GEO 481 506 Final Exam Study Guide Final

GEO 481 -506 Final Exam Study Guide

Final Exam Time December 10, 2019 (Tuesday) 7: 15 PM - 10: 15 PM, 170 Fillmore ► ► Also in the class syllabus and in UB Hub

Carry-over Midterm Exam Questions ► 1. For the 1: 24, 000 DEM (produced by USGS), identify its spatial resolution. Sept 26 lecture

Carry-over Midterm Exam Questions ► 2. Identify the dataset to build an energy efficient house (e. g. south-facing) DEM, TIGER, DLG, HUC, SSURGO Sept 26 and Oct 1 lectures

Carry-over Midterm Exam Questions ► 3. Identify a raster data DEM, TIGER< DLG, HUC, SSURGO

New Questions Since Midterm ► II. New questions since midterm: All PPTs are attached to the class syllabus: ► http: //www. acsu. buffalo. edu/~lbian/GEO 481_506. htm

Logic Overlay ► Boolean Logic: And, Or, Not. ► GIS operations: Union, Intersect, Identity, Clip, Erase, Update. ► Identify the match between the Boolean Logic and GIS operations. Oct 10 lecture

Buffering Analysis ► Be able to identify their use in a real-world scenario. Oct 10 lecture

Topographic Functions ► Elevation, Slope angle, Slope aspect ► Be able to identify their use in a real-world scenario (e. g. best place for a wildlife refuge). Oct 15 lecture

Neighborhood Operations ► Know 1) the definition, and 2) the three parameters. Oct 15 lecture

Spread Functions ► Know 1) its definition, and 2) be able to identify their use in a real-world scenario. Oct 15 lecture

Stream Functions ► Know 1) its definition, and 2) be able to identify their use in a real-world scenario. Oct 15 lecture

Viewshed analysis ► Be able to identify their use in a real-world scenario. Oct 15 lecture

Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation ► Know 1) its definition, and 2) How it works. Oct 17 lecture

Network Analysis ► Shortest Path, Salesperson Problem, Location. Allocation. ► Know 1) their definitions, and 2) be able to identify their use in a real-world scenario. Oct 17 lecture

GIS Software ► Be able to name GIS software packages covered in the class. ► Know which one are commercial and which ones are free. Oct 22 lecture

Integration of GIS Data and GIS Analysis ► Incorporate all GIS datasets covered in the class (before the Midterm Exam) and all GIS functions covered in the class (after the Midterm Exam) to support a given project. ► For example, which GIS datasets and which GIS functions are needed to identify a zip code which is the best to build energy-efficient residential houses. Oct 22 lecture

Dr. Xian Presentation ► Name the agency that produces ► Name the data product. ► Identify the spatial resolution of Oct 25 guest lecture the data product. the product.

Cloud GIS ► Software as a serve, platform as a service, and infrastructure as a service ► Explain why cloud GIS is necessary. Oct 29 lecture

Dr. Wong Presentation ► Know theme of his presentation. Nov 1 lecture

3 D GIS ► Know the difference between 2. 5 D and ► Be able to identify the use of 3 D GIS in world scenario. Nov 5 lecture 3 D. a real-

Recent Developments ► Know the GIS-related areas that have seen rapid developments: - software, hardware, data source, visualization, Geo. AI. ► Know the types of sensors: - in space, in air, on ground, smartphones, and wearables. Nov 7 lecture

GIS Applications ► Know what types of local (WNY) agencies and firms who use GIS. Nov 12 guest lecture (Greg Coniglio)

GIS in Crime Analysis ► How to place police force around the sport stadium at a large event according to known crime hot spots (i. e. what GIS data and functions are required to run this project). ► Sex offenders may be required to comply residency restrictions. They cannot live within 1, 000 feet of schools and childcare facilities. How to evaluate whether they have complied the restrictions (what GIS data and functions are required to run this project). Nov 14 guest lecture (Jamie Giammaresi and Kevin Schellinger)

Graduate Student Presentations ► Pay attention to and take notes of graduate student presentations. Up to four questions in the final exam may come from the graduate student presentations. Nov 19, 21, 26, Dec 3 classes