{"id":691,"date":"2015-02-26T23:04:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T23:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/?p=691"},"modified":"2023-05-08T08:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T08:50:57","slug":"getting-started-with-the-gis-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/getting-started-with-the-gis-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with the GIS Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This post provides an overview of all the (hopefully) useful things you can read about on the blog.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In its short and happy life the GIS Blog has certainly done a lot for me.\u00a0 It&#8217;s made it a lot easier to respond to many\u00a0common questions (like <a title=\"How can I get some data?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/how-can-i-get-some-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mapping to the J: drive<\/a> &#8211; see how easy that was?), answering some common &#8220;How do I&#8230;?&#8221; queries and also allowing us to introduce some interesting uses of GIS.\u00a0 The blog pages have recently been revamped to be a bit easier to read so in this post I&#8217;ll group together some of the more important and useful links for your one stop shopping enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spatial Data and Web Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How can I get some data?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/how-can-i-get-some-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to access data on the Lincoln network<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; how to map to the J: drive and access our data.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Data, data everywhere, but what about what I need?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/data-data-everywhere-but-what-about-what-i-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data available on the Lincoln network<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a summary of spatial data on the J: drive.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The data I need aren\u2019t on the J: drive!\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-data-i-need-arent-on-the-j-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data available on the Internet<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; online data portals where you can download data (Koordinates.com, LINZ data service, Landcare data portal, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Canterburymaps.govt.nz and Web Services\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/canterburymaps-govt-nz-and-web-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Web Services (and Canterbury Maps)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; an\u00a0overview of ECan&#8217;s map portal and introduction to web services (how you can add online data layers to your map).<\/p>\n<p>Web Feature Services, <a title=\"Web Feature Services \u2013 real data from the web to your desktop\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/web-feature-services-real-data-from-the-web-to-your-desktop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">part 1<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/web-feature-services-part-2-lris-and-lds\/\">part 2<\/a> &#8211; how to add raw data from the internet to your map for analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Our (Web) Maps &#8211; an overview of some of the online maps we provide from our local GIS server (<em>under reconstruction just now<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Anatomy of a Web Map\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/anatomy-of-a-web-map\/\">Anatomy of a Web Map<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; deconstructing a web map so you can understand how they work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ArcGIS Toolbars and Menus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Tools Toolbar \u2013 An Unsung Hero of ArcMap\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-tools-toolbar-an-unsung-hero-of-arcmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tools Toolbar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Standard Toolbar \u2013 Another Unsung Hero of ArcMap\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-standard-toolbar-another-unsung-hero-of-arcmap\/\">The Standard Toolbar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ArcMap Menus \u2013 The Last of the Unsung Heroes\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/arcmap-menus-the-last-of-the-unsung-heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArcMap Menus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/2016\/07\/13\/a-new-window-on-the-world-arcgis-pro\/\">ArcGIS Pro<\/a> &#8211; a new window on the world<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips and Tricks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How do I Clip Data?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/how-do-i-clip-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clip vector data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I clip raster data?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/how-do-i-clip-raster-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clip raster data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I create a new feature class\/shapefile?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/how-do-i-create-a-new-feature-classshapefile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create a new feature class\/shapefile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Data with a View\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/data-with-a-view-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do a viewshed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"3D Symbols in your 3D Visualisations\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/3d-symbols-in-your-3d-visualisations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use 3D Symbols in ArcGlobe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"My data aren\u2019t lining up!\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/my-data-arent-lining-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Align data on a map<\/a> (i.e. My data aren&#8217;t lining up!)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How To Add a Locator Map in ArcMap\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/how-to-add-a-locator-map-in-arcmap\/\">Adding a Locator Map to an ArcMap layout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/getting-consistent-symbology-with-layer-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Layer Files to get Consistent Symbology Across Layers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/python-scripting-with-the-field-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simple Python Scripting with the Field Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/getting-to-the-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting to the Point(s) <\/a>&#8211; how to map points from a text file or table<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/imagery-is-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image(ry) is Everything<\/a> &#8211; getting a high resolution image of post-earthquake Christchurch and managing it with a mosaic dataset.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/aerial-oddities\/\">Aerial Oddities<\/a> &#8211; we revisit the high-res image from the post above and look in more depth at a few oddities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/can-i-use-my-own-symbols-on-maps\/\">Use your own symbols on an ArcMap map<\/a> &#8211; how to import your own symbols to use for feature symbology.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/a-shady-topic-hillshade-layers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Shady Topic<\/a> &#8211; how hillshade layers work on topographic maps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/turning-the-tables-on-text\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turning the Tables on Text<\/a> &#8211; using the field calculator to extract text values and place them in a new field.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/contours-made-simple\/\">Contours Made Easy<\/a>!\u00a0 &#8211; how to create your own contours<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/index-contours-made-easy\/\">Index Contours Made Easy<\/a> &#8211; how to create index contours from your contours above.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/contour-labels-made-not-so-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contours Labels Made Not So Easy!<\/a> &#8211; setting up effective labels for your contours.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/flow-diagrams-that-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flow Diagrams That Work<\/a> &#8211; How to create executable flow diagrams with ModelBuilder.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/tired-of-those-boxy-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tired of those boxy maps?<\/a> &#8211; How to use shapes other than rectangles for map frames.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/an-arcscene-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An ArcGlobe Tutorial<\/a> &#8211; how to use ArcGlobe as an alternative to ArcScene for 3D visualisations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/a-humble-table-join-saves-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Humble Table Join Saves The Day<\/a> &#8211; use table joins and metadata to enrich your spatial data.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/another-point-on-the-map-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another Point on the Map part 3<\/a> &#8211; GIS analysis isn&#8217;t all glitz and glamour.\u00a0 Sometimes one has to just knuckle down and do the drudgery of data quality assurance.\u00a0 Here 948 geocoded points were review, one by one, to ensure they were in the right place.\u00a0 Along the way, we see how definition queries and scale based labelling can help.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/save-your-marriage-use-layer-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save you marriage &#8211; use layer files<\/a> &#8211; save yourself hours of symbolising frustration with layer files.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/loaded-layers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loaded Layers<\/a> &#8211; the development of a webmap for DOC and the use of the Load tool.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/fixing-common-arcgis-problems\/\">Fixing Common ArcGIS Problems<\/a> &#8211; a top six list of the most common problems arising and how to fix (most of) them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/default-workspaces\/\">Setting Default Geodatabases<\/a> &#8211; a quick setting to save you future problems when saving output layers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"On-Line Training Courses for ArcGIS\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/on-line-training-courses-for-arcgis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Training for ArcGIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting Uses of GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mapping the Census\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/mapping-the-census\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mapping the Census<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; an example of using freely available census data from StatsNZ to create your own maps.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"GIS and Precision Agriculture\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/gis-and-precision-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIS and Precision Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; discusses how GIS fits in with the increasing use of precision agriculture<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Spatial Thinking \u2013 the Legal Case\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/spatial-thinking-the-legal-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spatial Thinking &#8211; the Legal Case<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; spatial thoughts on a recent study of the geographic distribution of justice.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sticking to the (Python) Script\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/sticking-to-the-python-script\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sticking to the (Python) Script<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; an example of using a Python script in some spatial analysis<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A Map of a Disaster\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/a-map-of-a-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Map of a Disaster<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; Napoleon&#8217;s invasion of Russia in 1812 was an unmitigated disaster. \u00a0Charles Joseph Minard&#8217;s 1861 figurative map\u00a0is arguably one of the most famous maps in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Spatial Smoking Gun, <a title=\"The Spatial Smoking Gun (part 1)\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-spatial-smoking-gun-part-1\/\">part1 (analysis)<\/a> and <a title=\"The Spatial Smoking Gun (part 2)\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-spatial-smoking-gun-part-2\/\">part 2 (web mapping)<\/a> &#8211; These posts detail the spatial analysis around the proximity of tobacco outlets around secondary schools using geocoding and spatial joins (part 1) and how we shared the results with colleagues and end users.<\/p>\n<p>Spatial Aspect of Gallipoli, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/spatial-aspects-of-gallipoli-the-big-picture\/\">part 1 (the Big Picture)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/spatial-aspects-of-gallipoli-the-landings-at-anzac-cove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">part 2 (the beach landing at Anzac Cove<\/a>).\u00a0 These posts look at some important spatial components of the Gallipoli Campaign with a focus on the beach landing on 25 April 1915.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/home-on-the-range\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Home on the Range<\/a> &#8211; mapping animal home ranges from GPS point data.<\/p>\n<p>GIS in Action &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/gis-in-action-crowd-sourced-mapping-of-earthquake-impacts-in-nepal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crowd sourced, online humanitarian mapping<\/a>. \u00a0Here we look at a few examples of some online web applications where citizen mappers can contribute to humanitarian projects, and Nepal&#8217;s earthquakes in particular.<\/p>\n<p>Opening Up Open Street Map &#8211; how global data can be <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/opening-up-open-street-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downloaded from Open Street Map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/lidar-data-thousands-of-tiny-luminous-spheres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thousand of Tiny, Luminous Spheres<\/a> &#8211; LiDAR data basics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/cholera-spatial-thinking-and-john-snow-soho-1854\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cholera, Spatial Thinking and John Snow: Soho 1854<\/a> &#8211; how a sever outbreak of cholera in London&#8217;s Soho led one man to link cholera to contaminated water by applying some crucial spatial thinking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/fun-with-cholera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fun with Cholera!<\/a> &#8211; despite there not really being anything fun about cholera, this post looks at different ways we could map the data from the cholera outbreak John Snow investigated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-gis-detective-have-lidar-will-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The GIS Detective<\/a> &#8211; use of LiDAR data to better understand a tunnel gully.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/star-trek-at-50-so-how-did-they-boldly-get-there\/\">Star Trek at 50<\/a> &#8211; location in the Star Trek universe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/a-smokin-script\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Smokin&#8217; Script<\/a> &#8211; how a Python script saved me hours on rerunning some analysis on tobacco retailer proximity to people trying to quit smoking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/waiho-scanning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cave Orcs and Riverbeds<\/a> &#8211; how we are using a hand-held laser scanner to capture high-resolution elevation data from a scale model of the Waiho River.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/dont-let-that-dragonfly-get-away-offline-mapping-in-vanuatu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don&#8217;t let that dragonfly get away!<\/a>\u00a0 Offline data collection using a GIS app in Vanuatu<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/taveuni-an-island-torn-in-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taveuni &#8211; An Island Torn in Two<\/a> Dragonfly observation data from Taveuni ends up at opposite ends of the world because of a coordinate system problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/where-this-is-no-elevation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where there is no elevation<\/a> &#8211; using space shuttle data to attach elevations to dragonfly observations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/keeping-your-feet-dry-with-mosaic-datasets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keeping your feet dry with Mosaic Datasets<\/a> &#8211; managing large collections of raster grids in a mosaic dataset structure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/droning-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Droning on&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; an overview of the outputs we can get from our UAV.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/election-2017-counting-on-the-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Election 2017: Counting on the Maps<\/a> &#8211; standard election maps often exaggerate the outcomes so in this post we look at using cartograms to present more realistic results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/an-embarassment-of-contours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Embarrassment of Contours<\/a> &#8211; a quick and easy GIS job of winnowing down a set of 43 shapefiles to just what was needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/some-very-cool-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some Very Cool Data<\/a> &#8211; using LiDAR data from Antarctica to create a high resolution DEM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/a-cautionary-tale-of-tahr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Cautionary Tale of Tahr<\/a> &#8211; simple mistakes can seep into your maps &#8211; this post covers one of those as a cautionary tale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/lost-in-the-arctic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lost in the Arctic <\/a>&#8211; the challenges of mapping polar regions and making effective cartographic choices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/deleting-smokers-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deleting Smokers &#8211; Part 1<\/a> &#8211; This is the first post in a series that follows the development of a Python script for some analysis.\u00a0 A good place to start if you&#8217;re having trouble sleeping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/which-way-to-mecca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Which Way to Mecca?<\/a> &#8211; With the start of Ramadan only a week away we look at finding the direction to Mecca from Christchurch &#8211; and it&#8217;s not quite what you would expect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/two-nzs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two NZs?<\/a> &#8211; One isolated map is trying to reverse the trend of NZ getting forgotten on world maps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/turning-the-tables-on-tourism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turning the Tables on Tourism<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; using data from the tourism industry, this post looks at mapping the contribution of domestic and international tourists to regional GDP.\u00a0 And there are some pie charts involved!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/being-fair-to-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Being Fair to Covid-19<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; when mapping something like Covid-19 infection rates, it pays to map values in a fair and comparable way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/where-the-wild-sub-clover-grows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where the Wild Sub Clover Grows<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; in mapping ideal areas for planting sub clover, we look into how to avoid potentially ambiguous results in analysis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/mapping-covid-19-vulnerability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mapping Covid-19 Vulnerability<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; As part of an ERST202 class project, we developed a model of different areas&#8217; vulnerability to a second wave of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>SOSC301 Web Map &#8211; here we develop a web based app for SOSC301 students to use on a field trip with their smartphone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/2020\/07\/23\/sosc301-web-app-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 1 &#8211; Compiling the Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remote Sensing Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/wavelengths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wavelengths<\/a> &#8211; We begin looking at the properties of remotely sensed images and how they can be used in GIS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/enhance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enhance!<\/a> &#8211; using pansharpening to improve the resolution of satellite imagery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-grass-is-always-greener-isnt-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The grass is always greener, isn&#8217;t it?<\/a> &#8211; using remotely sensed imagery to derive a widely used vegetation index, the NDVI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/join-the-band-combinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join the Band (Combinations)<\/a> &#8211; changing satellite image band combinations to highlight different features on the land surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geodesy &#8211; mean sea level, coordinate systems, and the shape of the earth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/keeping-our-heads-above-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keeping Our Heads Above Water<\/a> &#8211; some discussion about sea level &#8211; not as simple as you might think.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/and-standing-up-straight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8230;And Standing Up Straight<\/a> &#8211; gravity, mean sea level, the geoid and all that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/the-evolution-of-a-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Evolution of a Map<\/a> &#8211; details the back and forth, iterative process of creating a map from an idea (and data) to a final publishable map.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/i-can-see-for-miles-and-miles-and-miles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Can See for Miles and Miles and Miles<\/a> &#8211; using the Sky Tower observation deck we look at how the curvature of the earth affects viewsheds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Map Projections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/where-on-earth-are-we\/\">Where on Earth are we?<\/a>\u00a0 An overview of map projections<\/li>\n<li>Part 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lincoln.ac.nz\/gis\/map-projections-part-2-the-allegory-of-the-cave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Allegory of the Cave<\/a> &#8211; 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