tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51147044327378561012024-03-11T14:36:53.646-07:00GIS @ UWF BlogAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493057890792607890noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-39538457658171993562023-12-01T14:56:00.000-08:002023-12-01T14:57:51.608-08:00Student Spotlight: Alex Nitzman
Student Spotlight: Alex Nitzman
Recently in our GIS 4035/L Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing course, students learned techniques for image classification. Their goal was to learn how to convert a group or cluster of spectrally similar pixels into an information class such as Land Use or Land Cover. Tasks included creating classified images in ERDAS, practicing reclassification, UWF GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480813817511657100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-91815780109720699942023-10-13T04:33:00.002-07:002023-10-13T04:38:48.261-07:00Student Spotlight: James Bielenda
Student Spotlight: James Bielenda
Special Topics students completed their final lab, Module 3.1: Scale and Spatial Data Aggregation this week. Students examined the geometric properties of hydrographic vector and polygon data at different scales to understand the importance of projecting data at the appropriate scale (shown above). The class then used Ordinary least squares (OLS) analysis UWF GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480813817511657100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-88543715138030102642023-10-05T07:43:00.010-07:002023-10-13T04:33:30.934-07:00Student Spotlight: Jason WenzelStudent Spotlight:Jason WenzelSpecial Topics students are continuing their series of modules on Data Quality Assessments by becoming familiar with Triangulated Irregular Networks (TINs) , Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and Surface Interpolation. Module 2.1 practices using ArcPro to drape images over terrain surfaces and exaggerate the images for further exploration of data. MultipleUWF GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480813817511657100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-37822181117892713522023-09-15T07:10:00.008-07:002023-09-15T10:27:56.403-07:00Student Spotlight: Robert RichardsonStudent Spotlight: Robert RichardsonThis week in Special Topics Module 1, students learned the importance of creating and identifying the quality level of spatial data. The fundamental concepts of accuracy, precision, and bias were defined in lecture Fundamentals of Spatial Data Quality. These error metrics were further examined in the lab, Calculating Metrics for Spatial Data Quality where UWF GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480813817511657100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-11673825509481257602023-09-07T19:19:00.006-07:002023-09-07T19:21:03.216-07:00Student Spotlight: Kelsey Yoder-OstroskiStudent Spotlight: Kelsey Yoder-Ostroski
This week, we would like to highlight Kelsey Yoder-Ostroski for her work on the Application for GIS Coastal Flooding and Storm Surge Analysis module! In this module, students explored coastal flooding models and were asked to prepare their own storm surge analysis. Kelsey has created an excellent blogspot about the Coastal Flooding and Storm Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493057890792607890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-26266481826857248162022-08-02T12:01:00.001-07:002022-08-02T12:01:25.273-07:00Emily Sandrowicz Alumni Spotlight
Emily Sandrowicz Alumni Spotlight
This week, we would like to highlight the outstanding Capstone work of GIS Online MS in GIS Administration Alumni, Emily Sandrowicz!
Pictured below is Sandowicz's capstone "The EC-SAR iCAMP (Eckerd College Search and Rescue interactive CAse MaP)."
Sandrowicz says about UWF GIS Online MS Program: "As someone who is already comfortably settled in a UWF GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480813817511657100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-71733125932886033892022-07-07T14:57:00.016-07:002022-07-12T08:49:17.361-07:00Student Spotlight: Marquis Pickett
Student Spotlight: Marquis Pickett
This week, we would like to highlight Marquis Pickett for his outstanding leadership, work ethic, and positive influence in the online GIS courses he has taken with us this year. Marquis regularly offers his time to help his classmates on the discussion forum and during office hours with sound advice, encouragement, and tips. Multiple students UWF GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480813817511657100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-80387765387330569122021-07-14T13:40:00.000-07:002021-07-14T13:40:00.703-07:00UWF Student Has Map Featured for Thousands by ESRI's President
UWF MS in GIS Administration Student has Work Featured During ESRI's Users ConferenceUniversity of West Florida Master's of Science in Geographic Information Sciences online student Amanda Clayton's map was featured during the 2021 ESRI User Conference in San Diego. Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI, showcased Clayton's map on "European Wine Consumption" during the Plenary Session. The ESRI UC Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0San Diego, CA, USA32.715738 -117.16108384.4055041638211563 -152.3173338 61.025971836178847 -82.0048338tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-38232399896571945402020-11-05T08:15:00.001-08:002021-07-30T13:23:37.714-07:00Mapping of Historic Pensacola CemeteriesMapping of Historic Pensacola CemeteriesGeoData Center researchers teamed up with the University of West Florida's Archaeology Institute to map gravesites at Pensacola AME Zion and Magnolia cemeteries. These two cemeteries served the Pensacola area's African American community since the 1800s. The mapping effort was completed over Summer 2020. Our researchers used GPS coordinates and photographs Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-92000986733792602262019-09-09T13:19:00.000-07:002019-09-09T13:19:37.921-07:00Northwest Florida GIS User Group Digital Media Contest
Attention students: We are sponsoring a digital media contest. This is a good way to have your work seen by professionals in the GIS field. Rules and details are below. You can also email me Brett Haskell at bhaskell@uwf.edu for more details.
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Reminder!!!
We have a seminar tomorrow in Building 13/Room 230 at 4:00 p.m.
All current GIS students are encouraged to attend.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-27779202297929967192018-10-08T13:26:00.000-07:002018-10-09T06:50:44.049-07:00We're Back!
Hello UWF GIS Students and Faculty
We apologize for the absence on the blog, but we're back! We will continue to monitor and accept student posts. We'll also be highlighting the "Student Spotlight". If you feel like your map project is innovative or unique, let your professor know. We can help you get it posted, to showcase your work.
Daniela presenting her awards in front of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-41350006832775422632017-11-26T16:55:00.000-08:002017-11-26T16:55:34.926-08:00GIS 4035 - Remote Sensing and Photo Interpretation - Student Spotlight
Module 10: Supervised Classification
The blog postings for Week 10 illustrated that a number of students had a good understanding of how to use Erdas Imagine to perform a supervised classification on multispectral satellite imagery.
However, Ashlee Malone's blog was especially good and stood out from the rest. This week, we would like to highlight her excellent work!
In this lab, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-58400643157323849502017-11-26T06:01:00.003-08:002017-11-26T06:01:48.818-08:00GIS 5935 - Special Topics in GIS - Student Spotlight
Module 8: Surface Interpolation
Lab 8 in Special Topics had students carrying out
different surface interpolation techniques in GIS, including the Thiessen, IDW, and Spline. Also required was a critical
interpretation of the results from surface interpolation techniques where
students had to compare and contrast different surface interpolation techniques.
This lab and the subjects is one of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-79779876261551645062017-11-20T06:56:00.001-08:002017-11-26T06:05:58.453-08:00GIS 4930 - Special Topics in GIS - Student Spotlight
Module 3: Analyze Week
This week's blog spotlight is from Special Topics in GIS. For Module 3's Analyze Week, students were to perform Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis on various independent socioeconomic variables for West Virginia in an attempt to define a statistical model that could help law enforcement agencies identify areas of potential meth lab locations (the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-23236213583359905922017-10-25T06:27:00.001-07:002017-10-25T06:27:19.948-07:00GIS 5935 - Special Topics in GIS - Student Spotlight
Module 8: Lab 3
Lab 3 in Special Topics (GIS5935) had students comparing the
quality of two different road networks. They used standard methods determine
the completeness of road networks according to an ad-hoc methodology. There is
no standard for completeness, but the methodology used here is like the one
used in several of the assigned readings (e.g. Haklay, 2010). One of the
students’ Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-17421925423602536332017-10-19T03:09:00.002-07:002017-10-19T03:09:53.774-07:00GIS 4035 - Remote Sensing & Photo Interpretation - Student Spotlight
Module 3 - Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Classification
For Week 4 in GIS 4043, students were instructed to locate and identify features using Google Maps street view, construct an unbiased sampling system, and calculate the accuracy of Land Use/Land Cover classification maps.
The blog postings for Week 4 illustrated that a number of students had a good understanding of how to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-49444119052337369012017-10-17T07:10:00.000-07:002017-10-17T07:10:09.362-07:00F2F GIS 4043 Lab - Introduction to GIS - Student Spotlight
Module 4: Sharing GIS Maps and Data
In this week's face to face GIS 4043 Lab "Sharing GIS Maps and Data", attention is shifted to designing for web
maps vs paper maps. Specifically, students learn how to share GIS maps
and data with others as a KMZ file accessible through Google Earth and as a map
package viewable on ArcGIS Online or Desktop. Both results can be easily
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-79551129111359911542017-10-15T07:09:00.002-07:002017-10-15T07:11:51.824-07:00Online GIS 4043 Lab - Introduction to GIS - Student Spotlight
Module 3: GIS & Cartography
The goal of this week's lesson in Introduction to GIS is to present some fundamental cartographic design principles that will help you produce more accurate and aesthetically pleasing map products using a GIS. Fundamental map design elements are described that can lead to high-quality cartographic products (e.g., layout, balance, use of color and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-73887945291201314012017-10-04T16:36:00.001-07:002017-10-04T16:36:22.935-07:00GIS 4930 - Special Topics in GIS - Student Spotlight
Module 1: Project 1 Report Week
During the first 3 weeks of Special Topics in GIS, undergraduate students completed preparation, analysis, and reporting on (at the time) hypothetical hurricane evacuation routes for Tampa, Florida using ArcMap’s Network Analyst extension. Local, state, and federal governments work together to manage disaster relief and rescue operations. After identifying storm Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-55588140600382026772017-08-16T12:52:00.001-07:002017-08-16T12:52:45.516-07:00GIS 6110: Advanced GIs Final Project
GIS 6110: Advanced GIs Final Project
During Advanced Topics in GIS, students learned about SQL database technologies and Web GIS, which included HTML, server-side scripting via PHP and Python, mapping APIs and MapServer. For their final project, students were asked to take a typical desktop GIS workflow and put it online in prototype or pilot form. Students were then asked to record a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-90666213498762290742017-07-20T14:39:00.001-07:002017-07-20T14:40:41.221-07:00GIS 4048 - GIS Applications - Student Spotlight
Module 7: Minimum Essential Dataset (MEDS): Protect
The MEDS protect lab wrapped up our investigation of GIS in homeland security and law enforcement. This was a two part lab, with students first compiling and preparing a Minimum Essential Dataset for the Boston Metropolitan Statistical Area, then using the MEDS to identify critical infrastructure, define security checkpoints, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-36261990050520001962017-07-06T07:27:00.000-07:002017-07-06T07:27:35.506-07:00GIS 4048 - GIS Applications - Student Spotlight
Module 5: Crime Analysis
The Washington D.C. Crime Analysis lab kicked off the Homeland Security and Law Enforcement topic. Students utilized crime data from the DC Metropolitan Police Department to determine crime patterns in proximity to police stations and to identify underserved area(s) potentially in need of a police substation to curb crime. Additionally students utilized Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-73480324304410411712017-07-03T07:34:00.000-07:002017-07-03T07:34:04.028-07:00Happy 4th of July!
Whether you are celebrating with fireworks cookouts or studying, we hope you have a great 4th of July holiday!
Did you know?
There are thirty-one places nationwide with "liberty" in their names. The most populous is Liberty, Missouri with 29,581 residents. The state of Iowa boasts four such towns, which is more than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114704432737856101.post-74580270704836601442017-06-27T11:15:00.000-07:002017-06-27T11:28:16.711-07:00GIS 5103 – GIS Programming - Student Spotlight
Module 6: Geoprocessing
In module 6 GIS Programming (GIS 5103) students
built on the previous weeks lab of geoprocessing with ArcGIS ModelBuilder, by
considering how to automate workflows directly with Python scripting. For the
assignment, students write a script that performs three separate geoprocessing
functions: adding xy coordinates, creating a buffer and dissolving spatial
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