Master of GIS for Sustainability Management Occasional Papers Series

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    5. Master of GIS for Sustainability Management Occasional Papers Series, August 2014
    (University of Washington Department of Geography, 2014-08) Shetty, Neil; Schlueter, Scott; Zvolanek, Emily; Gilman, Chelsey; Mclane, Brenden; Ringel, Matt; Tokizawa, Devin; Hillam, Ben; Afsharian, Sahar Pesaran; Koli, Wally; Anderson, Caleb; Domschke, Chris; Steed, Rebecca Richards; Blackman, Becca; Frankenfield, Nicole; Hashagen, Jessica; Friang, Shawn; West, Ben; Heaton, Christy; Bengston, Sarah; Hearen, Jake
    The GEOG 569 GIS Workshop is designed as a capstone experience in which graduate students work in 2-3 person groups with a project sponsor mainly from the greater Puget Sound region. The objective of the workshop is to scope out an original and creative application, geospatial analysis, geodatabase, or other geospatial information product with a workshop project partner for practical use in modeling a social-ecological system for sustainability management purposes. Based on results from design and testing over just eight weeks, graduate student professional learn how to prepare a business case to a potential project sponsor or senior manager about why the organization should support the implementation of the group's idea, including how it will improve the organization's current work activities and core processes aimed at turning an existing situation (i.e., social-ecological system) into a more sustainable and resilient one. The main deliverable of the workshop course is the final report, presented in brief to workshop project sponsors, along with any results, proof-of-concept examples, or prototypes developed during design and testing. Each and every participant in this year’s capstone project distinguished themselves by successfully demonstrating how GIS can be used to describe, assess and manage complex social-ecological systems problems. We are pleased to present the final reports of the 2014 GIS Workshop in their entirety in this document.
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    4. GIS Workshop: Summer 2013
    (University of Washington Department of Geography, 2013-08) Bryan, Palmer; Stcherbinine, Scott; Goldsmith, Jim; Price, Ian; Kramer, Kory; Schmitz, David; Eckhardt, Nicolas; Gardner, Chris; McAuslan, Donald; Hollatz, Rick; Lund, Gregory; Tanahara, Alyssa; Dong, Jeff; Perkins, Joel; Novak, Grant; Walker, Jon; Johnstonbaugh, Elizabeth; Teut, Nathan
    The GEOG 569 GIS Workshop is designed as a capstone field experience in the improvement, redesign, or reengineering of sustainability management workflows involving the use of GIS. Each group scoped out an organization’s existing workflows and core processes; identified best practices; and finally, prepared a business case for an improvement, redesign, or reengineering of that existing workflow for sustainability management problem-solving using GIS. The results of 2013 GIS Workshop are presented in their entirety at the end of this document.
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    1. University of Washington Professional Master's Program in GIS for Sustainability Management (PMP-GIS): GEOG 569 | GIS WORKSHOP SUMMER 2012
    (University of Washington Department of Geography, 2011-09) Karr, Jason; Vo, Vu; Klock, Angela; Weber, Kate; Bonfiglio, Chris; Heffron, Matt; Gardner, Ben; Gould, Elizabeth; Jumawan, Krystle; Fogle, Robert; Krogh, David; Thornquist, Brian
    It is with considerable pleasure that we present the Summer Quarter 2012 GIS Workshop reports from our inaugural class of the Professional Master’s Program in GIS (PMP-GIS) for Sustainability Management at the University of Washington. The successes of the 2012 PMP-GIS Workshop were due entirely to the efforts of a very unique and memorable group that we grew to learn possessed a remarkable depth of professional experience and as well as genuine intellectual curiosity about how to use sustainability information science for sustainability management. The results of 2012 GIS Workshop are presented in their entirety at the end of this document. CONTENTS 1. Jason Karr & Vu Vo Sustainable Coastal Communities Project Sponsor: West Coast Governors Alliance 2. Angela Klock & Kate Weber Storm Drainage Basin and Urban Forest Analysis Project Sponsor: City of Bellevue, WA 3. Chris Bonfiglio & Matt Heffron Analysis of Stream Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data Project Project Sponsor: King County, WA 4. Ben Gardner, Elizabeth Gould & Krystle Jumawan New Strategies for Impervious Surface Data Development Project Sponsor: King County, WA 5. Robert Fogle, David Krogh, and Brian Thornquist Future Land Use Analysis for Water Resources Inventory (WRIA) 9 Project Sponsor: King County, WA
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    3. A Response to the Washington State Academy of Sciences’ Review for the Puget Sound Partnership
    (2012-12) Kramer, Kory
    In August 2012, the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) published a review of the Puget Sound Partnership’s progress in developing the scientific basis for monitoring and assessing progress toward achieving a vibrant Puget Sound1. In September 2012, as part of the Professional Master of Geographic Information Systems (PMPGIS) program at the University of Washington, students began their second year with a quarter-long study of Coastal GIS. During the fifth week of the quarter, students read and discussed Sound Indicators: A Review for the Puget Sound Partnership, the WSAS recommendations to the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP).
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    2. Mapping Environmental Indicators in the Puget Sound Region: A Comprehensive Approach to Implementing Cartographic Best Practices
    (UW Professional Master’s Program in GIS Occasional Papers, 2012-02-27) Walker, Jonathan; Johnstonbaugh, Elizabeth; Perkins, Joel; Padagas, Dyan
    In the 2007 State of the Sound Puget Sound Partnership report, the map graphics fail to communicate their intended purpose for a number of reasons; namely, the lack of a cohesive look, cartographic missteps, and often an unclear message. In the Analysis section of this report, we itemize critical map components, and draw on examples from maps containing elements consistent with best cartographic practices. These maps are proposed indicator maps from the University of Washington’s GIS & Sustainability Master’s Program course “Principles of GIS Mapping”. Drawing on the findings from the analysis section, the Recommendations section provides a recommended mapping approach, look, and method for evaluating indicator critical points. By adopting these recommendations, subsequent versions of maps in the State of the Sound report can avoid inaccurate representation and simple miscommunication.