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Fall '08 Class: Monday and Thursday 9:35-11:00 Lab: Thursday 2:35-4:00
Note: syllabus is subject to change based on speaker and field trip availability and available time.
The 'Class Folder' is D:\GIS1_Fall_08\ Assignments and exercise data are located there.
Assignments will be e-mailed and may contain additional work/reading beyond what is listed here.
Week 0: Thursday September 11
Topics: The three main questions to be addressed this term.
What is GIS? How does it work? How can I use it?
Course description, goals and expectations, establish lab time.
Basic software demonstration and discussion
Sign-up for ESRI Virtual Campus course.
Exercise Assignment: ESRI Virtual Campus: 'Getting Started with GIS'
Module 1-Six Questions About GIS-Requires sound. Headphones recommended
Reading: Wikipedia definition of GIS and related links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system
Week 1: Sept 15
Topics: The history and role of GIS at COA.
What is a GIS 'project'?
Building a GIS 'Map'
Quiz: On Wikipedia GIS reading.
Lab: Working with local and regional data in ArcView.
Intro to GPS.
Exercise Assignment: ESRI Virtual Campus: Learning ArcGIS9
Module1: 'Getting Started with ArcGIS Desktop'
Module2-'Creating Map Symbology
Reading: 'Understanding the Archaeology of Landscapes' on reserve
Week 2: Sept 22
Speaker: Giovanna Vitelli, GIS in Archeological Research. Case Studies
Giovanna will also discuss several local projects for students to get involved in.
Topics: Intro to mapping techniques and using Global Positioning System receivers, in the field.
Lab: Build a map of an archaeological site.
Import GPS data
Basic data creation and editing.
Exercise Assignment: ESRI Virtual Campus: Learning ArcGIS9
Module 5-'Creating and Editing Data'
Reading:
Pioneers of GIS. About Ian McHarg
http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/23
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McHarg
Design with Nature, Ian McHarg-Preface, 'Introduction',
Chapter 2-' Sea and Survival' (on reserve)
Week 3: Sept 29
Topics: Creating and editing geographic data
Organizing geographic data for real-world projects.
Project documentation: work records, planning sheets, final requirements
Student project examples from previous terms.
Lab: Getting data (map layers, imagery, database table) ready for GIS
Exercise Assignment: ESRI Virtual Campus: Learning
Module 3- 'Referencing Data to Real Locations'
Module 6- 'Getting Started with GIS Analysis'
Reading: GIS Abridged, Longley,et al.
Design with Nature, Ian McHarg
Chapter 4- 'A Step Forward' Chapter 6- 'Nature in the Metropolis' and
Chapter 7- 'On Values'
Week 4: Oct 6
Topics: Introduction to GIS analysis
GIS term projects. Students should have a solid proposed project.
Lab: Analysis and GeoProcessing Exercise
Term project assistance. Giovanna will be available this week for consultation.
Exercise Assignment: ESRI Virtual Campus: Learning ArcGIS9,
Module 7. 'Working with Geoprocessing and Modeling Tools'
Reading: Design with Nature, Ian McHarg
Chapter 10- 'Process as Values', Chaprer 12- 'The River Basin'
Chapter 13 'The Metropolitan Region'
Week 5: Oct 13
Project Planning Sheet Due
Topics: Applying human values to data using Analysis and GeoProcessing.
How is GIS a tool for applied Human Ecology?
Mid-term review of class
Lab: Getting started on term projects.
Exercise Assignment: ESRI Virtual Campus: Learning ArcGIS9,
Module 8, 'Designing Maps'
Readings: The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography
Chapter 5: Deconstructing the map
Week 6: Oct 20
Topics: Introduction to Map Layouts
Maps, map design and cartography
Project development and software instruction
Student projects are reviewed and discussed
Lab: Project development and begin project map layout
Reading:
visit http://www.esri.com/mapmuseum/index.html
James W. Sewall Co. about Base maps, aerial-photos and applications of GIS
http://www.jws.com/pages/ed_resources.html (read all articles)
Assignment: Project Work Records due: Submit your project work records to date.
Week 7: Oct 27
Field Trip: Date and time to be determined.
Topics: Internet Mapping and software are discussed.
Arcexplorer, ArcGIS Server, Web Mapping Services, Google Earth
Publishing your information on the web.
Open Source: Free GIS. Quatum GIS is explored.
Project/Map critique and continued development
Lab: Project development and software instruction
Assignment: Work on projects.
Week 8: Nov 3
Topics: Projects are critiqued
Final project tasks are identified
Lab: Project development
Assignment: Work on projects.
Week 9: Nov 10
Giovanna??
Project and map critiques
Completed final project is due at start of class Thursday November 13.
The week will be dedicated to working on your projects.
Week 10: Nov 17
Complete final project is due at start of class Tuesday, March 11.
Tasks: Produce Adobe Acrobat maps
Print final maps
Create project web pages
Complete project write-ups
Burn project CDs
Complete course evaluation
GIS Lab Contact:
Gordon Longsworth, glongsworth@coa.edu, 207-288-2944, extension 277
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