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What a journey it has been in the GIS Undergraduate Certificate Program these last 15 months! As we fast approach the Thanksgiving holiday, the semester is winding down and our final assignment is the compilation of a GIS Portfolio showing some of our best examples of deliverables we produced both in class and professionally. My initial plan was to create an online portfolio on AARoads.com. Avada, the content [...]

By |2024-12-09T08:52:16-05:00November 24th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on GIS Portfolio

GIS Day 2024 Event at FDOT District 7

Following months of planning, of which I contributed starting on the second day of my internship, GIS Day is finally here! Beyond brainstorming ideas in which to better spread the word at FDOT District 7 of the event, I was tasked with creating one or two GIS Day maps for display on the wall of the auditorium.As the semester progressed, I took inspiration from Special Topics assignments and learned skills [...]

By |2024-12-09T08:48:32-05:00November 20th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on GIS Day 2024 Event at FDOT District 7

GIS Internship – Training and Hurricanes

The internship with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) at District 7 Headquarters has been quite eventful. I got started a bit later in the semester through the Volunteer Program, so I am approximately one third through the hours for GIS. Beyond mandatory training for state employees, I got started on putting together a training manual for ArcGIS Pro desktop to be used by the GIS Department in future classes [...]

By |2024-11-11T16:29:15-05:00October 9th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on GIS Internship – Training and Hurricanes

Scale and Resolution Effects on Spatial Data

What a last two weeks it has been this semester. Hurricane Helene threatened the area during the final week of September, shifting everyone's focus to preparation and expected impacts. The storm center passed approximately 90 miles to our west. While coastal impacts were severe, we were spared the brunt inland, even keeping electricity throughout the storm. Followed that with a preplanned trip for AARoads to Puerto Rico. Then got [...]

By |2024-11-11T16:17:38-05:00October 7th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on Scale and Resolution Effects on Spatial Data

Interpolation Methods – Tampa Bay Water Quality

There are numerous spatial interpolation methods used to generate surfaces in GIS. This is the prediction of variables at unmeasured locations based upon sampling of similar variables at known locations or true points. Related, spatial prediction is the estimation of variables at unsampled locations based partly on other variables and a collective set of measurements. Comprised of spatially continuous data, surfaces could be topographic, a measure of air pollution, soil moisture, air temperatures [...]

By |2024-11-11T16:02:34-05:00September 22nd, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on Interpolation Methods – Tampa Bay Water Quality

Searching for the right GIS job

Finally got started with my GIS Internship with the Florida Department of Transportation at District 7 (D7) Headquarters last week. The position affords me the opportunity to work on several GIS related tasks and with multiple departments. I am working with a great team and providing assistance to others with ArcGIS Pro. Settling into my internship position at D7 went very smoothly. My initial task is working on a [...]

By |2024-11-11T15:54:31-05:00September 15th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on Searching for the right GIS job

3D Mapping – TINs and DEMs

Moving on from Spatial Data Quality in GIS Special Topics, the next Lab focuses on surfaces with a comparison of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and Triangular Irregular Network (TIN). A surface in GIS is a geographic phenomena represented as continuous data. Continuous spatial data references geographic objects characterized by very gradual boundaries such as temperature or elevation. The most common way to represent elevation data is with contour [...]

By |2024-11-11T15:48:45-05:00September 13th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 3D Mapping – TINs and DEMs

Spatial Data Quality – Road Network Completeness

Continuing the focus on Spatial Data Quality in GIS Special Topics, Module 1.3 covers the Accuracy Assessment of Roads. Road networks are widely used as the basemap for many applications. This factors into expectations for positional accuracy and completeness, which this week's lab covers. Road networks are also used for geocoding and network routing. The usability of such is dependent upon robust attributes such as street names, address numbers, [...]

By |2024-11-11T15:42:12-05:00September 6th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on Spatial Data Quality – Road Network Completeness

GIS Internship – Networking in Tampa

The GIS Internship part of the UWF GIS Certification program is something I have looked forward to since the start of classes last Fall. While working on AARoads is rewarding, the lack of a team to work with, especially in recent years, has been increasingly discouraging. Also my previous work with GIS Cartography and Publishing Services (GISCAPS) is 100% remote, so the interaction there is limited to phone calls. [...]

By |2024-11-11T15:34:30-05:00August 28th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on GIS Internship – Networking in Tampa

Spatial Data Quality – Positional Accuracy of Road Networks

When viewing a map or working with geospatial data, it is generally assumed to be accurate. But this may not always be the case, and many factors can affect accuracy. Unaccounted bias may be present, data may have been digitized at a coarser scale than was required, errors present on a previous dataset used to update a new one could be carried over, etc. So how accurate is a [...]

By |2024-11-11T13:07:04-05:00August 28th, 2024|GIS|Comments Off on Spatial Data Quality – Positional Accuracy of Road Networks
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