UEP232/ENV193 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Urban and Environmental Analysis, Fall 2007

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Lectures

Session	Type	Title
1	Lecture	GIS Overview: Course Overview Lab and Software Logistics
2	Lecture	Lab: ArcGIS Basics Tutorial	[Text] [Text]
3	Lecture	GIS Data Structure Formats and Uses	[Slides]
4	Lecture	Map Projections and Coordinate Systems; Scale; Generalization
5	Lecture	Data Source: Finding, Assessing and Using Existing Spatial Data
6	Lecture	Making Maps: Reference Mapping, Thematic Mapping, Mapping Quantities and Categories
7	Lecture	Mapping, cont.: Discuss GISUE labs 4 and 5
8	Lecture	Data Sources: Understanding US Census Geography and Tables	[Slides]
9	Lecture	Census Data Mapping and Questions	[Slides]
10	Lecture	Census Data Mapping and Questions, cont.	[Slides]
11	Lecture	Data Quality Issues	[Slides]
12	Lecture	Using Address Data in GIS (Geocoding)
13	Lecture	Trouble-Shooting Geocoding/Adding Tabular Data that has Coordinates
14	Lecture	Basic Queries Using Selection Functions/Summarizing Data
15	Lecture	Spatial Analysis: Joins and Overlays
16	Lecture	Joins and Overlays, cont.
17	Lecture	Working with Raster Data: Comparison of Vector/Raster Tools
18	Lecture	Working with Raster Data: Overlays and Map Algebra Functions
19	Lecture	Working with Elevation Data: Raster and TIN data Structures: Brief Overview of 3D Analyst
20	Lecture	Proximity Functions: Buffer, Distance/Near Functions: Raster and Vector Tools
21	Lecture	Mapping Density: Raster and Vector Tools
22	Lecture	Analysis Options for Projects
23	Lecture	Poster Design Workshop
24	Lecture	Project Work
25	Lecture	Project Discussion and Work
26	Lecture	Course Wrap-up: Communities and GIS; Course Evaluations
27	Lecture	Poster Exhibit