Resources
- Syllabus (.pdf) (updated 8/27/2024)
- Class Zoom Link
- Canvas
- Apps To Go (UMN Citrix virtual Desktop )
Schedule and Content
Week 1 - Sept 2, 2024 Introduction to GIS, Data Models
For Lecture:
Topics: Introduction, Data Models | Lecture Resources | Supplementary Materials |
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Topics: Introduction, Data Models
| Data Models Introductions, PDF Notes for Videos: | Geospatial Revolution,
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For Lab:
Lab 1: Introduction to the software | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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See Quick Start Video and PDF links in upper left of this screen
| Summary Overheads for Lab exercise Lab1 video walk-throughs Semester Long 4 part Assignment
| -Layout & North Arrow |
Week 2 - Sept 9, 2024 Geodesy and Map Projections
For Lecture:
Topics: Geodesy and Map Projections | Lecture Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: | Understanding Map Projections, |
For Lab:
Lab2: Coordinate Systems | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| -On the Fly Projection |
Week 3 - Sept 16, 2024 Getting Data Into a GIS
For Lecture:
Topics: Digitizing, data entry, topology | Lecture Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: | Open Streetmap - crowdsourcing
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For Lab:
Lab 3: Data entry | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Create Feature Classes |
Week 4 - Sept 23, 2024 Data Topology, Global Positioning, and Data from Images
For Lecture:
Topics: GPS and Images | Lecture Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: | GPS by Trimble |
For Lab:
Lab 4: Digitizing, Topology | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Lab 4 Instructions Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
| -AddAttribute |
Week 5 - Sept 30, 2024 Digital Data
For Lecture:
Topics: Images, Digital Data | Lecture Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: Lecture PDF:
| MnGeo - MN airphotos, |
For Lab:
Lab 6: Digital Data, and 5 (optional) GNSS | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Lab 6 Instructions Homework 1 | -Lab 5 Waypoints, |
Week 6 - Oct 7, 2024 Tables, Relational Databases
For Lecture:
Topics: Attribute Tables, Introduction | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Video (this week and next): |
For Lab:
Lab 7: Tables | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Lab 7 Instructions, | Lab 7 discussion - tips video -Create New Table |
Week 7 - Oct 14, 2024 More Tables
For Lecture:
Topics: Attribute Tables, Introduction | Resources | Supplementary Materials: |
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Video: Normal Forms: Worm Field Sampling Lecture PDF's: |
For Lab:
Lab 8: More Tables | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Summary Overhead for Lab exercise
| -Calc Nums & text |
Week 8 - Oct 21, 2024 Basic Spatial Analysis
For Lecture:
Topics: Intro. to Spatial Analysis | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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Chap 9
| Videos: and Lecture PDF on |
For Lab:
Lab 9: Basic Vector Analysis | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
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Week 9 - Oct 28, 2024 Raster Analysis
For Lecture:
Topics: Raster Analysis | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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Videos: | None |
For Lab:
Lab 10: Raster Analysis | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Summary Overheads for Lab exercise
| -Resample |
Week 10 - Nov 4, 2024 Terrain Analysis
For Lecture:
Topics: Terrain Analysis | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: Lecture PDFs: (continued from Week 9) | -Whitebox, |
For Lab:
Lab 11: Terrain Analysis | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| -Raster Transparency |
Week 11 - Nov 11, 2024 Interpolation
For Lecture:
Topics: Interpolation | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: Lecture PDF: |
For Lab:
Lab 12: Interpolation | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Lab 12 overview video -AddGeomAttributes |
Week 12 - Nov 18, 2024 Cartographic Modeling
For Lecture:
Topics: Interpolation | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: Lecture PDFs: |
For Lab:
Lab 13: Cartographic Modeling | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Refer to videos in previous labs as needed |
Week 13 - Nov 28, 2024 Thanksgiving Week - No Lectures or Labs
Thanksgiving Week - No Lecture, Quizzes or Lab
Week 14- Dec 2, 2024 Spatio-temporal Modeling
For Lecture:
Topics: Spatiotemporal Models, Errors | Resources: | Supplementary Materials: |
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| Videos: |
For Lab:
Lab 14: Cartographic Modeling | Assignment | Lab Videos |
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| Refer to videos in previous labs as needed |
Week 16 - Dec 9, 2024 The Future (GIS)
Read Chapter 15 Future Directions (this content not included on Final Exam)
Supplemental Slides | Supplemental Slides video
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 | Extra Credit #2: Optional Homework |
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Lab Instructions Video on Adding directional arrows |