Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

Chapter 1: It’s a Geospatial World Out There

• • What Is Geospatial Technology?
• • Who Uses Geospatial Technology?
• • What Is Geospatial Data?
• • What Does All This Have to Do with Geography?
• • What Is Geolocation?
• • What Is Google Earth?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 1.1: Introduction to Geospatial Concepts and Google Earth Pro

Chapter 2: Where in the Geospatial World Are You?

• • What Is a Datum?
• • What Is a Geographic Coordinate System?
• • How Can Real-World Data Be Translated onto a Two-Dimensional Surface?
• • What Is UTM?
• • What Is SPCS?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 2.1: Coordinates and Position Measurements

Chapter 3: Getting Your Data to Match the Map

• • How Can You Align Different Geospatial Datasets to Work Together?
• • What Is Georeferencing?
• • How Can Data Be Georeferenced?
• • How Is Data Transformed to a Georeferenced Format?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 3.1: Georeferencing an Image

Chapter 4: Finding Your Location with the Global Positioning System

• • Who Made GPS?
• • What Does the Global Positioning System Consist Of?
• • How Does GPS Find Your Position?
• • Why Isn’t GPS Perfectly Accurate?
• • How Can You Get Better Accuracy from GPS?
• • What Other GNSS Are There Beyond GPS?
• • What Are Some Applications of GPS?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 4.1: GNSS Applications

Chapter 5: Working with Digital Geospatial Data and GIS

• • How Does GIS Represent Real-World Items?
• • How Can You Represent the Real World as Continuous Fields?
• • How Is Non-Spatial Data Handled by GIS?
• • What Other Kind of Information Do You Need to Use GIS Data?
• • What Kinds of GIS Are Available?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 5.1 GIS Introduction: QGIS Version
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 5.2 GIS Introduction: ArcGIS Pro Version

Chapter 6: Using GIS for Spatial Analysis

• • How Can Data Be Retrieved from a GIS for Analysis?
• • How Can You Perform Basic Spatial Analysis in GIS?
• • How Can Multiple Types of Spatial Analysis Operations Be Performed in GIS?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 6.1: GIS Spatial Analysis: QGIS Version
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 6.2: GIS Spatial Analysis: ArcGIS Pro Version

Chapter 7: Using GIS to Make a Map

• • How Does the Scale of the Data Affect the Map (and Vice Versa)?
• • What Are Some Design Elements Included in Maps?
• • How Is Data Displayed on a GIS Map?
• • What Kinds of Colors Are Best to Use with GIS Maps?
• • How Can GIS Maps Be Exported and Distributed?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 7.1 – GIS Layouts: QGIS Version
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 7.2 – GIS Layouts: ArcGIS Pro Version

Chapter 8: Getting There Quicker with Geospatial Technology

• • How Do You Model a Network for Geospatial Technology?
• • How Is Address Matching Performed?
• • How Are Shortest Paths Found?
• • How Are Networks Used in Geospatial Technology?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 8.1 – Geocoding and Shortest Path Analysis

Chapter 9: Remotely Sensed Images from Above

• • How Did Aircraft Photography Develop?
• • What Are Unmanned Aircraft Systems?
• • What Are the Different Types of Aerial Photos?
• • How Can You Interpret Objects in an Aerial Image?
• • How Can You Make Measurements from an Aerial Photo?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 9.1 – Visual Imagery Interpretation

Chapter 10: How Remote Sensing Works

• • What Is Remote Sensing Actually Sensing?
• • What Is the Role of the Atmosphere in Remote Sensing?
• • What Happens to Energy When It Hits a Target on the Ground?
• • How Can Spectral Reflectance Be Used in Remote Sensing?
• • How Do You Display a Digital Remotely Sensed Image?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 10.1 – Remotely sensed Imagery and Color Composites

Chapter 11: Images from Space

• • How Do Remote Sensing Satellites Collect Data?
• • What Are the Capabilities of a Satellite Sensor?
• • What Is a Landsat Satellite, and What Does It Do?
• • What Satellites Have High-Resolution Sensors?
• • How Can Satellites Be Used for Monitoring the Earth?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 11.1 – Landsat 8 Imagery

Chapter 12: Studying Earth’s Climate and Environment from Space

• • What Satellites and Sensors Are Used for Studying Climate and the Environment?
• • How Is Environmental Monitoring Performed Using Remote Sensing?
• • How Do Satellites Take Earth’s Temperature?
• • How Do Satellites Monitor Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Quality?
• • How Do Satellites Monitor the Oceans and Water Quality?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 12.1 – Earth-Observing Missions Imagery

Chapter 13: Digital Landscaping

Chapter 14: See the World in 3D

• • How Can Terrain Be Represented on Topographic Maps?
• • How Can Geospatial Technology Represent a Digital Terrain Map?
• • What Is a DEM?
• • How Can Digital Terrain Models Be Utilized?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 13.1 – Digital Terrain Analysis
• • How Can Objects Be Modeled in 3D Using Geospatial Technology?
• • How Can Large Scale 3D Design Be Performed?
• • How Can You View Geospatial Data in Immersive 3D?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 14.1 – 3D Modeling and Visualization

Chapter 15: Life in the Geospatial Cloud and Other Current Developments

• • What Is ArcGIS Online
• • Who Is Involved with Geospatial Technology?
• • How Is Geospatial Technology Used in K–12 Educational Efforts?
• • What Types of Educational Opportunities Are Available with Geospatial Technology?
• • GEOSPATIAL LAB APPLICATION 15.1 – Creating Web Maps and Web Apps With ArcGIS Online