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Applied GIS

Dr. Brian Klinkenberg


Topics covered in this course include:

Links to other applied GIS courses are also provided.

Biogeography:

Biogeography.com

Biomes of the World

Major Biomes of the World

NationalGeographic.com Wild World

Biogeography and Ecology Related Links

NOAA'S Biogeography Program

National Biological Information Infrastructure

Landscape Ecology & Biogeography Links
 

Conservation biology:

Conservation Ecology free online journal

The Conservation Planning System (C-plan)

Sites: An Analytical Toolbox for Ecoregional Conservation Planning

A Spatial Modeling and Decision Support System for Conservation of Biological Diversity

Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project

California Gap Analysis Project

Conservation GIS Starter Kit (Ecotrust)

Conservation GIS Starter Kit (order from ESRI)

The ESRI Conservation Program

ESRI Conservation Program Resources: Readings and a bibliography

ArcGIS Biodiversity Data Model

The Nature Conservancy

GIS and Conservation Biology (On-line teaching unit)

Note: In ESRI's virtual campus under Courses with Free Modules, GIS APPLICATIONS - Natural Resources, there is a course called Conservation GIS using Arcview with the first module free:
Analyzing Habitat Loss for Endangered Species
 

Landscape ecology:

FRAGSTATS

East Maui Research: Landscape Ecology, Remote Sensing, and GIS

Ecosystem Based Landscape Planning (Silva Forest Foundation)

RAMAS GIS Software

Using GIS in Conservation and Management (RAMAS)

GRASS GIS Software

TELSA GIS Application

Landscape Ecology Related Links

Landscape Ecology & Biogeography Links

Landscape Ecology Slideshow
 

Medical geography:

Just Another Medical Geography Page

GIS - Health Sciences

GIS in Health and Crime Analysis slideshow

Using Geographic Methods to Understand Health Issues

Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR)

Medical Geography

GIS in Public Health

GIDEON

Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa (MARA)

Medical Geography Digest

Note: In ESRI's virtual campus under Courses with Free Modules, GIS APPLICATIONS - Health, there is a course called Mapping for Health Care Professionals using ArcView GIS with the first module free:
Getting Your Feet Wet with ArcView GIS and Health Care Data
 

Crime analysis:

Crime Reduction Toolkits

CAPSE: Crime Mapping and Analysis

GIS in Health and Crime Analysis slideshow

Mapping Crime and GIS

The GIS Lounge's Crime Mapping page

Using GIS for Crime Analysis slideshow

Crime Analysis Symbolset for ArcView

Crime Analysis Project Management Application

Mapping crime hotspots (Text--reference list)

Applied GIS courses:

Geography 448 UBC Geography: Directed Studies in GIS

GEO3I03 McMaster University: Applied GIS

CRP 386 University of Texas (Austin): Applied GIS (Spring 2001)

CRP 386 University of Texas (Austin): Applied GIS (Spring 2000)

CRP 390 University of Texas (Austin): Applied GIS (Spring 1999)

POEC 6382 University of Texas (Dallas): Applied GIS Software

GE3555 James Cook University: GIS Applications in Landscape Ecology

ENV354 Duke University: GIS Analysis for Conservation Management

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