{"id":398,"date":"2016-06-22T11:06:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/gis\/?p=398"},"modified":"2016-07-13T13:27:31","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T17:27:31","slug":"398","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/gis\/2016\/06\/22\/398\/","title":{"rendered":"Vassar Arboretum Web Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the summer of 2015, URSI student Samuel Short &#8217;16 and Prof.\u00a0Mark Shlessman (Biology) <a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/gis\/2015\/08\/25\/gis-and-gps-an-integral-part-of-ursi-students-experience\/\">used GPS<\/a> to inventory the specimens based on past maps of the campus <a href=\"https:\/\/vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu\/buildings-grounds\/grounds\/arboretum.html\">Arboretum<\/a>. With the recent data collected, a new\u00a0pamphlet map of trees on Vassar\u2019s main campus will soon be available to all members of the Vassar Community, as well as visitors to the\u00a0campus. The data collected is also being used to\u00a0prepare the\u00a0arboretum collection for certification by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arbnet.org\/\">ArbNet<\/a>, an international arboreta organization.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"webmap-widget-map\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/Embed\/index.html?webmap=609286042ba84229926af3d95b0620dd&extent=&theme=light&zoom=true&scale=false&disable_scroll=false&basemap_gallery=false&basemap_toggle=false&basemaps=false&description=false&legend=true\"><\/iframe>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Short and Schlessman used Vassar&#8217;s\u00a0ArcGIS Online\u00a0organizational account as the mapping platform for mapping\u00a0the data. With the help of the GIS Academic Computing Consultant, a geographic database was created and populated with locations and species data from past maps of the arboretum. Using the mobile app <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/products\/collector-for-arcgis\">ArcGIS Collector<\/a> on a GPS-enabled\u00a0Apple iPad, Short and Schlessman were able to survey\u00a0every tree listed, verify the presence, location, and accuracy of the information, while also adding new trees to the database. After synchronizing the mobile data with the online database from the iPad, the data were immediately viewable in ArcGIS Online.\u00a0Specimens\u00a0were then filtered to include\u00a0rare, unique, or otherwise exemplary individuals (including native species endemic to the region), as well as designated class trees and memorial trees.\u00a0The map above presents the result of this work, in the same ArcGIS Online environment in which the data was collected.<\/p>\n<p>The tools used in this exercise are available to any and all students and faculty at Vassar to take advantage of. Do you have a survey or geographic data collection you&#8217;d like to embark on? Contact GIS Academic Computing Consultant <a href=\"mailto:necurri@vassar.edu\">Neil Curri<\/a> for assistance. \u00a0For more information about the arboretum project, see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ursi.vassar.edu\/projects\/2015\/14-schlessman.html\">Vassar College Arboretum Project: Preparation of an Updated Pamphlet Map and ArbNet Arboretum Certification<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the summer of 2015, URSI student Samuel Short &#8217;16 and Prof.\u00a0Mark Shlessman (Biology) used GPS to inventory the specimens based on past maps of the campus Arboretum. 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