Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2005
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| Week 1 Aug 31 |
Introduction to the Course |
| Week 2 Sep 7 |
Introduction to GIS, Ch1 |
| Week 3 Sep 12,14 |
History of GIS, Ch1 Applications, Ch2 |
| Week Sep 19,21 |
GIS Components, Ch1Ch8 Representing Geography, Ch3; Nature of Geographic Data, Ch5; Data Models Ch9 |
| Week 5 Sep 26,28 |
QUIZ 1 Coordinate Systems and Map Projections, Ch4 |
| Week 6 Oct 3,5 |
Georeferencing, Ch4 |
| Week 7 Oct 10,12 |
Data
Sources/Uncertainty/Metadata, Ch 6Ch7 Data Input, Ch 8 |
| Week 8 Oct 17,19 |
QUIZ 2 Data Creation, Edting, Maintaining Geographic Databases, Ch 11 |
| Week 9 Oct 24,26 Oct 28 |
Cartography and Visualization, Ch 12 ** FALL Break ** |
| Week 10 Oct 31,Nov 2 |
(cont.) Cartography and Visualization QUIZ 3 |
| Week 11 Nov 7,9 |
Vector
Analysis - Dissolve, Buffer, Overlay, Ch13 |
| Week 12 Nov 14,16 |
(cont.) Vector
Analysis Network Analysis, Ch14 |
| Week 13 Nov 21,23 Nov 24-27 |
Raster Analysis, Ch13 QUIZ 4 ** Thanksgiving Break ** |
| Week 14 Nov 28,30 |
Class Project |
| Week 15 Dec 5 Dec 7 |
Class Project Projects Due ** Last Day of Classes ** |
| Week 16 Dec 9-16 |
** FINALS ** |
1 Subject to change as semester progresses.
2 Additional readings may be assigned as the semester progresses to complement Longley et al. (2001) textbook and provide examples of GIS applications.
Last updated on August 31, 2005.
