Acquisition of Instrumentation in Support of the Center for Geographic Information Science and Applied Geographics (GISAG)

采购仪器以支持地理信息科学和应用地理学中心 (GISAG)

• 批准号: 0116876
• 负责人: Kevin Czajkowski
• 金额: $ 16.69万
• 依托单位: University of Toledo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2004-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0116876&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Instrumentation; Support; Center; Geographic

This grant supports the acquisition of instrumentation to establish develop a state-of-the-art GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory at the University of Toledo.The University of Toledo Department of Geography and Planning has significantly enhanced its Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Remote Sensing capabilities in recent years. These geotechnical fields are rapidly expanding world-wide and are affecting people's lives on a daily basis with applications ranging from the determination of the optimal location of emergency services, clinics and hospitals to preserving the quality of water resources. There are increasing demands for highly trained GIS and Remote Sensing specialists who have a solid background in Geography, Planning, or Environmental Studies.The Department of Geography and Planning has focused on the education and training of students in GIS and Remote Sensing Applications through research opportunities. In the last three years the department has been awarded nearly $1.5 million in federal research grants, many of which are applied in nature and focus on serving the public's needs. Department faculty have also been actively involved in the development of software tools to further advance the application of this technology in the solution of research, management and planning problems. In addition, the department is part of an extensive network that consists of academic units on and off campus as well as regional, state, and national agencies. Consequently, the Department is poised to assume a leadership role in GIS, remote sensing, and spatial decision support systems. Success in GIS and remote sensing has led the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department to invest further in this endeavor by hiring new faculty members with research foci on Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing and the application of these tools for environmental planning and decision-making by public agencies, community groups, and citizens.The department is in a position to build upon these advances by expanding its research activity in Geographic Information Science with the goal of becoming a model department within the state of Ohio and the nation. Currently, the department has one computer lab to support both teaching and research with outdated computers. Students working on their research projects often find it difficult to find time to work in the lab around the teaching schedule. In addition, these computers are inadequate to effectively process the large volumes of data typical of GIS and remote sensing applications. The university is investing $50,000 to upgrade the lab for teaching purposes. Through this grant, we will establish a research computer laboratory facility that concentrates on GIS and remote sensing applications.

该补助金支持购置仪器设备，以在托莱多大学建立和发展一个最先进的地理信息系统和遥感实验室。托莱多大学地理与规划系近年来显著增强了其地理信息科学（GIS）和遥感能力。这些岩土工程领域正在世界范围内迅速扩展，并影响着人们的日常生活，其应用范围从确定紧急服务、诊所和医院的最佳位置到保护水资源的质量。地理与规划系地理与遥感系地理与遥感系地理与地理系地理系地理与地理系地理与地理系与地理系地理系与地理系在过去的三年里，该部门已获得近150万美元的联邦研究赠款，其中许多是应用在自然界，并专注于服务于公众的需求。部门教师也积极参与软件工具的开发，以进一步推进这项技术在研究，管理和规划问题的解决方案中的应用。此外，该部门是一个广泛的网络，包括学术单位和校外以及区域，州和国家机构的一部分。因此，该部准备在地理信息系统、遥感和空间决策支助系统方面发挥领导作用。在地理信息系统和遥感的成功，导致艺术与科学学院和部门进一步投资于这奋进，聘请新的教师与地理信息科学和遥感的研究重点，以及这些工具的应用环境规划和决策的公共机构，社区团体，该部门是在一个位置，通过扩大其在地理信息科学的研究活动，成为俄亥俄州和全国范围内的一个模范部门的目标，以建立在这些进步。目前，该部门有一个计算机实验室，以支持教学和研究与过时的计算机。从事研究项目的学生经常发现很难在教学时间表周围找到时间在实验室工作。此外，这些计算机不足以有效处理GIS和遥感应用中典型的大量数据。该大学将投资5万美元升级实验室，用于教学目的。通过这笔赠款，我们将建立一个研究计算机实验室设施，集中在地理信息系统和遥感应用。