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4/9/97 SESSION AND ASSIGNMENT FOR 4/16/97

University of Utah, Topics in Geography, Spring Quarter 1997

GEOG393-593 GPS – GIS

 

Notice: if you have a GPS unit… or have access to one… bring it to this class for the demo if you know how to run it (and / or bring your "expert" with you to show us all how your unit works).

 

 

SCHEDULE for 4/9/97

4 PM - 5 PM

Positioning basics

  • Geoid vs. Ellipsoid
  • Datums vs. Coordinate systems vs. Projections
  • Why all this is important to GPS - GIS

 

Then… split into two groups for two demos.

 

A group

B group

5 PM - 6 PM

GIS DEMO

In the DIGIT PC lab

ArcView demo

GPS DEMO

Various units (Garmin, Magellan, Trimble) for various purposes (recreational, data collecting, surveying)

Bring your GPS if you have one and know how to use it… and/or invite a colleague who has one and knows how to use it.

6 PM - 7 PM

GPS DEMO

repeated

GIS DEMO

repeated

 

ASSIGNMENT for 4/16/96

Reading: Chapter 4, GPS Positioning Guide

ArcView exercise due 4/16/96 to Tammy Wambeam.