Note: schedules shown below are tentative and are subject to change.
Lecture schedule |
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading (Bolstad) |
1 |
1/22-1/25 |
What is GIS? |
Ch. 1 |
2 |
1/28-2/1 |
Data models |
Ch. 2 |
3 |
2/4-2/8 |
Datums, map projections, and coordinate systems |
Ch. 3 |
4 |
2/11-2/15 |
Data sources and data entry |
Ch. 4 |
5 |
2/18-2/22 |
Digital data
Attribute data and tables |
Ch. 7 & 8 |
6 |
2/25-2/29 |
The Global Positioning System (GPS) |
Ch. 5 |
7 |
3/3-3/7 |
Spatial Analysis and Raster Analysis |
Ch. 9 & 10 |
8 |
3/10-3/14 |
NO CLASS - China
Mid-term exam (take-home) |
Project idea due |
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3/17-3/21 |
NO CLASS - Spring Break |
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9 |
3/24-3/28 |
Terrain analysis |
Ch. 11 |
10 |
3/31-4/4 |
Aerial and satellite imagery |
Ch. 6 |
11 |
4/7-4/11 |
Data standards and data quality |
Ch. 14 |
12 |
4/14-4/18 |
Applied GIS: Case studies |
assigned reading |
13 |
4/21-4/25 |
Applied GIS: Case studies |
assigned reading |
14 |
4/28-5/2 |
New developments and future directions in GIS; Course review |
Ch. 15 |
15 |
5/5-5/9 |
Project presentations |
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5/9 |
Last class day |
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5/12 |
Final exam 1100-100 |
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Lab schedule |
Week |
Date |
Topic |
1 |
1/24 |
NO Lab |
2 |
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Introduction to ArcGIS; Sources of geospatial data |
3 |
2/7 |
Map projections and cartography |
4 |
2/14 |
Data models |
5 |
2/21 |
Labeling, annotations, reference scales, graticules, grids, selecting in ArcMap |
6 |
2/28 |
GPS Instruments and GIS |
7 |
3/6 |
Spatial Analysis I |
8 |
3/13 |
NO Lab - China; project ideas due |
9 |
3/20 |
NO Lab - Spring Break |
10 |
3/27 |
Spatial Analysis II |
11 |
4/3 |
Satellite imagery and other remotely sensed data products |
12 |
4/10 |
National Atlas |
13 |
4/17 |
Independent project work |
14 |
4/24 |
Independent project work |
15 |
5/1 |
Independent project work |
16 |
5/8 |
Project presentations |
