Emergency Management
Please answer both questions after going over the materials below. At lease 500 hundreds words total.
GIS: Introduction & Use as a Decision-Making Tool
1. What is the single most import thing that you learned in the tutorials regarding GIS as it pertains to this course?
2. Discuss a specific map example from one of the tutorials. Provide a short summary to include: What data was required to make it? What analysis was performed? Why is it important (or not) ? What decision might it help make?
You will be watching several tutorials and responding to questions above.
1st : This is from ESRI. They are like the Microsoft of GIS...the biggest game in town by far. The good people there have posted this Intro course:
https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/57630432851d31e02a43ee86/exploring-gis-maps/
It requires an account, but is completely free. Be sure to complete the exercises within the tutorial.
2nd : Pick one of these and complete:
A: Esri's Disaster Response Program
B: Hazus for Decision Makers (Mitigation and Planning Modeling Software)
https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/57630437851d31e02a43f278/hazus-for-decision-makers/
C: OSO Mudslide Case Study
https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/57660de4bb54adb30c94547f/oso-mudslide---before-and-after/
Below are additional tutorials and resources that you can browse . These are all optional.
Info on jobs in the GIS field.
https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5763042c851d31e02a43ed82/putting-your-gis-skills-to-work/
https://www.gislounge.com/how-to-go-from-gis-novice-to-pro-without-spending-a-dime/
Some more tutorials:
https://www.gislounge.com/tutorials-in-gi
The GIS/Geography Youtube Channel : This has over 2000 videos .Everything from training to product demos.
https://www.youtube.com/user/geographyuberalles/videos
Free demo of of the main ESRI product:
http://www.arcgis.com/features/free-trial.html