FNRM 5131 - GIS For Natural Resource Management

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Schedule and Content

Week 1 - Sept 2, 2024 Introduction to GIS, Data Models

For Lecture:

Topics: Introduction, Data ModelsLecture ResourcesSupplementary Materials

Topics: Introduction, Data Models

  • Read Chapters 1, 2

  • Take Reading Quiz

 

 

 

Course Mechanics Introduction 

Data Models Introductions,
Model structure, grain-extent-accuracy tradeoffs,
Sampling, assignment, single part and multipart,
Raster/vector comparison,
Topology,
Data Structures

PDF Notes for Videos:  
Overall Class Introduction 

Lecture  Slides    Intro
Deck 1, Deck 2, Deck 3, Deck 4, Deck 5

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

History of GIS (ESRI)

 

 

 

 

For Lab:

Lab 1: Introduction to the softwareAssignmentLab Videos

See Quick Start Video and PDF links in upper left of this screen

 

Lab 1 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise  

Lab1 Data

 Lab1 video walk-throughs 
Part1  Part2  Part3 Part4

Semester Long 4 part Assignment
Read each below & choose one
Watershed   SAP    Hopkins
Data             Data    Data

 

-Layout & North Arrow
-Activate & Zoom Layout
-Measure Tool   
-Scale Bar, Legend & text
-Symbols
-Unique_Symbols
-Export_Map

 

Week 2 - Sept 9, 2024 Geodesy and Map Projections

For Lecture:

Topics: Geodesy and Map ProjectionsLecture Resources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Read Chapter 3

  • Take Reading Quiz

 

 

 

Videos: 

Intro, Horizontal Datums

Vertical Datums

Map projections

Lecture PDFs: 
Part 1
Part 2
 

Understanding Map Projections,
Minn. Projections,
NADCON,
HTDP,
MNCON, 
Spheroid , 
Interesting 3D Projections - Jason Davies  

Great Circle Calc
 

For Lab:

Lab2: Coordinate SystemsAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's Lab 1 by 11:55 p.m. Friday

  • Do Lab 2, Projections/Coordinate Systems

Lab 2 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 2 Data

-On the Fly Projection
-Coordinate Query and Labels
-Set the Map Window Projection
-Set Layout Scale
-Rename Map & Set Measure Units

 

Week 3 - Sept 16, 2024 Getting Data Into a GIS

For Lecture:

Topics: Digitizing, data entry, topologyLecture Resources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Read Chapter 4

  • Take Reading Quiz

  • Make sure to take On-Line Exam 1, Chapters 1-3
    Friday - Sunday

Videos: 
Data Entry, Image & Registration

Lecture PDFs:
Data Entry,  Layer Registration
 

Open Streetmap - crowdsourcing

 

 

For Lab:

Lab 3: Data entryAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's Lab 2 by 11:55 p.m. Friday

  • Start Lab 3, Data Entry, Basic Digitizing

 

 Lab 3 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 3 Data

 Create Feature Classes
-Digitizing Points
-DigLines
-DigPolys & Autocomplete
-Merge Polys
-Split Polys

Week 4 - Sept 23, 2024 Data Topology, Global Positioning, and Data from Images

For Lecture:

Topics: GPS and ImagesLecture Resources:Supplementary Materials:
  • Chap 5 & 6 up to pg. 273
  • Take Reading Quiz

Videos:
GPS-GNSS, COGO, COGO worksheet
Images1 Images2
Images3

PDFS of Lecture slides:
GPS-GNSS
COGO, COGO worksheet 
Images

GPS by Trimble

A LiDAR Primer
Electro-Magnetic-Radiation
NASA video - useful

For Lab:

Lab 4: Digitizing, TopologyAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's Lab by 11:55 p.m. Friday

  • Start Lab 4, Digitizing with Topology

 

 

 Lab 4 Instructions 
-watch Lab4 intro video 1st!

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 4 Data

 

Lab 4 intro video

-AddAttribute 
-Clip digitize
-Create Topology
Hatch & Transparent Fills
-Validate Topology

Week 5 - Sept 30, 2024 Digital Data

For Lecture:

Topics: Images, Digital DataLecture Resources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Remaining Chap 6, & Chap 7

  • Take Reading Quiz

 

 

Videos:
Digital Data
 

Lecture PDF:
Digital Data

 

MnGeo - MN airphotos,
Borchert - Old MN airphotos,
Example Campus GeoPDF
Example of St Paul GeoPDF
Geospatial PDF's
GeoPDF Videos 1, 2, 3

For Lab:

Lab 6: Digital Data, and 5 (optional) GNSSAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 6, more skills, table intro

  • Start Homework 1(due end of Week 10)

  • Do optional Lab 5, if interested

Lab 6 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 6 Data

Homework 1

Lab 5 Data
Optional Lab 5, GPS instructions, Off Campus

Lab 6 discussion - tips video

-Lab 5 Waypoints, 
-Lab 5 Tracks, 
-Basic Tables
-Calculate Fields
-Manual Feature Select 
-Color Ramp & Basic Symbology
-Select by Location
-Field Delete
-Shaded Relief & More Symbology

Week 6 - Oct 7, 2024 Tables, Relational Databases

For Lecture:

Topics: Attribute Tables, IntroductionResources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Chap 8 thru pg. 357

  • Take Reading Quiz

  • On-Line Exam 2, chaps. 4 - 6.
    (Friday - Sunday)

Video (this week and next):
Basic Tables
Joins
Normal Forms

Lecture PDF: 
Tables

Simple guide to Normal Forms

For Lab:

Lab 7: TablesAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 7, Tables

 

Lab 7 Instructions,
Summary Overheads for Lab exercise,
Lab 7 Data

Homework 2 instructions,
Homework2.zip

Lab 7 discussion - tips video
Lab 7 common mistakes video

-Create New Table
-Join Tables
-Select by Attribute
-Table in Layouts

Week 7 - Oct 14, 2024 More Tables

For Lecture:

Topics: Attribute Tables, Introduction ResourcesSupplementary Materials:
  • Chap 8 pg. 358 to end
  • Take Reading Quiz

 

Video: 
Normal Forms Example: Order/inventory

Normal Forms: Worm Field Sampling

Lecture PDF's:
-Norm Forms Example
-More Norm. Forms,
-Foreign keys, ER diag.

One view on relational tables, 

Simple guide to Normal Forms

For Lab:

Lab 8: More TablesAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 8

 

Lab 8 Instructions 

Summary Overhead for Lab exercise

Lab 8 Data

 

Lab 8 discussion-tips video

-Calc Nums & text
-Convert Excel Table
-Select By Location
-Summarize
-Many To One Fix

Week 8 - Oct 21, 2024 Basic Spatial Analysis

For Lecture:

Topics: Intro. to Spatial AnalysisResources:Supplementary Materials:

 Chap 9

  • Take Reading Quiz

  • Homework 1 due

  • Take On-Line Exam 3
     covers chapters 7 & 8
    (Friday - Sunday)

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

and

Lecture PDF on
Basic Analysis

ESRI Examples,

Windsite example

Blobs example

For Lab:

Lab 9: Basic Vector AnalysisAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 9

 

Lab 9 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

 

Lab 9 Data

 -Lab 9 overview video


-Erase             
-Union 
-Area             
-Calculate Geometry
-Buffer         
-Summarizing for Total Area
-Multi2singlepart

Week 9 - Oct 28, 2024 Raster Analysis

For Lecture:

Topics: Raster AnalysisResources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Read Chapter 10

  • Take Reading Quiz

 

Videos:
-Basic Raster Analysis,
-Moving Windows,
-Tables, Cost Surfaces 

Lecture PDFs:
Raster 1
Raster 2

None

For Lab:

Lab 10: Raster AnalysisAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 10

  • Do Homework 2

 

 Lab 10 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 10 Data

 

Lab 10 overview video

-Resample
-Raster Calculator
-Reclass
-MapSize&Scale
-Distance
-Custom Ramp

Week 10 - Nov 4, 2024 Terrain Analysis

For Lecture:

Topics: Terrain AnalysisResources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Read Chapter 11

  • Take Reading Quiz

Videos:
-Slope/Aspect,
-Watersheds 

Lecture PDFs: (continued from Week 9)
Slope calculations

-Whitebox, 
-Manual watershed delineation 
-NRCS topos/sheds 
-Kernel slope calcs

For Lab:

Lab 11: Terrain AnalysisAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 11

Lab 11 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 11 Data

-Raster Transparency
-Viewshed & Line of Sight
-Profile
-FAC2Streams
-Watershed

Week 11 - Nov 11, 2024 Interpolation

For Lecture:

Topics: InterpolationResources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Read Chapter 12

  • Take Reading Quiz

  • Take On-Line Exam 4, Chapters 9 - 11
    (Friday - Sunday)

Videos:
Interpolation

Lecture PDF:
Interpolation

GeoDA  
Using GIS to Map an Individual Animal's Home Range

For Lab:

Lab 12: InterpolationAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 12

 

Lab 12 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 12 Data

Lab 12 overview video
Lab and ArcGIS Pro tips  (note use Desktop not L:\home as mentioned in this older tips video)
Lab 12 second Map tips

-AddGeomAttributes
-ExtractRasterToPoints
-Geo Stat Wiz
-InXY&Thiessen (note part at :10 minute point in video on Converting Excel sheet to ArcGIS Table)
-Random Sample
-ReclassHints
-RemoveRasterSpeckle
-StratifiedRandom
-SystematicSamples

Week 12 - Nov 18, 2024 Cartographic Modeling

For Lecture:

Topics: InterpolationResources:Supplementary Materials:

  • Read Chapter 13

  • Take Reading Quiz

Videos:
Cartographic Models 

Lecture PDFs:
Cartographic Models

Wind Site Example
Video
PDF

Placer Co. Example
Video
PDF

Stormwater Mitigation PDF

For Lab:

Lab 13: Cartographic ModelingAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 13

 

Lab 13 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 13 Data

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:

 

  • Read Chapter 14

  • Take Reading Quiz

Videos:
Modeling


PDF:
Spatio-temporal models

Data Quality

Video on Data Errors

For Lab:

Lab 14: Cartographic ModelingAssignmentLab Videos

  • Turn in last week's lab

  • Start Lab 14

 

Lab 14 Instructions

Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 14 Data

Lab 14 Tips video 

 Flowchart Video

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 LabExtra Credit #2: Optional Homework

Lab Instructions

Extra Credit Lab Data

Video on Adding directional arrows

Extra Credit Homework Instructions                             

Extra Credit Homework Data