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Part 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I completed the GEOG 291 quiz and reviewed the syllabus and schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 2 Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0My name is Mia Boldman, majoring in Zoology and Environmental Science. I am from Huron, Ohio and I am a junior at Ohio Wesleyan. I am interested in conducting research in national parks focused on conservation efforts tMy name is Mia Boldman, and I am majoring in Zoology and Environmental Science. I am from Huron, Ohio, and I am a junior at Ohio Wesleyan. I am interested in conducting research in national parks focused on conservation efforts to restore wildlife populations. Taking GEOG 291 will help me understand this important resource, which can track environmental changes and provide vital information about ecosystems within protected areas such as national parks. o restore wildlife populations. Taking GEOG 291 will help me understand this important resource, which can track environmental changes and provide vital information about ecosystems within naturally protected areas such as national parks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 3 Schuurman Ch. 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have heard of geospatial analysis before, but I never knew how many different aspects of life GIS can be useful in. It surprised me that GIS is used in so many different ways, from different kinds of scientists to big corporations such as Starbucks and car companies. Seeing GIS being used by city officials is interesting because GIS provides information on where properties lie in the area, from residential to industrial, and which ones are impacted by construction. This is just one example that shows GIS makes such a big impact today and in our everyday lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I learned that there are three distinctions between GIScience and GISystems. The distinctions between these are very close, and data can be misrepresented. GISystems are processes for outputting data and digital coding, where classification comes at the end. There tends to be some debate regarding what the spatial data shows, which causes heated discussion on what the parameter should be for spatial objects. There is a major disagreement on what boundaries are created between the spatial objects. For instance, the discussion on what the boundary for mountains is a heated conversation for all parties involved because a mountain ranges from small to extremely large, and the boundary can have a small range like up to 1,000 m or a bigger range like up to 5,000 m. On the other hand, GIScience provides the theoretical basis for what is executed. It is also reliant on spatial data, but it refines the boundaries to have equal bearings. All of the boundaries drawn always provide a different result based on levels of aggression.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 4 Applications<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0GIS applications are used in a variety of ways in conservation. Researchers will use spatial analysis to track the migration patterns of specific species to find new ecosystems around the world. Scientists will use GIS to assist with where and how protective measures are applied in habitats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Null. \u201cWCS Canada Story Maps Collection.\u201d <\/span>ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/span><\/i>, Esri, 5 Dec. 2022, storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/557d7b52083349068a747affd5a1420c?item=4.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Part 1 I completed the GEOG 291 quiz and reviewed the syllabus and schedule. Part 2 Introduction \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0My name is Mia Boldman, majoring in Zoology and Environmental Science. I am from Huron, Ohio and I am a junior at Ohio Wesleyan. I am interested in conducting research in national parks focused on conservation efforts tMy name is Mia Boldman, and I am majoring in Zoology and Environmental Science. I am from Huron, Ohio, and I am a junior at Ohio Wesleyan. I am interested in conducting research in national parks focused on conservation efforts to restore wildlife populations. Taking GEOG 291 will help me understand this important resource, which can track environmental changes and provide vital information about ecosystems within protected areas such as national parks. o restore wildlife populations. Taking GEOG 291 will help me understand this important resource, which can track environmental changes and provide vital information about ecosystems within naturally protected areas such as national parks.\u00a0 Part 3 Schuurman Ch. 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have heard of geospatial analysis before, but I never knew how many different aspects of life GIS can be useful in. It surprised me that GIS is used in so many different ways, from different kinds of scientists to big corporations such as Starbucks and car companies. Seeing GIS being used by city officials is interesting because GIS provides information on where properties lie in the area, from residential to industrial, and which ones are impacted by construction. This is just one example that shows GIS makes such a big impact today and in our everyday lives. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I learned that there are three distinctions between GIScience and GISystems. The distinctions between these are very close, and data can be misrepresented. GISystems are processes for outputting data and digital coding, where classification comes at the end. There tends to be some debate regarding what the spatial data shows, which causes heated discussion on what the parameter should be for spatial objects. There is a major disagreement on what boundaries are created between the spatial objects. For instance, the discussion on what the boundary for mountains is a heated conversation for all parties involved because a mountain ranges from small to extremely large, and the boundary can have a small range like up to 1,000 m or a bigger range like up to 5,000 m. On the other hand, GIScience provides the theoretical basis for what is executed. It is also reliant on spatial data, but it refines the boundaries to have equal bearings. All of the boundaries drawn always provide a different result based on levels of aggression. Part 4 Applications \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0GIS applications are used in a variety of ways in conservation. Researchers will use spatial analysis to track the migration patterns of specific species to find new ecosystems around the world. Scientists will use GIS to assist with where and how protective measures are applied in habitats.\u00a0 Null. \u201cWCS Canada Story Maps Collection.\u201d ArcGIS StoryMaps, Esri, 5 Dec. 2022, storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/557d7b52083349068a747affd5a1420c?item=4.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2387,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-course-student-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2387"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7207,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204\/revisions\/7207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/geog-291\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}