NRM/Geog 341 GIS Analysis

NRM341 GIS Analysis Spring 2008

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.

Instructors:

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

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

Teaching Assistant: Becky Baird

LTER Trailer between Arctic Health and Museum
Email: fsrap1@uaf.edu

Office Hours 11-12 Thursdays

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: Tuesday/Thursday, 9:45-11:15 ONEILL 359

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

Reading Assignments:

1) ArcGIS Model Builder (due by noon Thursday 31-Jan-2008)

2) Point Tools (due by noon Thursday 7-Feb-2008)

3) Line Tools (due by noon Thursday 14-Feb-2008)

4) Dynamic Segmentation (due by noon Thursday 21-Feb-2008)

5) Network Analysis (due by noon Thursday 28-Feb-2008)

6) Polygon Tools (due by noon Thursday 6-Mar-2008)

7) Movement (due by noon Thursday 27-Mar-2008)

8) Raster analysis tools (due by noon Thursday 3-Apr-2008)

9) Elevation analysis (due by noon Thursday 17-Apr-2008)

10) 3D extension (due by noon Thursday 1-May- 2008)

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

ArcGIS Geoprocessing
Toolboxes, ToolSets, Tools

Tuesday Lecture	Thursday Lecture/Quiz	Tues or Weds. Weekly Lab
29-Jan-2008: Geoprocessing Models	1) ArcGIS Model Builder Quiz	Building ArcGIS Models
5-Feb-2008: Point Analysis Tools	2) Point Analysis Quiz	Animal Habitat Analysis
12-Feb-2008: Line Analysis Tools	3) Line Analysis Quiz	Line Analysis Lab
19-Feb-2008: Dynamic Segmentation	4) Dynamic Segmentation Quiz	Dynamic Segmentation Lab
26-Feb-2008: Address Geocoding Network Analysis	5) Network Quiz	Network Analysis Lab
4-Mar-2008: Polygon Analysis	6) Polygon Analysis Quiz	Polygon Analysis Lab
10-March-14March: Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break
18-Mar-2008: Adjacency and Overlap Analysis	7) Adjacency or Overlap Quiz	Adjacency and Overlap Analysis Lab
25-March-2008: Movement Analysis	8) Animal Movement Quiz	Animal Movement Lab
1-April-2008: Raster Analysis	9) Raster Analysis Quiz	Raster Analysis Lab
8-April-2008: Optimal Paths	10) Optimal Path Quiz	Optimal Path Lab
15-April-2008: Elevation Analysis	11) Elevation Quiz	LIDAR Elevation Lab
22-April-2008: Watershed Delineation	12) Watershed Quiz	Watershed Delineation Lab
29-April-2008: 3-D Analysis	14) 3-D Quiz Quiz 15 anytime up until 5pm Friday May9 Choose either raster or features exam, then Email me: D.Verbyla@uaf.edu your choice and time	3-DAnalysis Lab

Page last update January 2008

D.Verbyla@uaf.edu