Perhaps you have learned how to make nice looking maps with GIS but now are wondering what else you can do with geospatial software. In this half day workshop, we help you learn how to use free and open source software (FOSS) to tackle diverse and complex research questions. We will work through three examples of geospatial research to give you taste of what is possible with these sophisticated software tools using the rich array of features in GRASS GIS. The attractive graphical interface of GRASS covers a fast, versatile, and powerful geospatial engine that also can be coupled with other popular data sciences software like R and Jupyter Notebooks.
The three exemplar analyses we will cover in this workshop are:
- Terrain and watershed analysis
- Exploring movement across landscapes
- Using remote sensing imagery in a GIS
In the course of working through these examples, you can explore some of GRASS' advanced visualization and modeling capabilities. You will also learn how to get started with importing and using your own geospatial data in GRASS.
Workshop participants will need to bring their own computers. Sample data will be provided.
Presented by: Dr. Michael Barton & Eunice Villasenor Iribe
Michael Barton is a complex system scientist and Professor in the Schools of Complex Adaptive Systems and Human Evolution & Social Change at Arizona State University (USA). His research centers around long-term human ecology, landscape dynamics, and the multi-dimensional interactions between social and biophysical systems, integrating geospatial technologies, computational modeling, and data science with geoarchaeological field studies. Barton has directed transdisciplinary research in the Mediterranean and North America for over three decades. He has been a member of the GRASS GIS development team for 2 decades and served on the GRASS Project Steering Committee from 2006 to 2024. Barton is Executive Director of the Open Modeling Foundation, a global consortium of organizations to promote standards and best practices in computational modeling across the social and natural sciences. He also directs the Network for Computational Modeling in Social and Ecological Sciences (CoMSES.Net), an international scientific network to enable accessibility, open science, and best practices for computation in the socio-ecological sciences. Web page and CV at: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
Eunice Villasenor Iribe is a Graduate student in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU. Her research is focused on identifying the social and ecological interactions that have promoted the use and abandonment of terraced landscapes in Central Mexico. As part of this research, she has applied a variety of archaeological and ecological investigation methods that include spatial analysis and modeling, paleobotanical analysis, excavation, and historical document analysis. Eunice has worked on archaeological projects in Belize, Mexico, and in Arizona.
Date: Thursday December 11th
Time: 8:30am - 1:00pm - Coffee and snacks provided 8:30 - 9am, workshop starts at 9
Locations: Coor Hall room 5536 (north east corner of 5th floor)
Registration Fee: $25