Software: Blue Marble Geographic Calculator (GPS and Coordinate Systems); R-WEL, Inc. Desktop Mapping System (DMS)ä (DEMs and Orthophotos); ESRIÒ ArcGISä, ArcViewä and ArcPadä (GIS Integration, Analysis and Mobile Mapping)
5:00 Adjourn

 

Tuesday, October 28

 

8:30 am GPS Field Exercise 1–GPS/DGPS Units for Point Location, Navigation and Ground Control Surveys; Demonstration of ArcPadä for Mobile GIS
10:00 Refreshment Break 
10:15

GPS Coordinate Conversion and Error Analysis

·       Lab Exercise 1

11:00

Introduction to Digital Image Processing for Resource Management and GIS Applications

·     Lab Exercise 2

11:30

Enhancement of Digital Images for Improved Interpretability

·       Lab Exercise 3

12:00 pm Lunch - Georgia Center Banquet Area
1:00

Scanned Aerial Photographs and their Rectification for Mapping and GIS Applications

·       Lab Exercise 4

2:00

Formation of Softcopy Stereomodels for Mapping and GIS Applications

·       Lab Exercise 5

 Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and Automatic DEM Generation

·    Lab Exercise 6

3:00 Refreshment Break  
3:15  

Production of a Digital Orthophoto

·    Lab Exercise 7

4:00 Tour of the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS)
5:00 Adjourn

  

Wednesday, October 29

 

8:30

Introduction to the ESRIä Family of GIS Software Products for Resource Mapping and Modeling

9:00

Getting Started with ESRI ArcViewä: Database Development using Digital Orthophotos

·    Lab Exercise 8

10:00

Refreshment Break

10:15

Continue Lab Exercise 8

11:00

ArcViewä for Resource Management:  Data Query, Spatial Analysis and Map Composition

·    Lab Exercise 9

12:00 pm

Lunch - Georgia Center Banquet Area

1:00  

GIS Modeling Applications with ArcViewä and Spatial Analyst Extension

·       Lab Exercise 10

2:00

Lidar, Hyperspectral and High Resolution Satellite Images for GIS Applications

2:30

Application of the ArcViewä 3D Analyst Extension for Environmental Studies and Terrain Visualization

·   Lab Exercise 11

3:00

Wrap-up Discussion

3:30

Adjourn