Esriuk_track8_newcastle_embedding_gis
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This document discusses embedding GIS in undergraduate learning at Newcastle University. It provides an overview of the Geomatics group, which includes 11 academics and 10 researchers. The group teaches GIS to around 200 undergraduate students from various programs, as well as 100 postgraduate students and 20 PhD students. GIS is taught throughout the undergraduate curriculum, from basic concepts in stage 1 to advanced techniques like spatial statistics and Python scripting in stage 3. Practical field courses apply GIS skills. Challenges include keeping up with changing technology and ensuring value for high tuition costs. The group seeks better integration with open source tools and industry to provide work opportunities for graduates.
Esriuk_track8_newcastle_embedding_gis
- 2. Welcome & Introduction Laura Hanson GIS Teaching Officer BSc (Hons) Geography, Surveying and Mapping Science MSc Sustainable Management of the Water Environment Worked for 6 years in Local Authorities
- 3. Newcastle University • Striving for excellence in teaching and research • Part of the Russell Group • Research-led teaching • ESRI products used throughout the University in teaching and research
- 4. Geomatics
- 5. The Geomatics Group World Leading and Internationally Excellent Staff • 11 Academics • 10 Researchers • 3 Support Staff • Leaders of International Organisations • Global experience and links • Staff Support & Student Experience = Not Just a Number
- 6. Undergraduate • BSc Surveying and Mapping Science • BSc Geographic Information Science – Cohort of around 35 students per year – Only Undergraduate GIS course in England – Wide range of backgrounds and extra curricular interests – Start-up pack including books, PPE and tablet PC – Potential £3000 Scholarship – Professional Accreditation (RICS & CICES)
- 8. Who? • Other Undergrads - Around 200 Students – Civil Engineering – Physical Geography – Environmental Science – Planning – No BSc/BA Geography! • Postgrads – 100 students – All taught MSc students in Civil Engineering and Geosciences – Inc. Petroleum Geochemistry, Flood Risk Management and Engineering Geology – To include Transport Management – next year • + Faculty PhD Course – 20 Students
- 9. Who? • Continuing Professional Development – Introduction, intermediate and spatial analysis – Delegates from a wide range of organisations • NERC – Advanced environmental data analysis using GIS – 20 students • Schools – Introduction courses for Teachers – Sessions in schools
- 10. GIS Teaching • ArcGIS taught throughout • From the very basics through to competent, advanced users • Not just button pressing • Learning the theory and application • Also programming in Python, Matlab and R • Range of techniques – Lectures, seminars, practicals, fieldcourses • High levels of contact time – c.20 hours per week • Professional education
- 11. Stage 1 • Introduction to GIS – GIS to the Masses – From the very basics – Includes • Data management • Sourcing map data • Making maps • Basic Analysis in 2D & 3D – MCE – Viewshed • Editing and digitising
- 13. Stage 1 Fieldcourse • New in 2014 - Introduce more GIS • 2 ½ day exercise • Soil moisture v terrain characteristics v stats • + Basic survey
- 14. Stage 2 • GIS Theory and Application – Modelling GIS data – GIS analysis – Design and management of a full GIS project – Applied GIS analysis using ArcGIS including • MCE • Network analysis • Building spatial data models – Methods of interpolation
- 15. Stage 2 • Applied Geospatial Data Handling – GIS users and uses – Cartographic data handling – Web solutions • Open Source & ESRI – Metadata – Spatial Data Infrastructures
- 17. Stage 3 Fieldcourse • 3 Exercises • DTM densification & network design & test • Landcover classification • Urban development in Hexham
- 18. Stage 3 • Environmental Informatics – Mixture of advanced GIS and remote sensing techniques and application – Python scripting – Spatial statistics • Including Geographically Weighted Regression
- 19. Stage 3 • Dissertation Projects – Majority of projects contain some GIS – Regularly using ESRI – Pushing the bounds of the software – Developing tools and models in Python – Analysing data using Spatial Statistics
- 21. Future…or now • Introduce – CityEngine – BIM – ‘Big data’ – Web development – ArcGIS Pro – ArcServer and enterprise databases – More Open Source? • What’s next?
- 22. Challenges • Focus • Giving the students value for money – £9000 • Keeping up with the tech – Resourcing – Materials – Research led teaching
- 23. What would help? • Better integration with Open Source – easy to have a hybrid • Sort out some of the long term bugs – Naming constraints – Raster functions – File locks • And quickly sort out the new ones…
- 24. What would help? • Make Coordinate Systems more visible – Compelling students to understand them – What is actually going on – Educate in how to select the correct one & how to convert between • Lessons in/ Guidance on Styling – Easy to create bad maps • Helping Uni’s to get up and running with new software
- 25. What can you do? We need more students! And we need your help!
- 26. Integration with Industry • Connections with Alumni • Life during and Beyond • Summer Placements
- 28. Integration with Industry • Site Visits • Lectures • Sponsorship • Industry Advisory Panel • Skills for industry
- 29. BSc Surveying and Mapping Science BSc Geographic Information Science