Overview

These modules are designed with step-by-step directions to let even novice users utilize the power of the ArcView (R) GIS application to explore, manipulate, and analyze large data sets. Each new copy contains a CD with unlimited access to the SAGUARO projects and data as well as a 120-day time-locked dual-platform version of the ArcView (R) software. (Site license users of ArcGIS software can order the guides without the CD.) The manuals can be purchased alone, bundled together, and/or bundled with The Changing Earth.

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Unit 1: RECIPE FOR A CYCLONE. The Great Hurricane of 1900. Discovering tropical cyclone patterns. Understanding cyclone physics. Powering tropical cyclones. Solving the cyclone puzzle. Unit 2: THE LIFE OF A CYCLONE. Observing tropical cyclones. Tracking Hurricane Georges. Classifying tropical cyclones. Monitoring cyclone growth. Unit 3: HURRICANE HAZARDS. Sources of hurricane risk. The top ten US hurricanes. Exploring hurricane hazards. Risk to coastal communities. Unit 4: HURRICANES IN THE BIG APPPLE. Analyzing physical factors. Managing emergencies. Addressing demographic factors. Assessing infrastructure.

The data sets are very rich and well done. The strong connection between science and humanity is important for university students to appreciate--and is clear in these materials.

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C. Scott Walker is with Harvard University. Larry Kendall is an independent consultant. Michelle Hall and The SAGUARO Project team have developed a series of four GIS INVESTIGATIONS over the course of the last few years. These materials have been extensively class-tested at both the college and high-school level using funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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