Applying GIS to the Study of Fluvial Geomorphology

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Applying GIS to the Study of Fluvial Geomorphology

• Anita Henderson
• University of North Carolina Greensboro

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But its not a GIS Project

• GIS as a supporting technology
• Placement maps
• Aerial image interpretation
• Image classification
• Geological / environmental mapping
• Topographic contours
• Digital Elevation Models
• ArcHydro
• Dissolve tool
• Spatial Analyst

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North Buffalo Creeks Watershed in Context
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Aerial View of an Urbanizing Landscape
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The Sample Image
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Impervious Surface Classification
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What Lies BeneathGeologic Controls
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Do You See the Watershed?
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Manual Watershed Delineation
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ArcHydro Makes it Look so Easy
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Another View on Elevation
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In the Field
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Fieldwork, Part IIDivision of Labor
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Urbanizations Transforming Effect on Stream
Cross-Sectional Area
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Special Thanks to

• Dr. Dan Royall, UNCG
• Dr. Roy Stine, UNCG
• Dr. Elisabeth Nelson, UNCG
• Dr. Rick Bunch, UNCG
• Ms. Kristen Selikoff, Piedmont Triad Council of
  Governments
• UNCG Office of Undergraduate Research

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But it is a GIS Project

• GIS as a supporting technology
• Special purpose maps
• Aerial image interpretation and classification
• Topography
• ArcGIS tools and extensions
• How will you use GIS?