GIS is extremely powerful, but the language of maps can be confusing. Join us to discuss how we can effectively communicate within City Hall to build enthusiasm for mapping. We will explore some of the latest techniques for web mapping and spatial analysis. The sheer number of tools beyond ArcGISDesktop can be intimidating. Where do you start? By learning the vocabulary and the landscape of geospatial technology, we can start to pick the best tools for the work we're seeking to accomplish and adequately assess which particular one is best for any given job.

1. GIS Techniques and Glossary:
Understanding the Landscape
of Geospatial
Lyzi Diamond
Brett Lord-Castillo
Code for America Peer Network
July 22, 2014

2. Goals for Today
Goals for Today
1. Learn about the elements of the
modern geospatial ecosystem.
2. Define terms, identify resources,
and understand goals and
outputs.
3. Discuss the role of the geospatial
community in the open data and
civic innovation movements.
4. Have super much fun! :)

3. What do we mean,
geospatial?
Geospatial data is
data that is
associated with a
particular location.

4. So what about
GIS?
According to Esri, “a
geographic information
system (GIS) lets us
visualize, question, analyze,
and interpret data to
understand relationships,
patterns, and trends.”

5. How do we use
maps in
government?
Let us count the
ways...

6. PART ONE:
Demystifying
Web Maps

7. What is a web
map?
Hint: it’s more
than just one
thing.

8. CartoDB
cartodb.com

9. ArcGIS Online
arcgis.com

10. Mapbox
mapbox.com

11. GitHub
github.com

12. Google Maps
maps.google.com

13. Build Your
Own!

14. PART TWO:
The Role of
Programming in
Geospatial

15. JavaScript!

16. D3!
ArcGIS
JS API!
OpenLayers! LeafletJS!

17. Python!

18. ArcPy!

19. Shapely!
Fiona!
RasterIO!

20. GDAL/OGR2OGR

21. SQL :|

22. PostGIS

23. PART THREE:
Storage and
Hosting

24. MANY ways to host!
MANY types of data!

25. PART FOUR:
OpenStreetMap
and Open Data

26. Socrata
CKAN
ArcGIS Open Data
APIs on APIs on APIs

27. GIS and Open Data

28. Maptime!
maptime.io

29. Code for America Brigades!
codeforamerica.org/brigade

30. In conclusion...

31. Thanks!
Slides: bit.ly/cfa-geo
Brett: @blordcastillo
Lyzi: @lyzidiamond
CfA: @codeforamerica
codeforamerica.org/
about/peernetwork/