Welcome to the Hompage of the Second Year GIS Class at the Michael Berry Career Center

Students enrolled in the course learn advanced GIS applications and skills, as well as completing several local GIS Projects.

GIS is a visual tool.  Check out the varitety of maps and charts students create as they learn about their

country and local community using the power of computer mapping and database analysis software!

Fist (Individual) Project

Students were given a poster found on the bulletin board at HFCC and challenged to use their ArcMap skills to reporduce the map and poster as close to the orignal as possible. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view of each.

Note: Limitations in the way we export images led to some distortion of the student projects (like the white rectangle in the middle)..  The on-screen and printed images they created were much closer to the original.

Original                  Click for Larger Image

 

Student Copy Click for Larger Image

Second (Group) Project

Click Map for a Larger View

 

Thanks to the courtesy of Sue Katsiyiannis, GIS Supervisor for the City of Dearborn, students were able to use real data from their city to create a demo project for the city fire department.  Called FROSTIE for Fire Responder's On-Site Tactical Intelligence Engine, the project provides all the data firemen might need on a laptop computer at the scene of the fire.

Click the logo to view the powerpoint

Learning Spatial Analyst for ArcGIS

 

Spatial analyst is a powerful tool that can be used to calculate distances, map densities, create and analyze surfaces and report complex statistics for a given area.

Spatial Analyst is Used For:

 Interpolate (fill in) data between data points and use this data to calculate the shortest (easiest) distance between two map features:

 

Draw Contour Lines:

 

 

Determine Slope (red areas are steeper than green):

 

Create "Hillshades" (Fake 3D representation of shape of the land):

Learning 3D Analyst for ArcGIS

 

3D analyst adds new tools to ArcGIS allowing data to be displayed and analyzed in 3 dimensions.  Both physical and man-made features can be modeled using this software.

Spatial Analyst is Used For:

Viewing Data in Perspective:

 

Displaying 2D data on a 3D background

 

Creating 3D buildings on a map

 

Determining Line of Sight between two objects.

 

Viewing Data on a 3D model of the Earth

Learning Network Analyst for ArcGIS

 

Network analyst is a set of specialized tools for examining networks of lines: streets, railroads, water mains, etc.  It can be used to determine drive times, routes to follow, or other complex navigation tasks.

Spatial Analyst is Used For:

Learning Image Analyst for ArcGIS

 

Image analyst is a comprehensive editing suite for ArcGIS that lets the users access, use and manipulate a variety of imagery, including aerial orthophotos, satellite images and digital photographs.

Spatial Analyst is Used For:

Viewing a variety of imagery:

Joining (mosaicing) images together

 

Building a Campus Model

 

Fianl GIS Project

Campus Tree Inventory

Campus Safety Analysis