Install GIS Software for Mac Users part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 1:Install GIS
Mac Users ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) runs on the Macintosh platform, is available through free download, and is what you will be using for this course unless you have a duel processor machine ...

Install GIS Software for PC Users part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 1:Install GIS
PC Users Depending upon your Windows operating system, you will be able to run either ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) or ArcGIS or both software packages. Those of you with newer versions of Windows ...

Week 5: Monitoring Invasive Species part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 2:Week 5
Intro to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data in GIS is displayed in either raster or vector layers. You have spent the first four weeks of this course studying raster images. You have accessed, downloaded, ...

GIS Resources part of Eyes in the Sky II:Summer Workshops:JPL Workshop
GIS Data Sources ESRI ArcGIS page AEJEE Resources Exploring Near-realtime Earthquakes with AEJEE Exploring Hurricanes Using Web and Desktop GIS Understanding Minerals Extraction in South Asia Service at Sea Unit ...

Week 5: Monitoring Invasive Species part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 2:Week 5
Getting to Know Querying in GIS In the Intro to AEJEE and Intro to ArcGIS sections, you learned that a GIS is not just a display tool. You investigated the geographic data connected to the map. Features displayed ...

Week 7: Investigating Earthquake Activity part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 2:Week 7
Getting to Know Spatial Querying in GIS In week 5, you were introduced to two kinds of queries that can be carried out on features in a GIS: 1) database queries and 2) spatial queries. You then spent time creating ...

Week 12: Comparing Geospatial Tools part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 3:Week 12
Exploring Ocean Data with GIS On the GIS pages for this week, you use GIS shapefiles and image files to investigate the movement of olive ridley sea turtles. The Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll ...

GIS Resources for Environmental Science part of Eyes in the Sky II:Summer Workshops:Goddard Workshop
GIS Data Sources ESRI ArcGIS page AEJEE Resources Exploring Near-realtime Earthquakes with AEJEE Exploring Hurricanes Using Web and Desktop GIS Understanding Minerals Extraction in South Asia Service at Sea Unit ...

Week 8: Monitoring Fires part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 2:Week 8
Getting to Know Cartography in GIS Cartography is the art and science of making maps. It has a long history, dating back thousands of years. Today, we can use modern technology such as geographic information ...

Week 7: Investigating Earthquake Activity part of Eyes in the Sky II:GIT Web Course:Module 2:Week 7
Weekly Goals Map tabular data using longitude and latitude coordinates. Understand how a GIS can be used to help ask and answer spatial questions. Apply GIS techniques to investigate spatial patterns, such as ...