COURSE SCHEDULE, GRADING, and READINGS

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1 COURSE SCHEDULE, GRADING, and READINGS Note: All academic classes will be held in the GIS lab at Royal Thimphu College. These dates are listed here. Other days will involve travel or days off, and the overall schedule indicates the details of these days. Day 1: Tues. Aug 14 LEC 1: Course Introduction & Overview / What is GIS? / Major Concepts / Thematic Mapping / Internet GIS Data Sources / Basic GIS Data Structures / Brief intro to Coordinate Systems / Basics of Cartography Chang 7th ed: Ch. 1: pp. 1-15, Ch. 4 p. 77 (4.2.8), Ch. 11: p. 240 (Dissolve & Clip) Chang 8th ed: Ch. 1: pp. 1-15, Ch. 4 p. 77 (4.4.4), Ch. 11: p (Dissolve & Clip) LAB 1: ArcGIS Introduction / Download & Process Data / Create Maps Using ArcMap (pdf book): Chapters 1 and 2 Using ArcCatalog (pdf book): Chapters 1 and 2 Introduction to Map Design (pdf document from Esri): pp. 1-6, LEC 2: Software & Data Structures / Coordinate Systems and Map Projections Chang 7th ed or 8th ed: Ch. 2: pp Wade & Sommer: pp (projected vs. geographic coordinate systems) Understanding Map Projections (pdf book): pp. 1-21, 24-28, 37, 72, 81, 85-86, 89-90, 93 Using ArcMap (pdf book): p. 304 (On-the-Fly Projection) Day 2: Weds. Aug 15 LEC 3: Vector & Raster Data Structures / Topographic Data and Analysis / Triangulated Irregular Networks (TINs) / Basic Spatial Analysis Methods: clip and dissolve Chang 7th ed: Ch. 3: pp , 57-58, Ch. 4: pp , Ch. 12: pp , Ch. 13: pp , Ch. 14: pp Chang 8th ed: Ch. 3: pp , 57-58, Ch. 4: pp , Ch. 12: , Ch. 13: , Ch. 14: Modeling Our World (pdf book): Ch. 10 (TIN Models) LAB 2: Watersheds and Topographic Analysis Using Spatial Analyst (pdf book): pp Using 3D Analyst pp , pp LEC 4: Database Management Systems (DBMS) / SSURGO Database (soils) / Basic DBMS Methods: table join, summary table Chang 7th ed or 8th ed: Ch. 8: pp Day 3: Thurs. Aug 16 LEC 5: Map Scale / Cartographic Map Design / Data Visualization / Color Theory Chang 7th ed or 8th ed: Ch. 2: p. 31 box 2.3, Ch. 9: pp , Ch. 10: pp Introduction to Map Design (pdf document from Esri): pp (some review) LAB 3: Create a Soil Map and Summary Analysis Using ArcMap (pdf book): pp (Creating summary statistics) Page 1

2 LEC 6: GPS History / GPS and its segments / GPS signal, Positioning principles / Positioning service / GPS applications / Typical GPS signal and codes / GPS accuracy / GPS receivers Chang 7th ed: Ch. 5: pp Chang 8th ed: Ch. 5: pp Optional reading: El-Rabbany: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 (sections ) Day 4: Friday Aug 17 LEC 7: Pseudo range and carrier phase measurements / other positioning systems Glonass, Galileo, Compass, and QSS Optional reading: El-Rabbany: Chapter 2 (sections ), Chapter 11 LAB 4: GPS receivers / GPS measurements / Marking and finding points / GPS for GIS data collection LEC 8: Review of Datum and Coordinate systems: reference ellipsoid, NAD 27, NAD 83, WGS 84 / Map Projections: Mercator projections, Transverse Mercator projections, UTM, Other projections / Interpolation of attribute data Chang 7th ed: Ch. 15: pp Chang 8th ed: Ch. 15: pp Using 3D Analyst pp (pdf book) (Interpolation Methods) Optional reading: El-Rabbany: Appendix A Day 5: Sat. Aug 18 LEC 9: GPS accuracy and precision / satellite orbits / clocks / GPS almanac / GPS receivers / multipath, ionospheric and tropospheric distortions / ephemeris / Satellite geometry and dilution of precision (DOP) / Combined error / Differential GPS / Differential correction techniques coastguard beacon, widearea differential GPS, WAAS, RTK GPS / Assisted GPS. Optional reading: El-Rabbany: Appendix B, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 7, Chapter 10 LAB 5: GPS for GIS Field GPS data collection and mapping LEC 10: Geodatabases / Feature Classes / CAD file input / Graphics / Georeferencing Chang 7th ed: Ch. 3: pp (3.4.3), Ch. 6: Chang 8th ed: Ch. 3: pp (3.4.3), Ch. 6: Modeling Our World (pdf book): Ch. 4: pp Using ArcMap (pdf book) Page 2

3 Day 6 and 7: Fri/Sat Aug 24/25 Review Day and Midterm Exam in class (covers material in Lectures 1-9 & Labs 1-5) (Bring: Testing booklet, non-graphing calculator; no cell phones) Day 8: Tues Aug 28 Day 9: Weds. Aug 29 Day 10: Thurs. Aug 30 Day 11: LAB 6: Create a Geodatabase from CAD Input / Georeferencing a scan Building Geodatabases (pdf book): pp , Using ArcMap (pdf book): pp (Georeferencing) LEC 11: Creating a New Feature Class / Digitizing / Editing in ArcMap / Introduction to Topology / Using Topology for Editing / Polygon Feature Class Creation Process / Spatial Data Accuracy & Error / Adding Database Attributes Chang 7th ed: Ch. 3: pp , Ch. 5: pp , Ch. 7: pp , Ch. 8: Chang 8th ed: Ch. 3: pp , Ch. 5: pp , Ch. 7: pp , Ch. 8: Wade & Sommer: pp (Topology) Using ArcMap (pdf book): pp Editing in ArcMap (pdf book): optional reference LEC 12: Remote Sensing: Aerial photography & satellite imagery Chang 7th ed: Ch. 4: pp (4.2.1), (4.2.5), Ch. 5: p. 97 (5.4.1) Chang 8th ed: Ch. 4: pp (4.2), 76 (4.4.1), Ch. 5: p (5.4.1) Wade & Sommer: pp (Remote sensing) LAB 7: Create a Land Cover Map Polygon Feature Class and Topology Editing in ArcMap (pdf book) LEC 13: Spatial Analysis: Model builder, overlay processing, classification / Map Algebra: conditional statements / Vector and raster analysis for overlay and proximity analysis / Point pattern analysis Chang 7th ed: Ch. 10 pp , Ch. 11 pp , Ch. 12: pp (review), Ch. 18: pp Chang 8th ed: Ch. 10 pp , Ch. 11 pp , Ch. 12: pp (review), Ch. 18: pp LEC 14: Network Data Structures & Geocoding / GIS Path Analysis / Census Data Model Chang 7th ed: Ch. 3: pp 59-61, Ch. 5 p. 93 (5.1.3), Ch. 16: pp , Ch. 17: Chang 8th ed: Ch. 3: pp 59-61, Ch. 5 p. 95 (5.1.3), Ch. 16: pp , Ch. 17: Modeling Our World (pdf book): Ch. 8: pp LAB 8: Raster-based Suitability Analysis (Map Overlay) LEC 15: Visualization Techniques / ArcScene / City Engine / GoogleEarth Chang 7th ed: Ch. 13: pp (13.2.5) Chang 8th ed: Ch. 13: pp (13.2.5) Using 3D Analyst (pdf book), pp , , 210 Using ArcScene (pdf book) LEC 16: GIS/GPS Applications: Research Projects Page 3

4 Fri. Aug 31 LAB 9: Census Data / Visualization & Map Animation using ArcScene and GoogleEarth LEC 17: GIS Applications: Guest Lectures by practitioners TBA Day 12: Sat. Sept 1 Days 13-15: Mon-Weds Sept 3-5 LEC 18: GIS Applications: Guest Lectures by practitioners and project time LEC 19: Final Exam Review (last lecture) Study for Final Exam/Student projects and presentations Final Exam: Thurs. Sept 6 Final Exam Page 4

5 Instructor: Dr. Karen Beardsley, USA Phone: Course Goals: This course presents the basic concepts, principles, and methods of GIS. Data structures, database design, GIS data creation, global positioning systems (GPS), and spatial analysis techniques are emphasized. Online data sources, aerial photography, cartographic design, and graphic communication are presented in lecture and lab. Course Prerequisite: An introductory course in elementary computing such as PLS 21 is recommended (though not required) and an introductory course in statistics such as STA 13 is recommended (though not required). Required texts: Chang, K Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 7 or 8 Edition. McGraw Hill, New York, NY. (ISBN: or )-- preferably with the data disk Greco, S Learning GIS (lab manual). 4 th Edition. Kendall Hunt, Dubuque, IA. (ISBN: ) Purchase the lab manual ebook here: gis lab manual learning arcgis desktop version Grading: Letter graded Midterm exam (25%) Lab exercises and project reports (40%) Lab participation (5%) Final exam (30%) Exams and Late Work: All exams are required to be taken in class the day of the scheduled exam. Lab assignments (exercises and reports) are due the following class at the beginning of lab. Late lab assignments will be docked 20% for each day they are late. Recommended Reference: El-Rabbany, A Introduction to GPS- The Global Positioning System. 2nd Edition. Artech House, Boston, 210 p. Other Electronic Texts: (* = pdf books available on course website) *ESRI (2004) What is ArcGIS? ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 125 p. *ESRI (2004) Getting Started with ArcGIS. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 272 p. *ESRI (2004) Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 382 p. *ESRI (2004) Understanding Map Projections. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 120 p. *ESRI (2004) Building a Geodatabase. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 390 p. *ESRI (2002) Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 238 p. *ESRI (2004) Using ArcMap. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 598 p. *ESRI (2004) Editing in ArcMap. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 504 p. *ESRI (2004) Using ArcToolbox. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 110 p. *ESRI (2000) Using ArcCatalog. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA. 302 p. *ESRI (1996) Introduction to Map Design, ESRI document. 19 p. *Zeiler, M Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design. ESRI Pre Page 5