University of Memphis

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE

http://cas.memphis.edu/des/gis

This web site is a dynamic on-line resource for GIScience activities at the University of Memphis. Please visit: multidisciplinary connections; research and related activities; teaching and curriculum; researchers and staff; and laboratory facilities and resources for further details.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Esra Ozdenerol at eozdenrl@memphis.edu.
Multidisciplinary
Connections

A description of multidisciplinary connections and a list of participating departments

Facilities

Research and teaching laboratories are distributed throughout the University of Memphis campus. The GIS lab (JN 219 TAF Lab), housed in Johnson Hall, serves teaching location for the GIS courses offered by Department of Earth Sciences.
Laboratories on campus, which serve research and teaching, can be found in the following departments and research centers:

Fedex Institute of Technology
Advanced GIScience(AGIS) Showcase

Department of Earth Sciences
MCASA
GIS Lab (TAF lab,JN219)
CERI

Department of Civil Engineering
Ground Water Institute

School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy
Center for Community Criminology and Research

City and Regional Planning Department
Center for Urban Research and Extension

GIS SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS ON UM CAMPUS
Geographic Information Systems + Remote Sensing

ArcGIS 8.1 NT (Desktop + Workstation)
Extensions: Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst
ArcView 3.3
Extensions: Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Image Analysis
ERDAS Imagine Professional 8.6
Modules: Photogrammetry, Sub-Pixel Classification, Virtual GIS
GIS Demographic Data Extraction
Wessex
Census CD+Maps
Earth Sciences Landmark

Statistics
SPSS Spacestat ClusterSeer
SAS
S+

Supporting Software
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point)
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0


Facilities
A list of facilities, including computers, input and output devices, and software

UCGIS Delegates

UM Home Page

UM is a UCGIS member institute.

UCGIS Home Page

The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) is a non-profit organization of universities and other research institutions dedicated to advancing our understanding of geographic processes and spatial relationships through improved theory, methods, technology, and data.

Research
A description of current research projects
Teaching
A list of courses and library holdings
GIScience at UM
Researchers/Staff
A list of researchers and staff