Development of GIS Lab to Promote Interdisciplinary Student Environmental Research

发展GIS实验室以促进跨学科学生环境研究

• 批准号: 9651165
• 负责人: John Anderson
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: College of the Atlantic
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-07-15 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9651165&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; GIS; Lab; Promote; Interdisciplinary

This project supports major improvements in the geographic information systems (GIS) laboratory. GIS has proven to be an effective and versatile learning and research tool enhancing student research, independent study, and senior (honors) projects in environmental science and human ecology. The project addresses the need to replace obsolete and less efficient equipment in order to strengthen and revise current courses and to develop the capacity to design more advanced curricula. Faculty and students from each academic resource area have the opportunity to engage in advanced research and pursue digital environmental modeling projects, applying the most powerful version of ArcInfo software. Six Pentium-class PCs running X-terminal emulation software, networked to a SPARCstation 10, replace six older PC computers. The new system provides courses with access to data and software managed by the SPARCstation server. Current courses are enhanced as new technical features are introduced through the lab, including modeling and analytical tools for working with physiographic data and satellite imagery and tools to create graphic user interfaces and customized programs for specific applications. Measurable outcomes from the project include substantially enhanced courses along with increased numbers of students doing independent study and research; new and advanced projects undertaken; and dissemination of distinctive applications of GIS technology in an interdisciplinary science-oriented program.

该项目支持对地理信息系统实验室进行重大改进。GIS已被证明是一种有效的和多功能的学习和研究工具，加强学生的研究，独立学习，并在环境科学和人类生态学高级（荣誉）项目。 该项目旨在满足更换陈旧和效率较低设备的需要，以加强和修订现有课程，并发展设计更先进课程的能力。来自每个学术资源领域的教师和学生都有机会从事高级研究并追求数字环境建模项目，应用最强大的ArcInfo软件版本。六台运行X终端仿真软件的Pentium级个人电脑与一台SPARCstation 10联网，取代了六台旧的个人电脑。新的系统使课程能够使用由SPARCstation服务器管理的数据和软件。目前的课程得到加强，通过实验室引入新的技术功能，包括建模和分析工具与自然地理数据和卫星图像和工具，以创建图形用户界面和定制程序的具体应用。 该项目的可衡量成果包括：课程沿着得到大幅加强，从事独立学习和研究的学生人数有所增加;开展了新的高级项目;在跨学科的科学导向方案中传播了地理信息系统技术的独特应用。