Resources
- Syllabus (.pdf) (updated 8/27/2024)
- Class Zoom Link (call to arrange time)
- Canvas
- Apps To Go (UMN Citrix virtual Desktop )
Week 1 - Sept 2, 2024 Introduction to GIS, Data Models
For Lecture:
Topics: Introduction, Data Models
| Lecture Resources Data Models Introductions, PDF Notes for Videos: |
| Supplementary Materials Geospatial Revolution,
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For Lab:
Lab 1: Introduction to the software
| Assignment Summary Overheads for Lab exercise Lab1 video walk-throughs
| Lab Videos -Layout & North Arrow |
Week 2- Sept 9, 2024 Geodesy and Map Projections
For Lecture:
Topics: Geodesy and Map Projections
| Lecture Resources:
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| Supplementary Materials: Understanding Map Projections, |
For Lab:
Lab2: Coordinate Systems
| Assignment | Lab Videos -On the Fly Projection |
Week 3 - Sept 16, 2024 Getting Data Into a GIS
For Lecture:
Topics: Digitizing, data entry, topology
| Lecture Resources: Videos:
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| Supplementary Materials: Open Streetmap - crowdsourcing
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For Lab:
Lab 3: Data entry
| Assignment Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
| Lab Videos Create Feature Classes |
Week 4 - Sept 23, 2024 Data Topology, Global Positioning, and Data from Images
For Lecture:
Topics: GPS and Images
| Lecture Resources: Videos:
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| Supplementary Materials: GPS by Trimble |
For Lab:
Lab 4: Digitizing, Topology
| Assignment Lab 4 Instructions Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
| Lab Videos -AddAttribute |
Week 5 - Sept 30, 2024 Digital Data
For Lecture:
Topics: Images, Digital Data
| Lecture Resources: Videos: Lecture PDF:
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| Supplementary Materials: MnGeo - MN airphotos, |
For Lab:
Lab 6: Digital Data, and 5 (optional) GNSS
| Assignment Homework 1 | Lab Videos -Lab 5 Waypoints, |
Week 6 - Oct 7, 2024 Tables, Relational Databases
For Lecture:
Topics: Attribute Tables, Introduction
| Resources: Video (this week and next):
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| Supplementary Materials:
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For Lab:
Lab 7: Tables
| Assignment Lab 7 Instructions, Homework 2 instructions,
| Lab Videos -Create New Table |
Week 7 - Oct 14,, 2024 More Tables
For Lecture:
Topics: Attribute Tables, Introduction
| Resources
Video: Normal Forms: Worm Field Sampling Lecture PDF's:
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| Supplementary Materials: |
For Lab:
Lab 8: More Tables
| Assignment Summary Overhead for Lab exercise
| Lab Videos -Calc Nums & text |
Week 8 - Oct 21, 2024 Basic Spatial Analysis
For Lecture:
Topics: Intro. to Spatial Analysis
| Resources: Videos: and Lecture PDF on
| Supplementary Materials: |
For Lab:
Lab 9: Basic Vector Analysis
| Assignment Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
| Lab Videos
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Week 9 - Oct 28, 2024 Raster Analysis
For Lecture:
Topics: Raster Analysis
| Resources:
| Supplementary Materials:
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For Lab:
Lab 10: Raster Analysis
| Assignment Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
| Lab Videos -Resample |
Week 10 - Nov 4, 2024 Terrain Analysis
For Lecture:
Topics: Terrain Analysis
| Resources:
Lecture PDFs: (continued from Week 11)
| Supplementary Materials:- -Whitebox,
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For Lab:
Lab 11: Terrain Analysis
| Assignment | Lab Videos |
Week 11 - Nov 11, 2024 Interpolation
For Lecture:
Topics: Interpolation
| Resources: Lecture PDF:
| Supplementary Materials:-
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For Lab:
Lab 12: Interpolation
| Assignment | Lab Videos -AddGeomAttributes |
Week 12 - Nov 12, 2024 Cartographic Modeling
For Lecture:
Topics: Interpolation
| Resources: Lecture PDFs:
| Supplementary Materials:-
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For Lab:
Lab 13: Cartographic Modeling
| Assignment | Lab Videos Refer to videos in previous labs as needed |
Week 13 - Nov 25, 2024 Thanksgiving Week - No Lectures or Labs
Thanksgiving Week - No Lecture, Quizzes or Lab
Week 14- Dec 2, 2024 Spatio-temporal Modeling
For Lecture:
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Topics: Spatiotemporal Models, Errors
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Resources:
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Supplementary Materials:
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For Lab:
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Lab 14: Cartographic Modeling
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Assignment |
Lab Videos Refer to videos in previous labs as needed |
Week 15 - Dec 9, 2024 The Future (GIS)
Future Directions in GIS slides (this content not included on Final Exam); FYI
See/Contact Instructor if questions in preparation for the Final
Remember to take On-Line Final Exam (Chapters 2-14; two hours)
(Friday - Monday; 12/13/2024 through 12/16/2024)
Week 16 - Dec 16, 2024 Final Exam Week
No lecture; Lab only Wednesday & Thursday (Skok 35)
Remember to take On-Line Final Exam (Chapters 2-14; two hours)
(Friday - Monday; 12/13/2024 through 12/16/2024)
Extra credit
Extra Credit #1: Optional Lab Lab Instructions Video on Adding directional arrows |
| Extra Credit #2: Optional Homework |