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Research
Description of research and related activities |
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Teaching
Description of teaching and curriculum activities |
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Laboratories
Description of laboratories that support GISci research and
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Personnel
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Description of GISci faculty and staff |
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Courses on or with strong GIS and Geographic Information Science components are offered by departments across the campus. "Core" courses at an introductory and intermediate
level are offered in the Department of Geography and the College of Agriculture. Departments provide much more specialized GIS training in numerous higher level courses (See Appendix C
for examples from Agronomy). The following table provides an overview of these "Core" courses followed by brief statements covering departmental objectives and linkages.
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CE 525 |
GIS for Civil Engineering, once yearly, Typical enrollment: 25 |
GEO 409G |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, four times a year, Typical enrollment: 18 |
GEO 508 |
Geographic Interpretation of Aerial Photography, alternate years, Typical enrollment: 18 |
GEO 509 |
Applications of Geographic Information Systems, spring semester, Typical enrollment: 15 |
NRC555/SOC555/LA855 |
Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Analysis, fall semester, Typical enrollment: 30 |
NRC556/SOC556/LA956 |
Advanced Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Analysis, spring semester, Typical enrollment: 5 |
Departments also offer mini-courses, lasting 2 to 5 days, to a variety of people from on and off campus to
aid the teaching of GIS. While these courses are not integrated per se in any curriculum, they play an important role in raising awareness of GIS and its scientific aspects and applications for various fields. For
example, a two-day ArcView workshop is offered as part of the field camp for majors in the Natural Resources Conservation and Management program. KGS offers a similar 2 day Introduction to ArcView
course twice a year. A course taught by UK faculty is also part of 4-H activities. When a department does not provide specific GIS or GISci courses, especially at the introductory level,
students are encouraged to take the requisite course work in the Department of Geography and College of Agriculture. The department of geography is revising its undergraduate professional curriculum, including
GIS courses. The GISci related changes will consider other departments needs and the increasing role of
the university for "technology transfer" in the state. At present the undergraduate committee is reviewing
course proposals and will present them to departmental faculty in the Fall calling for implementation in the 2000/2001 academic year. The changes envisioned will substantially link GISci into the core of the
undergraduate professional curriculum and add more higher level courses than the general courses with individual sub-topics so now.
The UK Libraries hold 222 books under the subject heading "Geographic Information Systems", that form
the base for more specialized individual collections. It certainly holds others with strong GISci relevance in its total collection of 2.7 million books. The system subscribes to 11 periodicals under the subject heading
"Geographic Information Systems--Periodicals", and a total of 26,000 periodicals. ArcView software currently loaded on approximately 50 computers in the new William T. Young Library, with limited
availability in the Maps and Agriculture Libraries. Planning is underway to increase the access to ESRI software in the libraries, gaining full benefit for patrons from the site license. The UK Libraries are a
regional federal depository, which means that we will have a complete set of TIGER, DOQ, and other government data sources for the United States. |
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