FNRM 3131 - GIS For Natural Resource Management

Resources

Materials, Organized Chronologically

Readings are from the book "GIS Fundamentals, Fifth Edition," by Paul Bolstad

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Week of Chapters Class Notes, Videos Supplements Lab Assignment Assignments Due, Date
1 -
Sept. 3		 1, 2

Introduction to GIS
Videos:Course Mechanics Introduction, Basic Concepts, Raster Structure and Resampling, Data and File Structures,
Coord. Questions

Lecture PDFS  1   2

Geospatial Revolution,
Notes-GIS Links, Notes- Links,
3 trillion trees, What 3 Words

 Lab 1: Complete assignment in  ArcGIS Pro, instructions and data are on the Lab Page.


 None - start Lab 1

Take Canvas Quiz 1 this week. There is a quiz every week that covers the readings for that week, and it closes at the start of the Tuesday lecture time.

2 -
Sept.10

 3

Videos: Geodesy, map projections
Lecture PDFs:
1) Geodesy,
2) Projections,
3) PLSS

 Understanding Map Projections,
Minn. Projections,
NADCON,
HTDP,
MNCON, 
Spheriod Video, 
Interesting 3D Projections - Jason Davies		 Lab 2, Geodesy, Coordinate Systems, Map Projections, Lab Page 1) Complete Canvas Quiz 2, it closes at the start of Tuesday lecture
2) Turn in Lab 1, Due by 11:55 p.m. Friday, as are all subsequent labs unless noted

3 -
Sept.17

 4 Videos: Data Entry, Image & Registration

PDF notes: 1  2

 Open Streetmap - crowdsourcing Lab 3, Data Entry, Lab Page 1) Canvas Quiz week 3
2) Lab 2
3) On-Line Exam 1, on chaps. 1 - 3, Friday-Sunday

4 -
Sept. 24

 5 & 6 up to pg. 271

Videos:GPS, COGO 

Lecture Notes
GPS 1, 2
COGO 1
Images 1

 GPS by Trimble

Datum Evolution		 Lab 4, Digitizing, Topology Lab Page, Homework 1, MN GeoSpatial Commons, Northstar Mapper 1) Canvas Quiz week 4
2) Lab 3
5 - Oct.1 6 to end & 7,

Videos: Digital Data 

Lecture slides 1

 MnGeo - MN airphotos,
Borchert - Old MN airphotos,
Example Campus GeoPDF
Example of St Paul GeoPDF
Geospatial PDF's
GeoPDF Videos 1, 2, 3
 Lab 5, GPS (optional):
Lab 6, Digital data and Tables, Lab Page		 Canvas Quiz 5
1) Lab 4
2) On-LIne Exam 2, chaps. 4 - 6.
6 -
Oct. 8		 Ch. 8 thru pg. 356 Lecture Notes: Tables, basic normal forms One view on relational tables, Simple guide to Normal Forms Lab 7, Tables, Homework 2
DataTable for Homework 2
Lab Page		 Canvas Quiz 6
1) Lab 6

7 -
Oct.15

  8 pg. 357 to end Lecture Notes:
-Norm Forms Example
-More Norm. Forms,
-Foreign keys, ER diag.		 Normal Forms tutorial Lab 8, More Tables, Lab Page Canvas Quiz 7
1) Lab 7,
2) Optional lab 5
3) Homework 1
8 -
Oct. 22		 9

Videos:
-Basic Analysis,
-Reclass/Dissolve,
-Buffer,
-Overlay,
-Set Algebra    

and

Lecture Slides

 ESRI Examples,
Blob selection examples as PDF
Windsite example		 Lab 9, Vector Analysis, Lab Page Canvas Quiz 8
1) Lab 8,
2) On-Line Exam 3, chaps. 7-8
9 -
Oct. 29		 10 Videos:
-Basic Raster Analysis,
-Moving Windows,
-Tables, Cost Surfaces 

Lecture Notes 1, 2		 Lab 10, Raster Analysis, Lab Page Canvas Quiz 9
1) Lab 9
2) Homework 2
10 -
Nov. 5		 11

Videos:
-Slope/Aspect,
-Watersheds 

Lecture:1

 -Whitebox, 
-Manual Watershed
-NRCS topos/sheds 
-Slope/AspectCalcs		 Lab 11, Terrain Analysis, Lab Page Canvas Quiz 10
Lab 10
11 -
Nov. 12		 12 Video:
Interpolation     Lecture: 1		 GeoDA Lab 12, Interpolation, Lab Page Canvas Quiz 11
1) Lab 11,
2) On- Line Exam 4, chaps.9 - 11
12 -
Nov. 19		 None Thanksgiving Week (No Lecture or  Labs this week
13 -
Nov. 26		 13

Cartographic Models 
Videos:
Main Lecture,
Wind Site Example,
Placer County,
Parks, Stormwater

Lecture Slides
Main,
Windsite Example,
Placer County,
Parks, Stormwater


PDF

Placer Co. Example
Video
PDF

Parks, Stormwater Examples
PDF

 Lab 13, Cartographic Modeling I, Lab Page Canvas Quiz 12
1) Lab 12
14 -
Dec. 3		 14 Videos:
1) Modeling,
2) Data Quality		 Errors,  GPS errors Lab 14, Cartographic Modeling 2 Canvas Quiz 13
1) Lab 13,
15 -
Dec. 10		 15 Slides:
Perspectives		 OpenGeo Architecture Extra Credit Lab 1) Lab 14,
2)On Line - Exam 5, chaps. 2-14
 16-
Dec. 17		   Finals Week