Environmental, Earth and Ocean Science on Nantucket

EEOS 480 GPS & GIS - Field Methods and Data Integration

4 Credits
The course has 3 components: lecture, lab, and field data collection. It will be conducted at the UMass Boston campus and the UMass Boston field station on Nantucket. We will study the concept and principles of GPS technology, acquire skills using Trimble GeoXH Explorer GPS units, examine post processing data correction methods, and learn how to integrate the GPS data into ESRI ArcMap using TerraSync and Pathfinder software. The GPS shapefiles will be georeferenced to Mass GIS data standards. Data collection will be done at both sites: environmental/land use data at Nantucket and utilities data at the Boston campus. The course goal is to develop two deliverable sets of GIS data.
July 27 - August 2
  • Arrive in Nantucket on Sunday (Jul 27) and depart on Saturday (Aug 2)
  • 6 nights at Gouin Village, Nantucket, MA
  • 5 full days of course work
August 4 - 15
UMass Boston
Monday - Friday
12pm - 5pm
S-3-020 (Science Bldg, 3rd Floor, Room 020)