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A Workshop On Geographic Information Systems - Calendar

This calendar outlines the topics and key dates for an introductory GIS class. It includes 14 lectures on GIS principles, spatial analysis methods, and database fundamentals. Between each lecture are lab sessions to apply the concepts. Students complete 8 lab exercises and 3 homework assignments. Later sessions cover spatial data models, geocoding, and network analysis. The final weeks are dedicated to an individual project with deadlines for the proposal, presentation, and write-up.

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A Workshop On Geographic Information Systems - Calendar

This calendar outlines the topics and key dates for an introductory GIS class. It includes 14 lectures on GIS principles, spatial analysis methods, and database fundamentals. Between each lecture are lab sessions to apply the concepts. Students complete 8 lab exercises and 3 homework assignments. Later sessions cover spatial data models, geocoding, and network analysis. The final weeks are dedicated to an individual project with deadlines for the proposal, presentation, and write-up.

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Calendar

SES #

TOPICS Introduction to the Class and GIS GIS Principles and Methods

KEY DATES

Lec 1 WinAthena Introduction (Required for Students who did not do CRN Computing Orientation) Lab 1 Lec 2 Lab 2 ArcGIS Basics (Introduction to ArcGIS, Paper Output) GIS Principles and Methods Thematic Mapping in ArcMap (Symbolization, Exploratory vs. Explanatory Mapping) Database Fundamentals (Relational Basics, Queries, Joins), Coordinate Systems, and Projections Database Operations in ArcGIS (Spatial Selection, Query Selection, Tabular Joins, Spatial Joins) More on Database Management: Introduction to SQL Lec 4 Geodatabase Handling One-to-Many Relationships Homework set 1 assigned

Lec 3

Lab exercise 1 due

Lab 3

Lab exercise 2 due

SES # Lab 4

TOPICS Database Aggregation, SQL, and Charts Creating and Maintaining Geospatial Databases Making Sense of the Census Obtaining and Using U.S. Census Data in ArcGIS Spatial Analysis I (Vector-based Methods) Vector Spatial Analysis (Buffers, Polygon Overlay, Area Allocation, Using ArcTools) Spatial Data Models and Spatial Analysis II (Raster, Network) Raster Spatial Analysis (Interpolation, Raster Operations, Spatial Analyst) Geocoding and Network Analysis Methods

KEY DATES Lab exercise 3 due Homework set 1 due

Lec 5

Homework set 2 assigned Lab exercise 4 due

Lec 6 Lab 5 Lec 7 Lab 6 Lec 8 Lab 7 Lec 9

Lab exercise 5 due Homework set 3 assigned Lab exercise 6 due Homework set 2 (question 1) due Homework set 2 (question 2) due Lab exercise 7 due

Lab 8

Address Matching and Geocoding

Lec 10 Lab 9 Lec 11 Lec 12

Introduction to Internet GIS ArcIMS (Optional) Project Work Test (In-class, Open-book)

Project proposal due

Homework set 3 due

SES #

TOPICS

KEY DATES Lab exercise 8 due in Lec 13

Lec 13-17

Project Work Project title and abstract due in Lec 15 Brief project presentations due in Lec 18 Project write-up due in Lec 19

Lec 18-19

Brief Project Presentations

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