Freese Middle School 2 18 2004 Internet GIS

Freese Middle School 2 -18 -2004 Internet GIS: Explore Our World from a Hyperspace Gateway! Dr. GIS (Dr. Ming-Hsiang Tsou) Department of Geography San Diego State University

GIS are Magic Sandwiches ! Geographic Information Systems

< Soil Map Elevation > San Diego GIS < Streets Aerial Photos >

GIS can help you to Answer: What are the best routes for your school bus in order to get everyone home the fastest? n The driving directions from your home to Disneyland ! n How to improve the water quality and protect our natural environment in San Diego. n

GIS are inside Computers The GIS lab at Geography Department, SDSU.

Fun Facts: • Michael Jordan studied Geography at the University of North Carolina where he also became a famous basketball player! • The “Richest Geographer” is Jake Dangermond, the president of ESRI (the biggest GIS company), his privately owned company. ESRI has revenues of more than $469 million with 2, 700 employees, and 99 international offices!

Fly through San Diego ! 3 D GIS Demo

What is the Internet ? • Inter-networking (connecting different kinds of networks together) cable modems, DSL, dial-up…. • Sharing Information (showing pictures to your grandfather/grandmom) ! • The device for the Hyperspace Jump!

Internet GIS: The Hyperspace Gateway

San Diego (SANGIS) http: //www. sangis. com/

France http: //www. parc-vosges-nord. fr/ http: //212. 95. 67. 44/website/PARC/viewer. htm

New York City http: //www. oasisnyc. net/

Mars !!! http: //ltpwww. gsfc. nasa. gov/tharsis/ngs. html http: //marsrovers. jpl. nasa. gov/home/index. html

http: //map. sdsu. edu/website/freese/

Freese Elementary !

Internet GIS can n Monitor the 2003 Wildfires in San Diego! Combine Multimedia Maps and Virtual Reality ! n Provide mobile GIS applications (wireless communications) ! n

NASA’s Satellite Image (MODIS: 10 -27 -2003 )

Satellite Images

Fire Spread Animation (Hot Spots detected from Satellite Images)

Map. sdsu. edu

Virtual Reality ! (Mission Trail Regional Park)

Mobile GIS !

Mobile GIS Framework (Internet Map Servers, GPS, Wi-Fi, Pocket PC, Vehicle) Internet Map Server on notebook computer with wireless access port. Wi-Fi wireless communication (up to 300 feet) Field workers: Pocket PC, GPS, and wireless card.

Autonomous Unit: Independent, Portable, Reliable Mobile unit with Portable Battery Mobile unit mounted on a vehicle.

User Scenario: Environmental Monitoring and Management Mission Trail Regional Park

GPS (Global Positioning Systems)

GPS Data for MTRP BMX (motor-crossing bicycling)

A Vision for the Future • Internet GIS • Mobile GIS • Wireless Networks • NASA’s Vision (Video Play) • NASA Earth Science Enterprise • http: //www. earth. nasa. gov

Thank You !!! • I am “Dr. GIS” • Questions and Answers ?