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

这笔拨款支持购置仪器，在托莱多大学建立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大，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持水资源的质量。对在地理、规划或环境研究方面有扎实背景的训练有素的地理信息系统和遥感专家的需求日益增加。地理与规划系通过研究机会，着重于对学生进行地理信息系统和遥感应用方面的教育和培训。在过去三年中，该部门获得了近150万美元的联邦研究拨款，其中许多是应用性质的，重点是服务于公众的需求。该系教师也积极参与软件工具的开发，以进一步推动这项技术在解决研究、管理和规划问题方面的应用。此外，该部门是一个广泛的网络的一部分，该网络由校内和校外的学术单位以及地区，州和国家机构组成。因此，该部准备在地理信息系统、遥感和空间决策支持系统方面发挥领导作用。地理信息系统和遥感的成功促使文理学院和本系进一步投资于这一努力，聘请新的教师，研究重点是地理信息科学和遥感，以及这些工具在公共机构、社区团体和公民的环境规划和决策中的应用。本系有能力在这些进步的基础上，扩大其在地理信息科学方面的研究活动，目标是成为俄亥俄州乃至全国的模范系。目前，该系有一个计算机实验室，以支持教学和研究的陈旧计算机。从事研究项目的学生经常发现很难在教学安排之外找到时间在实验室工作。此外，这些计算机不足以有效处理典型的地理信息系统和遥感应用的大量数据。这所大学正投资5万美元升级实验室以供教学之用。通过这项拨款，我们将建立一个研究计算机实验室设施，专注于地理信息系统和遥感应用。

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.