GIS4043 Lab 4: Vector AnalysisThe current term of Introduction to GIS (GIS4043) recently completed Module 4, a Vector Analysis session that introduced some very useful tools. Students gained experience with the commonly used Buffer and Overlay geoprocessing tools. They also explored how to analyze vector data with spatial queries and distinguish between different types of layers.  These ..read more

GIS 4043/5050L Final Project - Transmission Line Impacts The introduction to GIS (GIS 4043/5050) Final Project gave students a chance to showcase the skills they've acquired throughout the course. The scenario presented students with a letter from FPL power company proposing an electric transmission line that would effect a large span of land in South Florida.  Their job was to do a GIS ..read more

GIS 4043/5050L Final Project - Transmission Line Impacts The Introduction to GIS (GIS 4043/5050) Final Project gave students a chance to showcase the skills they've acquired throughout the course.  Students were given a letter from a power company that proposed an electric power transmission line that would effect a span of land in south Florida. A GIS anaysis was required to determine the ..read more

Module 3 Lab: Introduction to Projections Spring semester is flying by and our GIS 4043/5050 Introduction to GIS first term has recently ended. We are impressed with our students' progress and hard work!  This weeks' spotlight focuses on the Lab 3 Module Introduction to Projections.  Students were asked to create a map exploring the differences between projections Albers, UTM 16 ..read more

Student Spotlight: Alex Nitzman Recently in our GIS 4035/L Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing course, students learned techniques for image classification. Their goal was to learn how to convert a group or cluster of spectrally similar pixels into an information class such as Land Use or Land Cover. Tasks included creating classified images in ERDAS, practicing reclassification ..read more

Student Spotlight:Jason WenzelSpecial Topics students are continuing their series of modules on Data Quality Assessments by becoming familiar with Triangulated Irregular Networks (TINs) , Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and Surface Interpolation.  Module 2.1 practices using ArcPro to drape images over terrain surfaces and exaggerate the images for further exploration of data.  Multiple ..read more

Student Spotlight: Robert RichardsonThis week in Special Topics Module 1, students learned the importance of creating and identifying the quality level of spatial data. The fundamental concepts of accuracy, precision, and bias were defined in lecture Fundamentals of Spatial Data Quality. These error metrics were further examined in the lab, Calculating Metrics for Spatial Data Quality where ..read more

Student Spotlight: Kelsey Yoder-Ostroski This week, we would like to highlight Kelsey Yoder-Ostroski for her work on the Application for GIS Coastal Flooding and Storm Surge Analysis module! In this module, students explored coastal flooding models and were asked to prepare their own storm surge analysis. Kelsey has created an excellent blogspot about the Coastal Flooding and Storm Surge module ..read more

Emily Sandrowicz Alumni Spotlight This week, we would like to highlight the outstanding Capstone work of GIS Online MS in GIS Administration Alumni, Emily Sandrowicz! Pictured below is Sandowicz's capstone  "The EC-SAR iCAMP (Eckerd College Search and Rescue interactive CAse MaP)."   Sandrowicz says about UWF GIS Online MS Program: "As someone who is already comfortably settled in a GIS career ..read more

Student Spotlight: Marquis Pickett This week, we would like to highlight Marquis Pickett for his outstanding leadership, work ethic, and positive influence in the online GIS courses he has taken with us this year.  Marquis regularly offers his time to help his classmates on the discussion forum and during office hours with sound advice, encouragement, and tips. Multiple students have shared ..read more