Geographic Information Systems (地理信息系统) and Remote Sensing at ISU

地球部 & Environmental Systems is home to ISU’s spatial analysis software and expertise. 与 Office of Information Technology (OIT), we maintain site licenses for ESRI’s Arc地理信息系统 software suite, complete with unlimited site licenses for academic units, 工作人员, 教师, 和学生.

什么是地理信息系统?

Geographic Information Systems is really the spatial data (often in the form of vector or image data), 软件工具, and expertise in management and analysis. 地理信息系统 allows us to ask and answer questions, 可视化数据, and interpret results in an interactive computer environment. Applications of 地理信息系统 vary quite a bit, but the goal is usually to understand spatial relationships between entities/features, 趋势, 和模式. 地理信息系统 has an application in almost every discipline!

What 地理信息系统/Remote Sensing 课程 are Offered at ISU?

在地球部 & Environmental Systems we regularly offer 4 undergraduate courses and 3 graduate courses in 地理信息系统:

• ENVI212 – Intro to 地理信息系统cience (Aldrich, Obermeyer)
• ENVI342 – Intro to Geograhpic Infromation Systems (Obermeyer, Aldrich)
• ENVI401 – 地理信息系统: Applications (Aldrich, Obermeyer)
• ENVI402 – Geoprocessing (Aldrich)
• ENVI501 – 地理信息系统: Applications [研究生-level] (Aldrich, Obermeyer)
• ENVI502 – Geoprocessing [研究生-level] (Aldrich)
• GEOG665 – 地理信息系统/Remote Sensing: Computer Assisted Techniques [ONLINE] (Aldrich)

We also offer a robust curriculum in Remote Sensing:

• ENVI115 – 地球 from Space (Weng)
• ENVI 405 - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (Berta)
• ENVI 406 - Remote Sensing: Image Development and Interpretation (Berta, Weng)
• ENVI 407 - Remote Sensing: Digital Analysis of Spectral Data (Weng)
• ENVI 408 - Remote Sensing: Digital Analysis (Weng)
• ENVI 505 - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing [研究生-level] (Berta)
• ENVI 506 - Remote Sensing: Image Development and Interpretation [研究生-level] (Berta, Weng)
• ENVI 507 - Remote Sensing: Digital Analysis of Spectral Data [研究生-level] (Weng)
• ENVI 508 - Remote Sensing: Digital Analysis [研究生-level] (Weng)

除了, ESRI offers site-license institutions access to their catalog of self-guided online trainings, which can be a great way for ISU Community Members to gain 地理信息系统 (and Remote Sensing) skills on their own time. A list of trainings is available: http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=aul.premiumCourses. If you would like to complete one (or more) trainings, please contact Dr. 史蒂夫·奥尔德里奇 indicating your affiliation with ISU and a list of ESRI training courses you would like to have access to.

How can I get access to the Software?

Arc地理信息系统 is available for ISU 工作人员, 学生, and 教师.

教师 and 工作人员 should use the ISU App Catalog (http://appcatalog.xautor.net/) or the ISU Software Downloads site (http://downloads.xautor.net/)才能使用该软件. OIT can also assist in installing Arc地理信息系统. These installation options work for on-campus use, and for off-campus use will require connection through ISU’s VPN (http://vpn.xautor.net/). For off-campus use by 教师 or 工作人员 (but NOT 学生), please contact Dr. 史蒂夫·奥尔德里奇. NOTE: 教师 and 工作人员 may only install the software on their ISU-owned workstations.

学生 must install the software from the ISU Software Downloads site (http://downloads.xautor.net/) and acquire a one-year registration code and installation instructions from their 教师 member. 另外, they can acquire a registration code from their instructor and bring it to the OIT Technology Assistance Group (TAG) in the basement of Stalker Hall for help in installing the software. If you are an ISU undergraduate but not taking a 地理信息系统 class you may request a registration code from Dr. 史蒂夫·奥尔德里奇. Please include information about your major department, 预期用途, and how you learned about 地理信息系统 at ISU in your request e-mail.

What are the System Requirements for 地理信息系统 Software?

地理信息系统 requires somewhat more system resources than some machines have. For a full list of system specifications, please see: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-desktop/system-requirements

What Remote Sensing Software is Available?

地球部 & Environmental Systems also has teaching computer-lab access to Erdas Imagine and ENVI/IDL+, two of the leading remote sensing software packages. 教师 and 工作人员 requiring access to these software packages should contact Dr. 史蒂夫·奥尔德里奇 directly to discuss how this may be possible.