Geotechnology Seminar (GEOL 408/508) - 2 credits: Study of geotechnologies: current status, future possibilities, and job market; privacy, ethics, and legal issues of geotechnologies; and many more preparotory geotech job oriented topics.

Click here for the syllabus.

Text Books:
There is no assigned textbook. But you are encouraged to read some of the geotechnology journals: ArcUser, Geo World, EOM (Earth Observation Magazine), GPS World, other relevant magazines.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of geotechnology or instructor approval.

Instructors: Bhushan Gokhale (Pocatello) and Dr. Daniel P.  Ames (Idaho Falls).

Bhushan Gokhale's Office Hours
Email: gokhbhus@isu.edu
Phone: 208-282-6094

Dr. Daniel P Ames
Email: amesdani@isu.edu
Phone: 208-282-7851

All Students:
Make certain you understand ISU's computer use policy. View it here. This course will be taught through distance learning with video conferencing connecting two ISU campuses. 

Reading Material :   (Notice: All materials are copyrighted and the property of Idaho State University.)

Week 1: Introduction and overview - Dr. Daniel Ames and Bhushan Gokhale

Week 2: Certification, A Critical Perspective on GIS Professional Certification , Geospatial Solutions - Demystifying Certification ,GPS World Judge Tosses Lawsuit that Sought to Limit GIS Contractors  - Keith Weber

Week 3: Graduate Student 1 - Ahmad Aburizai
                    Paper 1 : WebProcessingServices,Paper 2 : WMS_and_WFS_3 
                    Additional links:  http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms , http://www.isotc211.org/Outreach/Newsletter/Newsletter_04_2004/Appendix_4.pdf

Week 4: GIS Infrastructure and Planning - Dennis Hill
                   Reading 1 - http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/municipal-gov.pdf
                   Optional reading - http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc98/PROCEED/TO200/PAP192/P192.HTM

Week 5: Graduate Student 2 - Buck Benson
                        Paper 1: Northwest_coast
                        Paper 2: Landscape            

Week 6: Geotechnology in NWS - Sherrie Hebert (Abstract of her speech )
                     Link to some NOAA websites
                     Reading 1 - GIS tools for radar data visualization
                     Reading 2 - Impediments to using GIS for real-time disaster decision support
                     Reading 3 - http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc00/professional/papers/PAP159/p159.htm

Week 7: Graduate Student 3 - Chris Bowman
                     Paper 1: T. Bauer and K. Steinnocher
                     Paper 2: Martin Herold, Joseph Scepan, Keith C Clarke

Week 8: Graduate Student 4 - J. Craig Argyle
                     Paper: Satellite Images and Near Eastern Landscapes

Week 9: GIS and BLM - Brian Holmes (Abstract of his speech )
                     Reading - Wildland/Urban Interface and Communities at Risk

Week 10: GIS, History and Cartography - Dr. Jack Owens (power-point pdf )
                       Reading 1 - Modelling the Real World
                       Reading 2 - http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/summer07articles/what-historians-want.html

Week 11: Graduate Student 5 - Brian M.
                        Reading - WaterML-030-forOGC

Week 12: Geotechnology jobs and resume writing skills / tips

Week 13: Thanksgiving Break

Week 14: Graduate Student 6 - Guowen Hu
                       Reading - Tarboton and others

Week 15: Graduate Student 7 - Eric Verner 
                        Reading -  Clevenger et al. 

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