GIS I: Geographic Information Systems GEOG 405/605

              Spring 2009 Lecture & Lab Schedule        (January 29, 2009)

WEEK 1

January26

 

 

Course Introduction,      Read Ch. 1 & 2

January 27-29

Find Definition of GIS & Applications of GIS ,
      
Intro to ArcView exercise -  ArcView 3.x ,      Lab1,

WEEK 2

What Is GIS & Topology  / Data Conversion      Read Ch. 3 & 4
ESRI Software; ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView 3.x, ArcView 9.x

Feburary 2

 

  February 3-5

Data Conversions

WEEK 3

ArcView; Query data / Vector vs. Raster   Read Ch. 7 & 9

February 9

 

February 10-12

 ArcView 3.x; Where is the best location to camp?

WEEK 4

 PRESIDENT’S DAY HOLIDAY (No Class) 

February 16

 

February 17-19

 Practice Spatial Analyst Raster & Vector

WEEK 5

Review for test # 1, Geodatabase Concepts  /  Vector vs. Raster (more) 
Read Ch. 6 & 12

February 23

 

February 24-26

 Test # 1; ArcView 3.x / GIS Concepts

WEEK 6

Geodatabases  /  ArcGIS / Creating Data    Read Ch. 16

March 2

 

March 3-5

 Assignment 1

WEEK 7

Georeferencing / GPS  /  Projections   Read Ch. 5, 10

March 9

 

March 10-12

 More on Georeferencing and ArcGIS/ArcMap & Layout view

WEEK 8

SPRING BREAK March 16-20 

March 16

 

March 17-19

No classes

WEEK 9
 

GPS & Using the GPS unit in the field

March 23

 

March 24-26

 Using the GPS units & GPS Lab

WEEK 10

Pathfinder software& Assignment 2

March 30

 

March 31- April 2

 Assignment 1 DUE,        Process your GPS collected data

WEEK 11

Review for Test 2 & Metadata

April 6

 

April 7-9

Test # 2; Geodatabase, Creating data      GPS Lab DUE

WEEK 12

Defining Final GIS Question - Assignment 3

April 13

 

April 14-16

GIS question DUE Assignment 2 DUE

WEEK 13

Working with Tables  Read Ch. 14 & 15

April 20

 

April 21-23

Flow Chart DUE

WEEK 14

Review for Final Exam 

April 27

 

April 28-30

  Final Exam -Take Home Exam

WEEK 15

Work on Final Presentations

May 4

 

May 5-7

 

WEEK 16

 

 

May 6th Dead Day

May 8

FINAL EXAM TIME 4:30-6:30 pm Friday May 9th,
                  (May take longer than 6:30)