Sec 03, Ref 2611Fall 2002 EVR 4934/59xx
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Data Analysis
Text book: 1) Ormsby, T., et al. Getting to
Know ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI Press
2) Longley, Paul A. et al, Geographic Information Systems and Science,
John Wiley & Sons, LTD.
(both text books are available at FIU Book store)
software: ArcMap, Arc Catalog, and Arc Tools, ArcView 3.X, ArcView Image Analysis, ArcView Spatial Analysis, and 3D analyst. Assisting software: Microsoft Access and Excel (all provided for use at the GIS Lab).
Course Objectives:
This course intends to introduce the basic concepts and principles
of geographic information systems (GIS) and science in the following areas:
1) Concepts of map projection, cartography; 2) Principles of geo-spatial
data composition and management; 3) Techniques of data retrieval, visualization,
modeling, and spatial analysis; 4) processing and interpretation of geo-spatial
and statistical data; 5) management of geo-spatial data. Hands-on
workshops will be conducted to master the tools commonly in Geographic
Information Systems.
Course Contents: 1) a set of 5 workshops on different
GIS tools (e.g. ArcInfo. 8.x and ArcView group)
2) lectures on theory and concepts of GIS
3) discussions and reports on assigned readings
4) real world problem solving projects -- the student will be assigned
with a real world project or locate by either
given agency, a FIU faculty or self chosen partner.
Course Outline: (lecture numbers do not include the
1st one on class orientation)
| lecture # | lecture/workshop | reading and lab assignments |
| 1-2 | Introduction to GIS
geographic features Data Models |
Reading: 1) Section 1 (Ormsby) 2) Chapters 1,2 (Longley)
Hands-on: Chapter 3 (Ormsby) |
| 3-4 | Workshop I: Introduction to ArcMap and ArcCatalog | homework 1, Hands-on Chapter 4 (Ormsby) |
| 5-6 | Geo-spatial data models and geographic representation | reading: Chapters 3, 5(Longkey)
HW1 due |
| 7-8 | Workshop II: Displaying and Querying Data | hands-on: Section 3-4 (Ormsby) |
| 9 | Cartographic Concepts and Symbology (lecture and discussion) | reading: Chapter 12 (Longley)
hands-on: Section 7 (Ormsby) |
| 10-11 | Geo_referencing -- map projection | Reading: 1) Chapter 4 (Longley) 2) handout on Map projection
Hands-on: chapter 13 (Ormsby) Homework 2 |
| 12 | geo-spatial data analysis | Reading: 1) Chapter 13 (Longley) |
| 13 | Workshop III: Analyzing Feature relationships | Hands-on Chapter 10-13 (Ormsby) HW2 Due |
| 14 | geo-spatial data collection and creation, metadata | reading: chapter 7,10,11 (Longley) |
| 15-16 | Workshop IV: Creating and Editing Data | Hands-on Chapter 14-17 (Ormsby)
|
| 17 | Mid-Term | |
| 18 | Advanced data analysis | Reading: chapter 14 (Longley)
Hands-on: Hand-out exercises |
| 20-21 | Workshop V: Arc Tools and More ArcView Extensions | Hands-on: Hand-out exercises
Homework 3 |
| 22 |
Group discussion and report on Assigned readings |
Assigned readings HW3 Due |
| 23 | Final Project presentation | |
| 24 | Final project presentation | Paper Due on the final week. |
Grading:
homework
30%
class attendance 10%
midterm
20%
project
40%
(paper and presentation)
Readings: ( In LUIS catalog, type keywords = geographic information systems to locate more readings available in the library)
1) Demers, Michael Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 1996
2) Delaney, Julie Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000
3) Hohl, Pat (ed.) GIS data conversion, strategies - techniques management, Onward Press, Santa Fe, 1998.
4) Magguire, D. J., Goodchild, M.F.. Rhind, D.W. (eds.), Geographic Information Systems, Volume 1: Principles, Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, England, 1991.
5) Magguire, D. J., Goodchild, M.F.. Rhind, D.W. (eds.), Geographic Information Systems, Volume II: Applications, Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, England, 1991.
6) Adam, N.R.. Database Issues in Geographic Information Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1997. (FIU Library # G70.212 .A35 1997).
7) Douglas, W.J. , Environmental GIS; Application to Industrial Facilities, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton 1995. (FIU Library # TD194.4 .D68 1995).
8) Michener, W.K., Brunt, J.W. &, Stafford, S.G. (eds.). Environmental Information Management and Analysis : Ecosystem to Global Scales, Taylor & Francis, London; Bristol, PA; 1994. (FIU Library # GE30 .E57 1994).
9) Foresman, Timothy (eds.), The History of Geographic Information Systems: Perspectives from the Pioneers, Prentice Hall, 1998
10) Walls, Michael, Data Modelling, URISA, 1999
11) Guptill, Stephen, Morrison, Joel, (eds.) Elements of Spatial Data Quality, Elsevier Science, 1995
12) Date, C. J., An Introduction to Database Systems, Addison-Wesley, 1995
13) Hanna, K., Culpepper, R.B., GIS in Site Design, John
Wiley & Sons, 1998