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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMETAL STUDIES
IMPACT OF CAMPUS-WIDE ESRI ARCGIS LICENSE ON TEACHING & RESEARCH IN
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
Contact: Anthony Gakobo Macharia Department of Env. Planning & Management
gakobo.anthony@ku.ac.ke
Esri-EA Education GIS User Conference 20th November, 2014. The University of Dar es Salaam, Nkrumah Hall
Anthony Gakobo, Olive Mugenda, Simon Onywere, Solomon Mwenda,
Elizabeth Maende
BACKGROUND
• Kenyatta University embarked on a GIS training
programme on June, 2014.
• To enable students and staff members benefit
from the geospatial tools now at their disposal.
• The program was divided in two phases:
1.INTRODUCTION
This phase has three objectives:
i. What is GIS
ii. What is ArcGIS
iii. What can ArcGIS do
This training is carried out in three days
Cont… • In the first day of training, basic explanations of
Esri Arcline of tools;
• ArcCatalog, ArcMap, ArcGlobe, ArcScene,
ArcTool boxes & ArcReader are introduced.
• This prepares the participants to the new
terminologies
Cont…
• ArcCatalog is taught as a file management tool
from start menu, program files, ArcGIS
installation folder path.
• This shows participant where the ArcGIS
software is installed in their computers.
• Figure 1 below shows this path:
Cont… • This basic approach give participants exposure
of the path to follow suppose there are no
shortcuts created.
• Extensive explanation of ArcCatalog is done as
participants use their computers to open
ArcCatalog and connect to the pre-copied data
folder.
Cont…
Cont… • ArcMap is introduced later on the same day using
the same approach as for ArcCatalog.
• showing participant similarities and differences of
ArcMap as the main working environment &
ArcCatalog as a data management tool.
• This culminates with doing some exercise to start
ArcMap on their computers, to locate ArcTool
boxes and making a Map of Kenya.
2. APPLICATION
• This phase is offered to participants who have been
trained on the basic introduction of ArcGIS.
• This is a five days training involving field data
collection using Garmin hand held GPS receivers,
map preparation using field data, and introduction to
ENVI 5.1
Cont….
• The main objective is to show participants GIS can
be thought of as a single integrated system of
hardware and software,
• Typically made up of a variety of different 5
components: The people, Geographic data, the
software, the hardware and the data management
platforms (Servers and Databases).
OTHER OBJECTIVES
• The other objectives of this phase are aimed at
introducing participant to:
i. What are the components of GIS
ii. What are the stages of GIS
iii. What is ENVI 5.1 / ArcGIS as a tool for remote
Sensing and GIS.
6 STAGES OF GIS
1. Data acquisition, surveys and research operation.
2. Data input and Data storage (data and image processing)
3. Data processing (analysis and modelling)
4. Data output (editing, computation, reports and public
relations)
5. Data use (continuous observation by the use of land
properties and feedback)
6. Management of spatial data.
IMPACT OF GIS IN KU
STUDENT LISTENING TO PROFESSOR ONYWERE
GARMIN GPS
ASANTE
THANK YOU
FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
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