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Class 1
(August 31, 2000)
  • Introduction
    1. Historical Roots
    2. Early Systems
    3. Basic Concepts
    4. System Components
  • Spatial Analysis
    1. Spatial Awareness
    2. Spatial Elements
    3. Spatial Measurement
    4. Spatial reference systems
    5. Spatial patterns
    6. Data collection and analysis
  • The Map as a Model of Geographic Data
    1. Scale
    2. Projections
    3. Abstractions
    4. Thematic Maps

DeMere, pp. 3 - 18
DeMere, pp. 21 -,49
DeMere, pp. 50 - 81

Class 2
(Sept 7, 2000)
  • Cartographic Modeling
    1. Model Components
    2. Types of models
    3. Flow Chart
    4. Modeling process

DeMere, pp. 360 - 392

Class 3
(Sept 14, 2000)
  •   Spatial Data Models
    1. Raster Model
    2. Vector Model
    3. Object Model

DeMere, pp. 83 - 122
Lab #1 Due
Assign Lab #2

Class 4
(Sept 21, 2000)
  • Presentation by Bob Sklar - CARSI Lab

Abstract #1 Due

Class 5
(Sept 28, 2000)
  • Cartographic and GIS Data Structures
    1. Map as an abstraction of space?
    2. Basic file structures
    3. DBMS
    4. Structures

Lab #2 Due
Assign Lab #3
Assign Final Lab

DeMere, pp. 83 - 122

Class 6
(Oct 5, 2000)
  • Data Input, Storage and Editing
    1. Input Subsystems
    2. Data structures and input
    3. Data editing and its importance
    4. Issues of geometry

DeMere, pp. 127 - 180
Abstract #2 Due

Class 7
(Oct 12, 2000)
  • Spatial Analysis
    1. Intro
    2. Analysis Framework
    3. Access to spatial data
    4. Relationships
  • Measurement and Classification
                1. Distance
                2. Shape
                3. Reclassification
                4. Neighborhood function
                5. Buffers

DeMere, pp. 183 - 207
DeMere, pp. 208 - 254

Class 8
(Oct 19, 2000)
  • Statistical Surfaces
    1. Intro
    2. Interpolation
    3. Continuous
    4. Discrete

DeMere, pp. 256 - 295
Abstract #3 Due
Lab #3 Due
Assign Lab #4

Class 9
(Oct 26, 2000)
Midterm Exam
  • Spatial Arrangement
    1. Point analysis
    2. Line analysis
    3. Area analysis
    4. Gravity Model
    5. Routing and Allocation

DeMere, pp. 297 - 326

Class 10
(Nov 2, 2000)
  • Overlay
    1. Point-in-Polygon
    2. Vector overlay
    3. Error issues
  • Output from Analysis
    1. Cartographic design of maps
    2. Non-cartographic output
    3. Temporal representations

DeMere, pp. 329 - 358
DeMere, pp. 397 - 429
Abstract #4 Due
Lab #4 Due
Assign Lab #5

Class 11
(Nov 9, 2000
  • ArcView GUI and Avenues programming

Lab #5 Due
Assign Lab #6

Class12

(Nov 16, 2000)

 

 

Class 13
Nov 30, 2000)

  • GIS Design
    1. Design: What is it?
    2. Software engineering
    3. Institutional issues
    4. Design issues

DeMere, pp. 431 - 461
Abstract #5 Due
Final Lab Due

Class 14
(Dec 7, 2000)

     

Lab #6 Due

 Class 15

FINAL EXAM