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1
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2 ways to describe any element of the world

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  1. Location information

2. Attribute information

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5 answers GIS can give

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  • Location
  • Condition
  • Trends
  • Patterns
  • Modelling
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A computer-based technology designed to capture geographic data and to process these data to produce information and graphical outputs

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Geographic Information System

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GIS borrows from these 3 software technology

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  • Relational database
  • CAD graphics
  • Statistical analysis
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2 functions of GIS

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  1. Data management
  2. Spatial analysis
    a. Overlay analysis
    b. Proximity analysis
    c. Data output
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3 benefits of GIS

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  • Better data management
  • Flexible map-making
  • Increased efficiency
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3 pitfalls of GIS

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  • No long-term planning
  • Lack of user training
  • Funding
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8
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1963

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Roger Tomlinson developed the Canada GIS and introduces the term GIS

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1964

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  • The Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis was established under Howard Fisher
  • Symap (the first raster GIS) was created
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1967

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Dual Independent Map Encoding - Geographic Database Files (DIME-GDF) (a database for the census)

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1969

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  • Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and Intergraph Corp. were formed
  • Ian McHarg’s “Design with Nature” (first book to describe modern GIS analysis)
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1972

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Landsat 1, originally named Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) was launched

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1981

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ArcInfo was launched (first major commercial GIS software system)

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14
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1985

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Global Positioning System (GPS) becomes operational

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1986

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  • MapInfo Corp was formed

- “Principles of Geographic Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment” by P. A. Burrough was published

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1987

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The International Journal of Geographic Information Science (first technical journal on GIS) was published

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1988

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GEO world was published

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18
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1994

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EO 12906 led to the creation of the US National Spatial Infrastructure (NSDI) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

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1996

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Internet-based GIS products were introduced

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20
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1999

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World GIS day was celebrated

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21
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2000

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GIS industry passed the USD 7M mark and had more than 1M core users and 5M casual users

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22
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5 components of GIS

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  1. Hardware
  2. Software
  3. People
  4. Organization/Methods
  5. Data
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23
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A powerful mapping system that runs on desktop computers

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ArcGIS

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24
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3 common applications on ArcGIS

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  1. ArcMap
  2. ArcCatalog - database
  3. ArcToolbox - geographic processing functions
25
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3 ArcGIS products

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  1. ArcView
  2. ArcEditor
  3. ArcInfo
26
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5 map elements

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  1. Title
  2. Map body
  3. Legend
  4. Scale bar
  5. North arrow
27
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2 fundamental ways of geographic representation

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  1. Discrete objects - objects with well-defined boundaries

2. Continuous fields - finite number of variables

28
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2 methods of representing geographic data in digital computers

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  1. Raster - arrays of cells

2. Vector - points, polylines, polygons

29
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3 map projection types

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  1. Mercator (cylindrical)
  2. Perspective conic (conical)
  3. Ortographic (planar)
30
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2 coordinate systems

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  1. Spherical/geographic coordinate system - latitude and longitude; measurement in degrees, minutes, and seconds or decimal degrees
  2. Cartesian coordinate system - x and y coordinate values; Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) is commonly used in the Philippines
31
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2 spheroids used in the Philippines

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  • Clarke 1866 spheroid

- World Geodetic System 84 (WGS84)

32
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A point of reference used to measure locations on the surface of the earth

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Datum

33
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Adjustment of Luzon 1911 datum

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Philippine Reference System 1992

34
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Method of assigning locations on the Earth’s surface into a raster image (to become intelligent)

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Georeferencing or geolocating or geocoding

35
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6 georeferencing lines

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Line 1 - for x-axis, bottom righthand corner minus upper lefthand corner, divided by image width

Line 2 - compression from sides

Line 3 - compression from top to bottom

Line 4 - for y-axis, bottom righthand corner minus upper lefthand corner, divided by image width

Line 5 - x-value at top left corner

Line 6 - y-value at top left corner

36
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A reduced and simplified model of reality containing geographical information

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Maps

37
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Includes all aspects of the cultural and physical environments

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Milieu

38
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3 basic map contents

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  1. Primary content
  2. Secondary - includes topo base, boundaries, grid and graticule
  3. Supportive/marginal
39
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3 kinds of scale

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  • Numerical
  • Graphical
  • Verbal
40
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3 types of maps

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  1. General - physical and cultural features
  2. Thematic
  3. Analytical - overlay analysis
41
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4 kinds of thematic maps

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  1. Choropleth - evenly distributed phenomena (population density maps)
  2. Proportional/graduated symbols
  3. Isarithmic - smooth continuous phenomena (contour maps)
  4. Dot (John Snow’s cholera map)
42
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A set of constructs for describing and representing selected aspects of the real world in a computer

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Data model

43
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7 geographic data models used in GIS

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  1. Computer-aided design
  2. Graphical
  3. Image
  4. Raster
  5. Vector
  6. Network - flow of goods and services
  7. Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) - represents a surface as contiguous non-overlapping triangular elements (Delaunay triangulation)
44
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4 levels of data model abstraction

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  1. Reality
  2. Conceptual model - obejcts relevant to a particular problem domain
  3. Logical model - implementation-oriented representation (diagrams and lists)
  4. Physical model - portrays actual implementation (files or databases)
45
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The process of converting both paper and digital geographic data to GIS format; bottleneck of GIS operations

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Data input

46
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5 steps of data collection workflow

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  • Planning
  • Preparation
  • Digitizing/transfer
  • Editing
  • Evaluation
47
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2 classifications of geographic data for data collection purposes

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  1. Primary data capture
    • Raster: photogrammetry
      (aerial photos) and remote
      sensing (satellites)
    • Vector: ground surveying (total station)
      and global positioning system
  2. Secondary data capture
    • Raster: scanners
    • Vector: manual digitizing and heads-up
      digitizing
48
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Formula for digitizing accuracy

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1mm x map scale

49
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If GPS is for US, _____ is for Russia and _____ is for Europe

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GLONASS, GNSS

50
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3 kinds of errors in data input

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  1. Entity errors - dangling node, missing labels, sliver polygons
  2. Attribute errors - missing attributes
  3. Other problems - edge matching
51
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A sampled array of elevation (z) at regularly spaced intervals in the x and y directions

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Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

52
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3 DEM data sources

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  1. GTOPO30 - 1 km resolution
  2. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) - 90 m resolution
  3. Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiomete (ASTER) - 30 m resolution
53
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The crux of GIS, the means of adding value to geographic data and turning data into useful information

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Spatial analysis

54
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5 types of spatial analysis

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  1. Queries - most basic
  2. Measurements
  3. Transformations - edge matching, clipping, proximity analysis, overlay analysis
  4. Descriptive summaries - measures of central tendency are mean, median, and mode
  5. Optimization - location-allocation problems, and routing problems
55
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Point that minimizes the sum of squared distances

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Centroid

56
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Point that minimizes total straight-line distance

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Minimum Aggregate Travel (MAT)

57
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4 classifications of planning tasks

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  1. Urban management
  2. Site selection
  3. Impact assessment
  4. Strategic planning
58
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Data used in the Philippines

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  • Luzon 1911 datum (Marinduque)

- World Geodetic System 84 (earth-centered datum)

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