Course URL: http://web.pdx.edu/~jduh/courses/geog492/index.htm
Lecture: CH 418 14:00-15:50 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Labs: T 8-9:50 (CH324);
T 17:15-18:30 (CH1); W 14:00-15:20 (CH324); F 14:00-15:20 (CH1)
Instructor:
Email: jduh@pdx.edu
Office: CH 424J
Phone: 503-725-3159
Office hours: 1-3 Mondays and 1-2 Wednesdays
Teaching assistant:
Email: dsg@pdx.edu
GIS II is an advanced course covering geographic information systems (GIS) modeling and analysis. The course includes the theory and methods involved in GIS model building, raster modeling and map algebra, digital terrain analysis in raster and TIN, spatial interpolation, and geostatistical analysis. The practical component involves the use of GIS software packages including ArcInfo , ArcGIS Spatial Analyst , ArcGIS 3D Analyst , and ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst. Both the theoretical and practical components of the course are important. Without a theoretical understanding of GIS methods you will make bad geographic modelling decisions and when necessary you will not be able to migrate to a new or different GIS software package. Without a practical understanding of GIS software your theoretical knowledge cannot be put to use. We will have an active learning environment, which means that students should be ready to participate and contribute to the class. Students will complete a final project in which they investigate a GIS application in depth.
The text for this course is "Applied GIS and Spatial Analysis," which was written by John Stillwell and Graham Clarke: Wiley, 2004. It is available at the Portland State Bookstore and from Amazon.com . There are several other books that will be used for both the theoretical and practical components of the course. However, they will be provided by the instructor online. They include Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst by Jill McCoy and Kevin Johnston: ESRI Press, Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst by Bob Booth: ESRI Press, Using ArcGIS Geostatisical Analyst by Johnston et al.: ESRI Press, Getting Started with ArcGIS by Bob Booth and Andy Mitchell: ESRI Press, Building a Geodatabase by Andrew Perencsik, Simon Woo, et al.: ESRI Press, and Geodatabase Workbook by Bob Booth, Jeff Shaner, et al.: ESRI Press.
The lecture component of this course consists of discussions of the readings and therefore you should have read the material before class. Students are expected to come to class ready to be active participants in the discussion. To facilitate an interactive discussion each student will be a discussion leader during the semester for which they will receive a grade. This person is responsible for leading the classroom discussion along with the instructor and should have answered all of the discussion questions linked to the schedule below. The discussion leader should give the instructor typed answers to all of the questions at the beginning of class. It is important that everyone in the class take part in these discussions. Therefore, class attendance and participation are mandatory. See the grading section below for penalties for those who do not attend class. If you must miss class then you need to hand in the discussion questions for that day. That means that if you miss class on a particular day then you should give the instructor typed answers to all of the questions at the beginning of the next class.
You will do practical GIS exercises on the computers. If you do not finish the labs during the assigned time periods the lab also has open hours. The practical exercises provide a way to acquire skills using ArcInfo and other GIS software packages and to apply the course concepts to real data.
Lab Assignments 25%
Midterm 15%
Discussion Lead 10%
Participation 10%
Final (take-home exam) 15%
Project 25%
Attendance to this course is mandatory. If you miss class then you must hand in typed answers to all of the discussion questions for that day. This is in addition to the two days you are the discussion leader. So if you miss two days during the term then you must hand in typed discussion questions for four days. You are given two free absences. If you miss more than two class periods then you will be penalized five percent of your final grade per absence. PLEASE DO NOT MISS CLASS. You are expected to take part in the discussions and if you are not in class then you cannot. If you are repeatedly late you will be given an absence. If there is a special circumstance and you must miss more than two classes then please discuss it with the instructor.
Schedule of Lectures,
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Week |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
Lab |
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1 Jan 4/6 |
Course Overview |
Basic GIS Concepts Review |
· Lab 0: ArcView 3.x to ArcGIS (Optional. Do Lab 0 only if you are unfamiliar with ArcGIS) · Lab 1: Raster Modelling in ArcGIS (Due by 5pm Jan 24) |
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2 Jan 11/13 |
Geobusiness (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 2 and 3) |
ArcGIS I (Booth and Mitchell Pages 45-61) |
· Lab 1 |
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3 Jan 18/20 |
Geobusiness (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 4 and 5) |
ArcGIS Geodatabase and Topology (Building a Geodatabase Pages 99-142) |
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4 Jan 25/27 |
Social Deprivation (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 6 and 7) |
ArcGIS II (Booth and Mitchell Pages 65-107 ) |
· Lab 2: Geodatabase Topology (Due by 5pm Feb 7) |
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5 Feb 1/3 |
Social Deprivation (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 8 and
9) |
ArcGIS III (Read ArcGIS Desktop Online Help for all tools in the Analysis Toolbox) |
· Lab 3: Vector and Pattern Analysis (Due by 5pm Feb 21) |
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6 Feb 8/10 |
Transportation and Location (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 10 and 11) |
Mid-term exam ArcGIS III (Read ArcGIS Desktop Online Help for the generalization and feature toolsets in the Data Management Toolbox) |
· Lab 3 |
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7 Feb 15/17 |
Transportation and Location (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 12 and 13) |
ArcGIS IV (Read ArcGIS Desktop Online Help for all tools in the Spatial Statistics Toolbox) |
· Lab 3 |
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8 Feb 22/24 |
National Spatial Planning (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 15 and 16) |
Interpolation and Geostatistics (Johnston et al Pages 49-79) |
· Lab 4: Interpolation and Geostatistical Modelling in ArcGIS (Due by 5pm Mar 7) |
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9 Mar 1/3 |
National Spatial Planning (Stillwell & Clarke Chapters 17 and 18) |
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (Johnston et al Pages
81-112) Final Distributed |
· Lab 4 |
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10 Mar 8/10 |
Project Presentations |
Project Presentations |
· Students work on projects |
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Mar 14 |
Project Presentations |
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Please give your feedback on the textbook we used: Applied GIS and Spatial Analysis (Stillwell and Clarke 2004).