Environmental Studies 255:Remote Sensing and GIS

St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057

The intent of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and will attempt to place these technologies in the context of information systems, cartography,and a variety of other supporting disciplines. We will explore both the potential and the limitations of remote sensing and GIS. We will learn the basics of ArcView -- a powerful and popular desktop GIS package -- and EPIC a second package available from the state of Minnesota, but the focus is on concepts.
 
 

  • NAD27 and NAD83 (=WGS84 for our purposes) coordinates for the St. Olaf marker by WCAL studios.
  • NDVI for Class
  • On-line version of syllabus and grading policy.

    • St. Olaf College GIS Home

    The St. Olaf College GIS web site contains a variety of data layers including coverages for St. Olaf and immediately adjacent properties.
     

    Links to Minnesota GIS/Remote Sensing Information and Software

  • Landsat Imagery for Minnesota via MN DNR FORNET and Imageview program.
  • Minnesota DNR Data Deli
  • Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium
  • Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC)
  • GIS at the University of Minnesota.
  • Regional Earth Sciences Application Center (RESAC) for the Upper Midewest
  • University of Minnesota Soil, Water, and Climate.

    • Links to National and International Sources of Information

  • AI-Geostats
  • AVHRR Data and Information
  • Cornell University's Digital Earth
  • Degree Confluence Project
  • NASA Earth Observatory
  • NASA Earth from Space
  • National Elevation Database from EROS.
  • The Geographer's Craft. Much basic info. on using GIS, etc.
  • GISLinx
  • Geography Network (may need to use MS Explorer for this to work).
  • Landsat.org
  • Metadata
  • University of Wisconsin Geography Dept. Links
  • NOAA WWW Gateway
  • Online Map Creation.
  • Radarsat Inc. and Canadian Space Agency Radarsat sites.
  • Terraserver Map Server
  • Tiger Mapping Service

    • Links to GIS and Remote Sensing Software Companies

    ESRI