Cloud and Server GIS

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Is your understanding of Cloud GIS a bit hazy? Does thinking about it leave you in a fog? We've designed GEOG 865, Cloud and Server GIS, to help you understand how all of the various pieces of architecture fit together. By the end of the class you'll have a clear understanding of esri's and others' offerings in the space, how to implement ArcGIS Enterprise on Amazon EC2, make online maps with Carto and Mapbox, and engage in some blue sky thinking of your own in our weekly discussions about trends and directions.

Material Type: Full Course

Author: Sterling Quinn

The Internet (04:05): Cloud Computing

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The final video in our series on the Internet. In this one we look at what is cloud computing as well as some example of how cloud computing makes your life so much cooler. We also present our top website to check out. Links from the video: -w3schools http://www.w3schools.com/ -HostGator http://www.hostgator.com/ -Bitly https://bitly.com/ -Google URL Shortener http://goo.gl/ -The IT Crowd - Series 3 - Episode 4: The Internet -http://youtu.be/iDbyYGrswtg -Paul Soares Jr. https://www.youtube.com/user/paulsoaresjr

Material Type: Lecture

Author: Scott Ford

Create a Cloud-Connected LED Cloud Light Fixture

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Students put their STEAM knowledge and skills to the test by creating indoor light fixture “clouds” that mimic current weather conditions or provide other colorful lighting schemes they program and control with smartphones. Groups fabricate the clouds from paper lanterns and pillow stuffing, adding LEDs to enable the simulation of different lighting conditions. They code the controls and connect the clouds to smart devices and the Internet cloud to bring their floating clouds to life as they change color based on the weather outside.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Kent Kurashima, Sarah Al-Mutlaq

Big Data, What Are You Saying?

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Students act as R&D entrepreneurs, learning ways to research variables affecting the market of their proposed (hypothetical) products. They learn how to obtain numeric data using a variety of Internet tools and resources, sort and analyze the data using Excel and other software, and discover patterns and relationships that influence and guide decisions related to launching their products. First, student pairs research and collect pertinent consumer data, importing the data into spreadsheets. Then they clean, organize, chart and analyze the data to inform their product production and marketing plans. They calculate related statistics and gain proficiency in obtaining and finding relationships between variables, which is important in the work of engineers as well as for general technical literacy and decision-making. They summarize their work by suggesting product launch strategies and reporting their findings and conclusions in class presentations. A finding data tips handout, project/presentation grading rubric and alternative self-guided activity worksheet are provided. This activity is ideal for a high school statistics class.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Tom Falcone

Think Python 2nd Edition

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The goal of this book is to teach you to think like a computer scientist. This way of thinking combines some of the best features of mathematics, engineering, and natural science. Like mathematicians, computer scientists use formal languages to denote ideas (specifically computations). Like engineers, they design things, assembling components into systems and evaluating tradeoffs among alternatives. Like scientists, they observe the behavior of complex systems, form hypotheses, and test predictions.

Material Type: Primary Source, Textbook

Author: Allen B. Downey