Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become an essential tool for understanding the environment. It follows that the GIS software has become an invaluable resource for both Architects and Planners in conceptualizing the built environment. Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) has recognized the ability of this technology, and has focused on developing infrastructure and research that explores new possibilities of GIS.
Hawth's Analysis Tools for ArcGIS are now available on the computers in Fayerweather 202. These are a collection of easy-to-use tools for GIS analysis, most of which are not available within the ArcToolbox. They include tools for rasters, vectors, analysis, and sampling. This tutorial will walk you through converting locations to paths, which will "connect the dots" of points with polylines.
Hawth's Analysis Tools for ArcGIS are now available on the computers in Fayerweather 202. These are a collection of easy-to-use tools for GIS analysis, most of which are not available within the ArcToolbox. They include tools for rasters, vectors, analysis, and sampling. Enjoy!
ESRI makes census data for the United States available for free download on its website. This tutorial will walk you through finding and accessing that data, as well as fixing its projection.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) makes a wide array of data available to the public through their "Seamless" server. Among this data is topographic information. The following tutorial will walk you through downloading this topographic data from the website.