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What is GIS?

Modern day computers have revolutionized the mapmaking art of old. Computer generated maps are being used in a diversity of applications to communicate, and explain relationships between objects in both space and time. Example applications range from tracing historical events, drilling for valuable minerals, analyzing demographic data, to cartographic exposition. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a map is worth a treasure.

If you want to see an introductory lecture on mapping via GIS click the link below. It turns out that some of the the first maps produced by man (in the Ukraine 10,000 B.C.) were cadastral maps. Nothing wrong with the first GIS system being a mammoth tusk!
Workshop Introduction and First Lecture
Ppt presentation

History of our GIS Center

The Center for GIS & Remote Sensing at TCU was established in 1981 by Ken Morgan. The Center is housed in the Departments of Geology and Environmental Sciences. The center was remodeled in 2004 to serve as a focal point for campus wide research and educational needs related to geographic data analysis. Through the years, the Center has been an active promoter of spatial science technologies, and continues to play a crucial role in the Eco-Informa conferences which are held in locations throughout the world. The Center has software capabilities in ArcGIS with extensions (ESRI Inc.), ENVI and IDL (RSI Inc.), MF Works, TNTMips, and CANVAS among others. Hardware capabilities include 12 PCs (2.8-3.2 GHz), numerous Macs, digitizer, large format plotters, and USB-2000/256 NIR Visible-NIR spectrometer. The Center can upload data through the terrabyte server housed in the Geology department.

Research & Course Work

The Center has been actively involved in the Amazon rainforest in Southeast Peru through the Andes to Amazon project being led by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT); another project involved mapping the air temperatures of urban environments around the Fort Worth Zoo using aerial imagery and thermal data from satellites.

The summer workshops are attended by IT specialists, personnel from non-profit agencies, local government, and independent consultants. We look forward to serving our community GIS and remote sensing needs.

Link to Pictures from 2005 Workshop

The following courses are offered at the Center:

Introduction to GIS
Advanced GIS I: Spatial Analysis
Advanced GIS II: Programming with ArcObjects
Image Processing
Image Interpretation/Imaging Spectroscopy

If you have questions, or would like to learn more about GIS activities at TCU please contact:

Ranjan S. Muttiah
TCU BOX 298830
Fort Worth, TX 76123
Tel: 817-257-6272


	Center for GIS & Remote Sensing New Technologies for Mapping Resources
	The Center for GIS & Remote Sensing has been in existence at TCU since the early 1980s. Full time TCU students are taught remote sensing and GIS classes at the Center during the regular semesters, and area professionals take GIS Certification courses during the summer months. The Center also engages in research activities with partnering agencies such as the Fort Worth Zoo, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, and the Fort Worth Nature refuge. The Center also hosts the monthly Fort Worth SQL Server User's Group meeting, and has sponsored SQL server training courses at TCU. `2008` GIS Summer Certification Program May 13-22 and June 3-12 Register at www.lifelong.tcu.edu This course will take you through from the fundamentals of the GIS to more advanced concepts that will be required to solve problems. Instruction will be based on ArcGIS 9.2. Course material includes: Spatial data structures, ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcPad/GPS, Layout, Projection, Annotation, Geocoding, table joins and relates, editing, and working with common vector and raster operators. There are no pre-requisites to attend the class. Registered TCU students will be given a 20% discount. Hours: 18.00

	What is GIS? Modern day computers have revolutionized the mapmaking art of old. Computer generated maps are being used in a diversity of applications to communicate, and explain relationships between objects in both space and time. Example applications range from tracing historical events, drilling for valuable minerals, analyzing demographic data, to cartographic exposition. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a map is worth a treasure. If you want to see an introductory lecture on mapping via GIS click the link below. It turns out that some of the the first maps produced by man (in the Ukraine 10,000 B.C.) were cadastral maps. Nothing wrong with the first GIS system being a mammoth tusk! Workshop Introduction and First Lecture Ppt presentation History of our GIS Center The Center for GIS & Remote Sensing at TCU was established in 1981 by Ken Morgan. The Center is housed in the Departments of Geology and Environmental Sciences. The center was remodeled in 2004 to serve as a focal point for campus wide research and educational needs related to geographic data analysis. Through the years, the Center has been an active promoter of spatial science technologies, and continues to play a crucial role in the Eco-Informa conferences which are held in locations throughout the world. The Center has software capabilities in ArcGIS with extensions (ESRI Inc.), ENVI and IDL (RSI Inc.), MF Works, TNTMips, and CANVAS among others. Hardware capabilities include 12 PCs (2.8-3.2 GHz), numerous Macs, digitizer, large format plotters, and USB-2000/256 NIR Visible-NIR spectrometer. The Center can upload data through the terrabyte server housed in the Geology department. Research & Course Work The Center has been actively involved in the Amazon rainforest in Southeast Peru through the Andes to Amazon project being led by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT); another project involved mapping the air temperatures of urban environments around the Fort Worth Zoo using aerial imagery and thermal data from satellites. The summer workshops are attended by IT specialists, personnel from non-profit agencies, local government, and independent consultants. We look forward to serving our community GIS and remote sensing needs. Link to Pictures from 2005 Workshop The following courses are offered at the Center: Introduction to GIS Advanced GIS I: Spatial Analysis Advanced GIS II: Programming with ArcObjects Image Processing Image Interpretation/Imaging Spectroscopy If you have questions, or would like to learn more about GIS activities at TCU please contact: Ranjan S. Muttiah TCU BOX 298830 Fort Worth, TX 76123 Tel: 817-257-6272