GPS/GIS/Image Analysis Technology for Field Research in Biology and Environmental Science

用于生物和环境科学领域研究的 GPS/GIS/图像分析技术

• 批准号: 9851507
• 负责人: Daniel Buckley
• 金额: $ 2.84万
• 依托单位: University of Maine Farmington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-01 至 2000-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9851507&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GPS; GIS; Image; Analysis; Technology

Funding is requested for global positioning system (GPS), geographical information system (GIS), and image analysis technology for student use in field oriented courses in biology and environmental science. This technology will be incorporated into a number of courses that all require a variety of spatial analysis applications (e.g., lake bathymetry, habitat analysis, endangered species distribution mapping, lichen community dynamics, landscape analysis of old growth forest, and avian bioenergetics). The overall objective of this project is to foster problem solving skills, critical thinking, and a richer appreciation for the scientific process by involving all science and science-education majors in real-world, field research problems, rather than contrived classroom "studies." The natural attraction that students exhibit toward field research will be encouraged through the combination of state-of-the-art, computer interfaced technology and hands-on examination of ecological problems that were previously logistically difficult or technically impossible using available alternative methods. Students will engage in both course-related and independent field research projects, which will be original and/or applied, and may last for a semester, several semesters, or a number of years and involve several cohorts of students. Student involvement in all phases of research will be reflected in greatly increased student authorship of publications and project reports for local organizations and governmental agencies. Thus, it is expected that the addition of the GPS/GISrlmage analysis technology will enhance our field oriented courses and independent student research opportunities, and it will provide effective and highly visible tools for the science faculty to increase student motivation and interest in careers in science and science teaching.

要求为全球定位系统、地理信息系统和图像分析技术提供资金，供学生在生物学和环境科学的实地课程中使用。这项技术将被纳入一些课程，都需要各种空间分析应用程序（例如，湖泊水深测量、生境分析、濒危物种分布图绘制、地衣群落动态、古老森林景观分析和鸟类生物能量学）。这个项目的总体目标是通过让所有科学和科学教育专业的学生参与现实世界的实地研究问题，而不是人为的课堂研究，来培养解决问题的能力、批判性思维和对科学过程的更丰富的欣赏。“学生对实地研究的自然吸引力将通过最先进的计算机接口技术和对生态问题的实际检查相结合而得到鼓励，这些问题以前在后勤上很困难或在技术上不可能使用现有的替代方法。学生将参与课程相关和独立的实地研究项目，这些项目将是原创和/或应用的，可能持续一个学期，几个学期或几年，并涉及几个学生群体。学生参与研究的各个阶段将反映在大大增加学生为当地组织和政府机构的出版物和项目报告的作者。因此，预计GPS/GISrlmage分析技术的加入将增强我们的面向领域的课程和独立的学生研究机会，它将为科学教师提供有效和高度可见的工具，以提高学生的动机和兴趣，在科学和科学教学的职业生涯。