GIS
Learning the concepts of GIS through Powerpoint and Excel
GIS is a powerful tool that demands consistency and an understanding of
spatial scales, as well as the connection between data tables and the pictures
on the screen.
Powerpoint and Excel are programs that can teach you the interconnectedness
of GIS data layers. The following is a tutorial of how to develop a GIS layer and
relate data to the points or polygons.
View PowerPoint GIS Tutorial (ppt)
Community Explorer
Learn to use GIS to help evaluate the relationship between Spartina and Willapa Bay’s oyster beds.
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NatureTracker
NatureTracker is used to gather and map fish, wildlife, insects, and plant data. Utilizing CyberTracker's unique
ability to display icons, text or both, data collection is much faster and consistent; allowing data from one project to match
data from
different projects within a state or between states. As each state's NatureTracker "sequence" is developed,
species lists and codes are included into a national table that will allow users to use state specific species lists by
clicking the name of the state they are in, yet the data collection screens are exactly the same.
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NatureTracker interface
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