The primary text for the course is GIS Fundamentals (Bolstad). Additional readings will be assigned throughout the semester and put on reserve in the Geography Library (basement Student Building). The following list of reading assignments is subject to change (changes will be announced in class).
Complete the reading listed for the assigned week by the Monday class of that week unless otherwise noted in class.
| Week |
Dates |
Topic |
Readings |
| 1 |
8/31, 9/2 |
Introduction
to GIS |
Bolstad Ch. 1 |
| 2 |
9/7, 9/9 |
Data
Structures |
Bolstad
Ch. 2 |
| 3 |
9/14, 9/16 |
Bolstad
Ch. 3, Module 3 of Learning ArcGIS Desktop VC course |
|
| 4 |
9/21, 9/23 |
Database
Construction (Building
vector data, Digitizing)
|
Bolstad
Ch. 4, 7, ESRI
(Web), ESRI Ch. 14, 15 and 16 |
| 5 |
9/28, 9/30 |
Database
Construction (Building
vector data, Digitizing) |
Bolstad
Ch. 4, 7, ESRI
(Web), ESRI Ch. 14, 15 and 16 |
6 |
10/5, 10/7 |
GPS
(lecture
notes) |
Bolstad Ch. 5, GPS Online Readings |
| 7 |
10/12, 10/14 |
Metadata |
Bolstad
Ch. 14 (lecture notes) |
| 8 |
10/19, 10/21 |
Cartography
(lecture
notes), Spatial
Attributes (lecture notes) |
|
9 |
10/26, 10/28 |
Spatial
Data Query (lecture_notes) |
E-Reserves, Bolstad Ch. 8 |
| 11 |
11/2, 11/4 |
Exam 1, Spatial Analysis |
Bolstad
Ch. 9 |
| 12 |
11/9, 11/11 |
Spatial
Data Analysis |
Bolstad Ch. 10,11, ESRI (Web) |
| 13 |
11/16, 11/18 |
Spatial
Data Analysis |
Bolstad Ch. 10,11, ESRI (Web) |
| 14 |
11/23 |
Spatial Data Analysis (No class Wednesday) |
Bolstad
Ch. 11 |
| 15 |
11/30, 12/2 |
Lab work week |
- |
16 |
12/7, 12/9 |
Mon.- Exam review, Wed. project presentations |
- |
| 12/14 |
Final Exam 8am-10am |
