GIS in Geoscience Examples
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Tsunami Travel Time Approximation part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
An educational activity page for undergraduate geology students focuses on approximating tsunami travel times across the Pacific using GIS tools like ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, emphasizing raster data processing, projection selection, and comparative analysis with expert tsunami propagation models. auto-generated
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Mars Landing Site Analysis Lab part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Educational lab activity page where students use GIS and remote sensing data from Mars orbiters to evaluate proposed landing sites based on scientific value and engineering safety, designed for an introductory GIS course with ArcGIS and spatial analyst tools. auto-generated
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Exercise 1: Introduction to spatial data – mapping the classroom with paper and pencil part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
This educational activity page presents a classroom exercise introducing spatial data concepts through paper-and-pencil mapping, covering scale, location, coordinate systems, and metadata in a GIS context for geoscience students. auto-generated
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Working with USGS discharge data part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
In this exercise, we use the USGS real-time data available online, and use it to construct a rating curve for the Walla Walla river near Touchet. We then make a simple model of flood inundation in ArcGIS for the ...
Investigating Earthquakes: GIS Mapping and Analysis (College Level) part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
This is a college-level adaptation of a chapter from the Earth Exploration Toolbook. The students download global quake data over a time range and use GIS to interpret the tectonic context. -
Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole (College Level) part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
College-level adaptation of a chapter in the Earth Exploration Toolbook. Examine satellite images of atmospheric ozone in the Southern Hemisphere to study changes in concentration over a time. -
Visualizing the impact of storm surge and sea level rise on coastal communities part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Activities
Using Google Earth to Explore Plate Tectonics part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth:Examples
Students use Google Earth to learn about plate tectonics by exploring the topography of the earth's continents and ocean floor, the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes, and seafloor age. They become familiar with these global data sets and understand how Earth's tectonic plates and plate boundaries are defined.
GIS-RS Final Hydrogeology Project for an Undergraduate Applied GIS Course part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Educational activity page detailing a peer-reviewed undergraduate GIS and remote sensing project focused on hydrogeology, specifically analyzing acid mine drainage impacts on water quality in Pennsylvania's Toby Creek watershed using geospatial data, requiring database construction, spatiotemporal analysis, and student presentations as a capstone assessment. auto-generated
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Geocoding in ArcGIS: The Spread of Target and Walmart part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Educational activity page guiding students through geocoding Walmart and Target store locations in ArcGIS, creating distribution maps, performing spatial joins with U.S. state data, analyzing retail patterns using graphing tools, and evaluating business or environmental implications, designed for upper-level GIS courses and peer-reviewed for scientific accuracy and pedagogical effectiveness. auto-generated
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