Geotechnical and Geophysical Applications of GIS

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a platform for capturing, storing, querying, analyzing, and displaying geospatial datasets. This module is primarily focused on understanding the fundamentals of GIS and exploring the use of GIS technologies to manage, analyze, and display multidimensional geotechnical, geophysical, and geohazard datasets. Hands-on exercises on the geotechnical and geohazard applications of GIS will also be included.
Period:
• Four weeks (condensed module)
• Eight weeks (full module)
Contents:
• Benefits of using GIS geology

o Geodatabase
o Geoprocessing
o Geovisualization

• Building Blocks of ArcGIS

o ArcGIS Desktop
o ArcGIS Engine
o ArcGIS Server

• Coordinate systems and projections
• Desktop ArcGIS Components

o ArcMap
o ArcCatalog
o ArcToolbox
o ArcScene
o ArcGlobe

• ArcGIS Extensions

o 3D Analyst
o Spatial Analyst
o Geostatistical Analyst

• Geospatial Data Models

o Vector data
o Raster data

• Applications of GIS in geotechnical problems
• Applications of GIS in geohazard problems
• Hands-on exercises
Participants will develop software-oriented skills on how to:
• Utilize ArcGIS to import spatial and non-spatial databases, and integrate, manage, and analyze data
to produce information for decision making.
• Use ArcGIS tools, including ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox.
• Produce professional geotechnical and geohazard maps.