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Introduction to Geospatial Technologies keeps you current with the latest in geospatial technologies so you can gain the skills you need to be successful in your course and your future career.

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Contents

Table of Contents

Part 1 Geospatial Data and GPS
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

 

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

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

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

Part 2 Geographic Information Systems
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


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


 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

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

Part 3 Remote Sensing
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


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


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


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

Part 4 Geospatial Applications
13. Digital Landscaping
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


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

Authors

Bradley A. Shellito

Bradley A. Shellito is a geographer whose work focuses on the application of geospatial technologies. Dr. Shellito has been a professor at Youngstown State University (YSU) since 2004, and was previously a faculty member at Old Dominion University. He teaches classes in GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and 3D Visualization and his research interests involve using these concepts with a variety of real-world issues. He also serves as YSU’s PI in OhioView, a statewide geospatial consortium. A native of the Youngstown area, Dr. Shellito received his bachelor’s degree from YSU, his Masters from the Ohio State University, and his doctorate from Michigan State University.


Teaching the latest in geographic technologies and providing foundational knowledge of the field

Introduction to Geospatial Technologies keeps you current with the latest in geospatial technologies so you can gain the skills you need to be successful in your course and your future career.

E-book

Read online (or offline) with all the highlighting and notetaking tools you need to be successful in this course.

Learn More

Table of Contents

Part 1 Geospatial Data and GPS
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

 

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

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

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

Part 2 Geographic Information Systems
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


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


 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

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

Part 3 Remote Sensing
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


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


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


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

Part 4 Geospatial Applications
13. Digital Landscaping
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


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

Bradley A. Shellito

Bradley A. Shellito is a geographer whose work focuses on the application of geospatial technologies. Dr. Shellito has been a professor at Youngstown State University (YSU) since 2004, and was previously a faculty member at Old Dominion University. He teaches classes in GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and 3D Visualization and his research interests involve using these concepts with a variety of real-world issues. He also serves as YSU’s PI in OhioView, a statewide geospatial consortium. A native of the Youngstown area, Dr. Shellito received his bachelor’s degree from YSU, his Masters from the Ohio State University, and his doctorate from Michigan State University.


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