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"Clickable" Lectures, Readings, & Web Resources
Winter 2011, On-Campus
Last update: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 10:21 a.m.

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Date Topic Readings Assignments
Impt. Reminders
Tues
Jan 4
1 - Introduction Web Site of the Week (WSW)
Thurs
Jan 6
2 - What is GIS? What is GIScience?
Chapter 1 Notes (pdf)
Project Options
Longley et al., Preface,
Chapter 1
Tues
Jan 11
3 - What is GIS/GIScience? (cont.)
 
Thurs
Jan 13
4 - The Nature of Geographic Data
(pdf)
Chapter 3 Notes (pdf) | Chapter 4 Notes (pdf)
Longley et al., Ch. 3 and Ch. 4 up to 4.4
Tues
Jan 18
5 - Nature of Data cont.

ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst (8.2 Mb pdf, for optional, background reference)

GEO 565 option choices due
Thurs
Jan 20
6 - Partnerships / NSDI / Metadata
Chapter 19 Notes (pdf)
Longley et al., Chapter 19
Importance of Metadata article
WSW 1 - Framework | WSW 2 - Specialized
Tues
Jan 25
7 - NSDI/Metadata cont.
Podcast*
*Student feedback to Media Services indicates that podcasts greatly assist when studying for exams.
WSWs:
Data.gov | GovMaps.org
GEOSS | Demos
Thurs
Jan 27

8 - GIS Data Capture: Getting the Map Into the Computer
Podcast (poor quality)

Chapter 9 Notes (pdf)

Learning Assessment - Practice Midterm (doc)

Longley et al., Chapter 9
WSW1 | WSW2 | WSW3

Review for Midterm
Tues
Feb 1
9 - Data Capture (cont.)

WSW
Geocoding Services (USC)

Topology Answer Key

Thurs
Feb 3
MIDTERM

Eat Lots of Pizza!
Tues
Feb 8
10 - Geographic Databases: Gateway to Spatial Analysis
Chapter 10 Notes (pdf)
Longley et al., Ch. 10 up to 10.4
Spatial Analysis handout
(pdf)
Thurs
Feb 10
11 - Spatial Analysis I (pdf)
Chapter 14 Notes (pdf) | Chapter 6 Notes (pdf)
Longley et al., Ch. 14 up to 14.3.2, Ch. 6
Tues
Feb 15
12 - Spatial Analysis II WSW Spatial Madness!
Thurs
Feb 17
13 - 3-D & Temporal GIS
Chapter 13 Notes (pdf)
Longley et al., Chapter 13
Article in Nature
WSW1 / WSW2 / Interactive Visualization Systems / Terragen
Tues
Feb 22
14 - 3-D & Temporal GIS cont.

OR/WA Shoreline Movie (14 Mb .mpg)
Info about the movie (pdf)
ArcGlobe, ArcScene, & ArcGIS Explorer | 3D Buildings | Google SketchUp
ESRI "3D" GIS Blog
Google Sketchup for Dummies
ArcGIS Explorer Guide
ArcUser "3D" Display | Animation | Volumes in Arc10 | Arc10 Tools (pdf)
Thurs
Feb 24

15 - Catch Up

and reminder about geodatabases

Oregon's GIS in Action Conference

Portland's Regional GIS

Tues
Mar 1
16 - GIS in Action I
Laura Brophy
Green Point Consulting

Chapter 2 Notes (pdf)

Longley et al., Ch. 2
Thurs
Mar 3

Warning: PPT file is 139 Mb!
17 - GIS in Action II
Russ Michel
Pictometry International Corp.

 
Tues
Mar 8
18 - The Future of GIS I
Chapter 20 Notes (pdf)

plus Review for Final

Longley et al., Ch. 20
WSW1 / WSW2

Learning Assessment 2 - Practice Final (doc)
Thurs
Mar 10
19 - The Future of GIS II
Essential Career Skills (pdf)
GIS at Google
Got Questions? Choosing GIS as a Career
Careers at ESRI

Course Evaluations
Fri
Mar 11
GEO 565 Bibliographies / Term Papers All Annotated Bib. Web Sites (Option 1) and Term Papers (Option 2)
Due by 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time
Wed
Mar 16
FINAL EXAM, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Relaaaaax!
All Mashup Sites and Project Write-Ups (Option 3)
Due by end of final exam timeslot, Pacific Time

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