Introduction to Geographic Information Science

Watch the:
History
of GIS
Video
Geospatial Revolution: History of GIS. Downloaded from Teachers' Domain. © 2010 the Pennsylvania State University. All rights reserved. Materials courtesy of Pennsylvania State University. CC Version.

2004 Presidential Election
Data Results as seen on
CBS News on Election Night
(1st Use of GIS for this Purpose)

2013 GeoEye-2 Launch
Highest Spatial Resolution Commercial Satellite with
3-day Temporal Resolution
Spatial Resolution:
13.4" (34 cm) Panchromatic
54" (1.36 m) Multispectral

The GeoSpatial
Revolution

THIS WEEK IN INTRO. TO GIS

Project Work This Week
Be prepared to work on your project during
each of the remaining class meetings. Take
advantage of lab time and maximize your
productivity. Finalize your project
and print on May 22nd.
Note: It is required that you save a copy
of your final poster in PDF format and email
the PDF to your instructor.
Timeline
This Week (5/15): Project Work (complete data analysis, initiate poster layout)
Next Week (5/22): Finish poster layout, symbology, and cartography. Print poster.
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
MAY 29th at 7PM

Geog 104
Student GIS
Data Page
Poster Layout and Printing Instructions
Poster Print Example