SDSU Ed Center Faculty Fellowship 2002 GEO 596

SDSU Ed Center Faculty Fellowship, 2002 GEO 596: Internet Mapping and Distributed Geographic Information Services Ming-Hsiang Tsou mtsou@mail. sdsu. edu Department of Geography San Diego State University

Web-based Lectures and Labs http: //map. sdsu. edu/geo 596 n n n On-line lecture notes On-line lab instructions On-line discussion forum Individual Student Web pages Group Project Web Pages Design with Internet Map Servers.

Why Web-based Lecture/Lab Exercises? n n n Easy update information. I can modify the contents of notes one hour before the lecture. Students can access on-line Internet mapping examples with the lecture/lab instructions. Paper free (Except for the lab grading). Multi-media Enhancement. (Flash animation, Mpeg movies…) No TA for this course.

Implementation Strategy n Creating a Web Server (located in my office, SH 326) n n Settings of Student’s Web Accounts on the Server n n http: //map. sdsu. edu/geo 596 25 students account and web folders 8 group project accounts and web folders Implementation of ESRI Arc. IMS 3. 1, Servlet. Engine, ASP, etc. Settings of GIS lab workstation in SAL lab (with help from our lab managers) n n Installation of Arc. IMS Manager on each local machine Installation of VRML players, Map. Guide Viewer, IMS Viewer.

Lectures/Lab (Software: Front. Page XP)

On-line Forum (http: //map. sdsu. edu/forum/)

Student Web Sites and Graduate Assignments

Student Group Projects

The Next Step n n Upgrade the Arc. IMS 3. 1 4. 0 (during the summer) Testing other IMS software: n n ER Mapper’s Image Web Server Auto. Desk Map. Guide

Mobile Internet Mapping (PDA, Pocket PC)

Acknowledgement n Department of Geography (chair: Dr. Edward Aguado) --- Internet Map Servers & Web Servers n Dean Paul Strand --- FDP grant / Grant-in-Aid n Dr. Kris Stewart and Jeff Sale -- Ed. Center n Faculty Fellows