ENVSC 196: Principles of Spatial Analysis I

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Course Resources
Course Syllabus GTKArcGIS 9.2 Errata ESRI Mapping Center American FactFinder
Course Schedule ArcGIS Desktop Help Mitchell Ch. 1; Ch. 2 ColorBrewer Tools
EnviSci GIS Lab GIS Dictionary by ESRI Mitchell Ch. 3 P1 & P2 Spatial Analyst Tutorial
 
Course Lectures Course Labs
Sept 3, 5: Course intro--What is GIS? Ch. 3, 4: Exploring ArcMap and ArcCatalog
Sept 10, 12: GIS: Definitions and components Exploring geographic features and attributes
Sept 17, 19: Representing the globe on maps Working with projections and transformations
 
Sept 24, 26: Vector data model & map scale Plotting points based on x,y coordinates
Oct 1, 3: Raster data model & resolution Geodatabase design and on-screen digitizing
Oct 8, 10: Address matching or geocoding Plotting points based on street addresses
 
Oct 15, 22: Mid-term exam assignment and deadline
 
Oct 15, 17: Elements of cartographic design Map composition design and construction
Oct 22, 24: Mapping where things are Mapping categories and joining data tables
 
Oct 24: 9 am to 3 pm: 2008 NWPA GIS Conference
 
Oct 29, 31: Review of Midterm Exam Mapping quantities data values, part 1
Nov 5, 7: Mapping the most and least Mapping quantities data values, part 2
   
Nov 12, 14: Geographic data exploration Querying data based on attributes and location
Nov 19, 21: Vector data modeling and analysis Spatial data preparation, analysis, and results
Dec 3, 5: Raster data modeling and analysis Model building and site suitability analysis
 
Dec 10: Open date--review for final exam?  
 
Dec 15: Final exam 7:00-9:00 pm (Group F)
 
Helpful Websites
How people use GIS ESRI Support Center ArcCatalog Tutorial Directions Magazine
GIS.com-Guide to GIS Basics of Map Projections Virtual Geography PASDA Clearinghouse
ESRI On-line Training Geoprocessing Tutorial The GeoCommunity GIS Jobs Clearinghouse