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Quadrangle Mapping for the Campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin

Geographic Information Systems

Presented By: Amy N. Kendall, President

Table of Contents Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Figures Introduction Materials & Methods Results Conclusions Citations

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Acknowledgements Kendall Information Systems would like to thank the University of Tennessee at Martin for the opportunity to submit a business proposal for a bid of employment. We would also like to thank Dr. Tim Burcham, the Parker Chair of Excellence chairholder at UTM for his invaluable assistance with the project and supplying KIS with the Martin ortho-image and photography of the quad. Jesse Winchester, a student, also supplied KIS with photography of the quad. Without their help, the project would not have proceeded with such ease.

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List of Tables

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List of Figures

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Introduction Kendall Information Systems (KIS) is a locally owned company that was established in the fall of 2005. It is a small business that employs a field crew of 20 college graduates that obtained their GIS certifications, most of which graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin. KIS also employs 10 data analysts that have achieved at least a master’s degree

in

Geographic

Information

Science,

Remote

Sensing,

or

Photogrammetry. The abilities of KIS are available on a wide spatial scale, from mapping a landowner’s property, to subdivision construction mapping, to city expansion planning. The company prides itself on its affordable prices for all types of jobs and its friendly business demeanor. KIS strives to make all projects flow smoothly and quickly. Kendall Information Systems received notice that the University of Tennessee at Martin was putting up a bid to companies with GIS mapping capabilities to have the entire campus mapped.

The University has

requested that with each business proposal, a sample of the company’s mapping capabilities be included. KIS has chosen to map the quadrangle of the campus for its business proposal.

The following information will

outline the materials, methods, and mapping capabilities of KIS.

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Scope of Project The quadrangle, among the academic halls, was chosen by KIS to demonstrate the company’s capabilities. Data was collected to document several aspects of the quad, including the tree species, light poles, sidewalks, area, and objects, such as bike racks, emergency phones, and meter access panels. KIS has the analytical capacity to combine a variety of these aspects for modeling purposes if the University so desires, such as placing light poles at crosswalks or planning the placement of new trees. Materials The software that was used in creating the maps of the quad was ArcPad 7.1 and ArcGIS 9.3.1. The hardware that was used in the field was the Dell Axim X51v Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), which was equipped with a SiRFstar III Global Positioning System (GPS) and a Kingston 1GB Secure Digital flash card.

The PDA was also fitted with the ArcPad

software. All data was analyzed and maps created on DELL computers. Dr. Timothy Burcham, at the University of Tennessee at Martin, supplied KIS with an ortho-image of the campus. This image was used to georeference the data that was gathered throughout the project.

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following layers were created in ArcPad before any data collection took place: objects, light poles, trees, sidewalks, and area (Figure 1). A pick list 8

was created for both the objects and trees layer. Once all of the layers and quickforms had been set up, points, lines, and polygons were then collected by the field crew. After all of the field data was collected, the analyst team created the following sample of the quadrangle of the University of Tennessee at Martin.

igure 1. mapped.

F Photographs of the Different Aspects of the Quad that were

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Results

Map 1. Map of Every Point, Line, and Polygon Recorded in the Quad. Table 1. Number or Size of Each Aspect in the Quad. Objects

Light Poles

Trees 10

Sidewalks (m)

Area (m2)

116

61

170

Objects

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2807.39

44,779.09

Map 2. Quad Objects Table 2. Number of Each Object in the Quad. 12

Object

Number

Bench

12

Bike rack

5

Cable box

9

Culvert

3

Drain

6

Emergency phone

2

Fire hydrant

3

Flood light

2

Garbage can

9

Manhole

28

Meter access

14

Sign

10

Smoker outpost

11

Statue

2

Total

116

Light Poles

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Map 3. Numbered Light Poles in the Quad. Trees

Trees Trees QUAD_TREES American basswood American holly black cherry black gum black oak black walnut eastern hemlock eastern white pine elm flowering dogwood goldenrain tree hybrid oak Japanese maple maidenhair tree Norway maple overcup oak pin oak red maple red oak redbud sassafrass shagbark hickory shrub silver maple sugar maple sumac swamp chestnut oak tulip poplar water oak white ash white oak willow oak

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Map 4. Each Tree Species in the Quad. Table 3. The Number of Each Tree Species in the Quad.

Tree Species American basswood American holly Black cherry Black gum Black oak Black walnut Eastern hemlock Eastern white pine Elm Flowering dogwood Ginkgo Goldenrain tree Hybrid oak Japanese maple Norway maple Overcup oak Pin oak Red maple Red oak Redbud Sassafrass Shagbark hickory Shrub Silver maple Sugar maple Sumac Swamp chestnut oak Tulip poplar Water oak White ash White oak Willow oak 15

Nu mbe r 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 11 1 1 6 1 2 9 6 7 4 2 1 5 2 9 1 2 19 5 6 29 18

Total Number of Species Total Number of Trees

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Table 4. Top Five Most Abundant Tree Species in the Quad. Tree Species White oak Tulip poplar Willow oak Ginkgo Pin oak Sugar maple

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Number 29 19 18 11 9 9

Top Five Tree Species Trees QUAD_TREES

kj kj kj kj kj kj

ginkgo pin_oak sugar_maple tulip_poplar white_oak willow_oak

Map 5. Top Five Most Abundant Tree Species in the Quad.

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Map 6. Map of the Problem Species, Ginkgo, in the Quad.

Figure 2. Ginkgo biloba 18

Sidewalks

Map 7. Sidewalks in the Quad. Table 5. Measurements of the Three Sidewalk Portions. Portion Perimeter Sidewalk Interior Sidewalks All Sidewalks

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Length (m) 1,099.99 1,707.40 2,807.39

Area

Map 8. Total Area of Quad Divided into Three Sections: West, Center, and East Quad.

Table 6. Varying Measurements of Size for Each Portion of the Quad. Type of Measure Perimeter Area

Result 518.19 m 15,116.35 m2

Center

Perimeter Area

510.61 m 15,704.92 m2

East

Perimeter Area

496.5 m 13, 957.82 m2

Total

Perimeter Area

1,099.99 m 44,779.09 m2

Portion West

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Conclusion Kendall Information Systems has produced several maps and tables in this bid for business to prove to the University of Tennessee at Martin that the company is highly skilled and qualified to map the entire campus. Furthermore, the collected data and product is now available to the university at no charge. Being able to go into ArcMap and quickly find objects, such as meter boxes and cable accesses could be beneficial in the future.

It can also be used for further renovation of the campus.

For

example, there are only two emergency phone is the quad, as can be seen on Map 2. Placement of more emergency phones could be easily mapped out on the objects layer. It would be an honor for Kendall Information Systems to be given the privilege to map the entire campus. By giving the bid to KIS, the university would be receiving a priceless product that can be built on for years to come.

GIS technology and capabilities is an ever-growing field.

The

results of this project, whether or not it results in KIS receiving the winning bid for the proposed job, can be used for a variety a ways to still benefit the University of Tennessee at Martin.

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