GIScience I

Spring 2017

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Misc. Documents

• Syllabus

Final project

• Proposal (PDF)—(DOCX)—(ODT)—(RTF)
• Topic Ideas
• Worksheet (PDF)—(DOCX)—(ODT)—(RTF)
• Worksheet—Peer Feedback

Lecture Slides

• Week 01
  • Mon Apr 03 — Lecture 1: Class introduction
  • Wed Apr 05 — Lecture 2: What Is GIS?
• Week 02
  • Mon Apr 10 — Lecture 3: Spatial representation; georeferencing
  • Wed Apr 12 — Lecture 4: Coordinate systems and projections
• Week 03
  • Mon Apr 17 — Lecture 5: Geospatial data models
  • Wed Apr 19 — Lecture 6: Attribute data—Types & queries
• Week 04
  • Mon Apr 24 — No lecture: Test 1 (covers lectures 1-6)
  • Wed Apr 26 — Lecture 7: Combining data—Attribute joins & spatial analysis
• Week 05
  • Mon May 01 — Lecture 8: Spatial analysis—A look in the toolbox.
  • Wed May 03 — Lecture 9: Spatial modeling.
• Week 06
  • Mon May 08 — Lecture 10: Maps
  • Wed May 10 — Lecture 11: Maps II
• Week 07
  • Mon May 15 — Lecture 12: Data collection—Where do I get data?
  • Wed May 17 — Lecture 13: Final project—Introduction & worksheet peer review
• Week 08
  • Mon May 22 — Lecture 14: Guest speaker—David Richey
  • Wed May 24 — No lecture: Test 2 (covers lectures 7-12)
• Week 09
  • Mon May 29 — No lecture: Memorial Day holiday.
  • Wed May 31 — Lecture 15: "Future" Trends in GIS
• Week 10
  • Wed Jun 07 — Lecture 16: Graduate student project presentations: Day 1
  • Wed Jun 07 — Lecture 17: Graduate student project presentations: Day 2

Lab Instructions

• Lab 0: Filesystem and Servers in SSIL
• Week 01 — Lab 1: Using GIS with ArcMap and SSIL
• Week 02 — Lab 2: Projections
• Week 03 — Lab 3: Spatial Data Types and Querying Values
• Week 04 — Lab 4: Spatial Selection and Attribute Queries
• Week 05 — Lab 5: Site Selection—Tsunami Relief Center
• Week 06 — Lab 6: Working with Raster Data—Elevation
• Week 07 — Lab 7: Vegetation Landscapes Report
• Week 08 — Continue work on Lab 7
• Week 09 — Work on final project
• Week 10 — Work on final project

Readings

• Week 01
  • Longley et al — Chapters 1 & 2 (sections 2.3+ optional)
• Week 02
  • Longley et al — Chapters 3 & 4
• Week 03
  • Longley et al — Chapter 7
• Week 04
  • Longley et al — Chapter 13 (sections 13.3.4+ optional); Chapter 14 (section 14.4+ unnecessary).
• Week 05
  • ArcGIS Desktop — "Analysis toolbox" (overview section plus each toolset subsection)
  • Longley et al — Chapter 15
• Week 06
  • Longley et al — Chapter 11
  • Axis Maps — "Thematic Cartography Guide." (can skip over projections section)
  • Buckley — "Make Maps People Want to Look At" in ArcUser, Winter 2012
• Week 07
  • Longley et al — Chapter 8
  • Christian Kreibich — "How to ask for datasets."
  • Esri Training Matters — "Use the Five-Step GIS Analysis Process."
• Week 08
  • No reading
• Week 09
  • No reading
• Week 10
  • No reading