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Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University (LSU)

The CD was funded by the La. Oil Spill Coordinators Office with contributions from eight other government agencies. The two-volume set contains over 40 geospatial layers with ArcView and GeoMedia GIS.

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Business Problem

Develop the second version of the Louisiana GIS CD providing free, easily available, commonly used, high quality, digital spatial data and satellite imagery primarily for oil spill response and planning. Make these data available on CD for broad distribution to emergency response personnel, decision makers, managers, and experts in State, Federal and local agencies, and industry involved in environmental and oil spill related work. The CD will also be distributed to universities, schools and libraries for educational purposes.

Provide free GIS software, documentation, and tutorials including a satellite tour of Louisiana to accompany a seamless satellite image of the state on the CD. Include FGDC compliant metadata with the data in the NAD-83 datum. The CD will contain a user interface. Training will be provided for target groups and teachers. Distribute ten thousand copies of the CD to public and private agencies, institutions, and schools. Make the data available on the web and provide data updates and information concerning new developments. http://lagic.lsu.edu/ and http://atlas.lsu.edu/

Technology Implemented

Technology included the use of several GIS software systems, including Arc-Info and ArcView, and GPS for data development, project development and quality control. Erdas Imagine image processing software was used to create seamless satellite imagery. Professional cartography, Visual Basic programming, web development tools, metadata tools and graphics systems were used in several phases of the project.

Development Team

DeWitt Braud, Hampton Peele, Robert Paulsell, Robert Cunningham, Farrell Jones, David Gisclair

Development Team Biography

DeWitt Braud: Project Manager and Director of the Remote Sensing Lab, Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, LSU.
Hampton Peele: Research Associate, La. Geological Survey, LSU.
Robert Paulsell: Research Associate, La. Geological Survey, LSU.
Robert Cunningham: Research Associate, Center for Coastal, Energy, and Environmental Research, LSU.
Farrell Jones: Systems Analyst, Dept. of Geograpaphy & Anthropology, LSU.
Anthony Lewis, Professor, Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, LSU.
Bharath Aleti and Esra Ozdenerol, former Graduate Assistants, Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, LSU.
David Gisclair: Contract Coordinator, La. Oil Spill Coordinators Office.
Don Davis: Director, Oil Spill Research and Development Program, LSU.