Week/Dates
|
Classroom
|
Field/Lab
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| Week 1 - 1/17/17, 1/18/17 |
Course introduction, syllabus - GPS/GNSS basics
Access from home instructions
|
Compass, formats, & ArcGIS/GPS exercise; Homework 1 (due after Week 3), Geocaching (on-going)
(Intro GIS-LAB “Independent Study” if needed)
|
| Week 2 - 1/24/17, 1/25/17 |
GPS basics continued, coordinates, projection & datum (Garmin Lab |
Rec/Grade lab practice and collect points, Start on-going Data collection project (duration 7 weeks)
|
| Week 3 - 1/31/17, 2/1/17 |
Map Reading, GPS & Maps (Garmin Lab) |
DNR Software ,NAV exercise, Tracks/Points collect and transfer exercise |
| Week 4 - 2/7/17, 2/817 |
Differential GPS Concepts (Garmin Lab) |
Recreation /GIS Grade Accuracy Control Exercise; |
| Week 5 - 2/14/17, 2/15/17 |
GIS Grade Equipment basics (Trimble Juno Lab) |
GIS/Grade Lab Practice and collect points, lines and polygons. 2nd Homework (Home control points; due Week 10) |
| Week 6 - 2/21/17, 2/22/17 |
GIS/Grade Software (Trimble Juno Lab)
|
Transfer data and differential correction |
| Week 7 - 2/28/17, 3/1/17 |
GIS/Grade Software -2
|
Transfer data and differential correction; Bluetooth receivers |
| Week 8 - 3/7/17, 3/8/17 |
Data Dictionaries
(Trimble) |
Create & use data dictionaries- Trimble |
| Week 9 - 3/13/17, 3/16/17 |
SPRING BREAK |
|
| Week 10 - 3/21/17, 3/22/17 |
Accuracy/NSSDA |
Field Accuracy Lab |
| Week 11 - 3/28/17, 3/29/17 |
Test - Classroom |
Field Test |
| Week 12 - 4/4/17, 4/5/17 |
High accuracy GPS (GCP) UAS Ground Control Points - Basics & Practice (Trimble) |
Design & implement GCPs; includes geotagging & UAS processing |
| Week 13 - 4/11/17, 4/12/17 |
Field Data Form Design &Collection
/ArcGIS Collect
|
ArcGIS On-Line (AGO) basics & geodatabase development in ArcMap creating & deploying forms for Collect |
| Week 14 - 4/18/17 4/19/17 |
Field Data Form Design & Collection/ Open Data Kit (ODK) Lab
|
Create & deploy data collection form (ODK) |
| Week 15 - 4/25/17, 4/26/17 |
Field Data Form Design &Collection/Trimble Terraflex
|
Design, create & deploy Terraflex forms for field data collection. |
| Week 16 - 5/2/17, 5/3/17 |
Final Project due (by 5/5/17) |
Use Terrasync, Terraflex, Collect or ODK for Final Project |
