{"id":51,"date":"2019-03-18T10:07:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T17:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2019-05-29T15:27:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T22:27:18","slug":"gis-in-the-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/gis-in-the-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical GIS in lab exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The videos introduced general GIS concepts.\u00a0 In the trial courses, we then introduced the practical aspects of GIS through lab exercises.<\/p>\n<p>We suggest that other instructors could use the same video lessons for GIS concepts, but could develop additional lab materials to teach practical GIS skills in a way that is tailored to the course content and level.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some examples of GIS lab tasks from the trial courses.<\/p>\n<p><b>3<\/b><b>rd<\/b><b> year\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For the 3rd year course, we gave step-by-step instructions, for specific tasks and datasets.\u00a0 Students did 1-2 GIS tasks per lab, and were allowed to work in groups of two. They had a week to complete each lab. The GIS exercises included\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mapping from historic aerial photos, and performing area calculations with vector data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab3-historic-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab3-historic-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab3-historic-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab3-historic.png 775w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geomorphic mapping and cross-section extraction with Google Earth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/lab04-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/lab04-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/lab04-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/lab04-1024x781.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Section-300x70.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Section-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Section-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Section-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Section.png 1555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change detection using digital elevation models in ArcMap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-134 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Lab4-Example_DoD_wrong_values-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Lab4-Example_DoD_wrong_values-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Lab4-Example_DoD_wrong_values-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/Lab4-Example_DoD_wrong_values-1024x721.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3D landscape visualization using ArcScene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-101 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab5-A-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab5-A-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab5-A-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/Lab5-A.png 798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Terrain mapping and cartography in ArcMap using LiDAR hillshades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-130 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/terrain_map_example-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/terrain_map_example-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/terrain_map_example-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/terrain_map_example-1024x940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/terrain_map_example.jpg 1909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>4th year\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For the 4th year course, students were given a GIS software \u201ccheat-sheet\u201d,\u00a0 and a directory of data sources. They were free to apply GIS methods as they saw fit, in order to achieve the lab outcomes. Again, students were able to work in groups of two. Tasks included&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For one lab:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sourcing own geospatial data<\/li>\n<li>Collating a range of data types and working with different data attributes to produce an engineering geology map<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/434-B-300x233.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/434-B-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/434-B.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/434-C-239x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/434-C-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/03\/434-C.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/map-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/map-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/map-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/map-791x1024.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For another lab:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrating calculations in Excel and GIS for a quantitative risk assessment<\/li>\n<li>Interacting with shapefile attribute tables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/risk-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/risk-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/risk-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/files\/2019\/04\/risk.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The videos introduced general GIS concepts.\u00a0 In the trial courses, we then introduced the practical aspects of GIS through lab exercises. We suggest that other instructors could use the same video lessons for GIS concepts, but could develop additional lab materials to teach practical GIS skills in a way that is tailored to the course &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/gis-in-the-lab\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Practical GIS in lab exercises&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64515,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasgisproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}