The focus of landscape ecology is to reveal the importance of spatial patterns to the dynamics of interacting ecosystems (Therefore, a homogenous area cannot be a landscape). Many factors have stimulated interest in landscape research, the most important of which is the urgent need to assess the impact of rapid, large-scale changes in our environment. […]
In this lab, we explored how the landscape around Edmonton, Alberta has changed over time (1966 to 1976). I examined some Fragstats metrics and created a transition matrix that explicitly shows the transformation of land uses over time. The report was written from the perspective of a consultant (who could be an urban planner, an […]
This tutorial exercise we use CDC Wonder Data and Model Builder to create yearly hot spot maps of Heart Disease. I used CDC Wonder Heart Disease data for the Southern United States by Country then we create one model to process the data into individual feature classes, one for each year and create a second […]
One fundamental issue in geography study is finding the correct scale. Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) is endemic to all spatially aggregated data. If the inappropriate too small or large scale is selected, the analysis results would be greatly affected. For example, human geography uses arbitrary units. , when natural physical units have their own […]
The first week course’s introduces the five”p”s of that we would focus during this this GIScience research application course: patterns, processes, places, people and perspectives. We will learn about the spatial analytical research methods used in in conservation biology(landscape ecology), health geography and crime. Also, I was introduced and start to thinking carefully about asking […]
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