NRM/Geog 341 GIS Analysis

NRM341 GIS Analysis Spring 2009

Lectures: Tuesdays 9:45-11:15 Irving 201

Thursdays meet in WRB Room 4 (9:45-11:15 for GIS quiz )

Objectives:

To teach you GIS analysis concepts independent of GIS software .
To apply conceptual tools using ArcGIS software.
To maximize hands-on experience in using GIS to solve spatial problems.
To minimize paper..all readings and quizzes will be by email .

Instructors:

Dave Verbyla, Professor,
Dept. of Forest Sciences, ONeill Bldg 366
Email: D.Verbyla@uaf.edu

Office Hours: Monday 2-3:30, or by email appointment

Teaching Assistant:

Theresia Buchholz (Email: fstjb23@uaf.edu )

Disability Services: We will work with the Office of Disabilities Services (203 WHIT, 474-7043) to provide reasonable accommodation to to any student with a disability.

Please inform us the first week of class if you have a disability that we should be aware of.

Grading will be based on 500 total possible points from

Fifteen On-line quizzes (@ 20 pts each) = 300 points
Ten reading assignments (@20 pts each) = 200 points

Late assignments will not be accepted after the key is posted on this website.

Final Grade   Total Points:
A                    >450
B                     425 - 449
C                     375 - 424
D                     350- 374
F                     < 350

Lectures: Tuesdays 9:45-11:15 Irving 201

Thursdays meet in WRB Room 4 (9:45-11:15 for GIS quiz )

Lab: Tuesday 2-5PM or Wednesday 2:15-5:15PM ONEILL 359

Reading Assignments:

1) ArcGIS Model Builder (due by noon Thursday 29-Jan-2009)

2) Point Tools (due by noon Thursday 5-Feb-2009)

3) Line Tools (due by noon Thursday 12-Feb-2009)

4) Dynamic Segmentation (due by noon Thursday 19-Feb-2009)

5) Network Analysis (due by noon Thursday 26-Feb-2009)

6) Polygon Tools (due by noon Thursday 19-Mar-2009)

7) Movement (due by noon Thursday 26-Mar-2009)

8) Raster analysis tools (due by noon Thursday 2-Apr-2009)

9) Elevation analysis (due by noon Thursday 16-Apr-2009)

10) 3D extension (due by noon Thursday 30-Apr-2009)

To minimize paper, email D.Verbyla@uaf.edu your completed reading assignments before the due date.

Solutions to all reading assignments will be posted at the website the afternoon of the due date.

Course Overview (Thurs 22-Jan-2009)

ArcGIS Geoprocessing
Toolboxes, ToolSets, Tools

ArcMap and ArcCatalog Tutorials

Tuesday Lecture	Thursday Lecture/Quiz	Tues or Weds. Weekly Lab
27-Jan-2009: Geoprocessing Quick Reference Guide Geoprocessing Models	2009 ArcGIS Model Builder Quiz	Building ArcGIS Models
3-Feb-2009: Point Analysis Tools	2009 Points Quiz	Point Analysis Lab
10-Feb-2009: Line Analysis Tools	2009 Line Analysis Quiz	Line Analysis Lab
17-Feb-2009: Dynamic Segmentation	2009 Dynamic Segmentation Quiz	Dynamic Segmentation Lab
24-Feb-2009: Address Geocoding Network Analysis	2009 Network Quiz	Network Analysis Lab
3-Mar-2009: Polygon Analysis	2009 Polygon Quiz	Polygon Analysis Lab
9-March-13March: Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break
17-Mar-2009: Adjacency and Overlap Analysis	Adjacency Quiz 2009	Adjacency and Overlap Analysis Lab
24-March-2009: Movement Analysis	Movement Quiz 2009	Animal Movement Lab
31-March-2009: Rasters and Features Compared Raster Analysis	Raster Analysis Quiz 2009	Raster Analysis Lab
7-April-2009: Optimal Paths	Optimal Path Quiz 2009	Optimal Path Lab
14-April-2009: Elevation Analysis	2009 LIDAR Elevation Quiz	LIDAR Elevation Lab
21-April-2009: Watershed Delineation	2009 Watershed Quiz	Watershed Delineation Lab
28-April-2009: 3-D Analysis	2009 3D Quiz	3-DAnalysis Lab
Last 2 quizzes:	Final Vector (points, lines, polygons) (Quiz 14) Final Raster Quiz (Quiz 15) anytime up until 5pm Friday May 8 Email me: D.Verbyla@uaf.edu your choice of date and time

Page last update April 2009

D.Verbyla@uaf.edu