NRM638 GIS Programming Spring 2007

ONEILL Room 359 3-6pm Mondays

Objectives:

To learn VBScripting in Arcmap labelling and field calculations
To learn geoprocessing with ArcGIS Model Builder, including branching and looping
To learn Python scripting with ArcGIS geoprocessor
To learn basic ArcMap customization using ArcObjects
To learn command line and batch processing for efficient GIS analysis

Instructor:

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

Grading will be based as follows:

Weekly programming assignments @ 20 points each

Class Participation @100 points

Readings:

First half of semester readings from ArcGIS desktop or web help

Second half of semester : Mostly from ESRI's Getting To Know Arc/Objects available at the UAF bookstore, and the web (www.amazon.com) (www.esri.com)

Topic	Readings
Jan 22 : Course Overview Arcmap formatting tags VBScripting in ArcMap Lab on Text tags, Label Expressions, VBScripting	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
Jan 29 : ArcGIS Geoprocessing Tools Lab using ArcToolbox Geoprocessing Tools	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
Feb. 5: ArcGIS Model Builder Lab building two geoprocessing models	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
Feb. 12: Model Iterations Model Iteration Assignment	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
Feb. 19: Documenting Models Add/Calculate Field Assignment	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
Feb. 26: Introduction to Python ArcGIS scripting Python scripting assignment: loops	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help Python Help System
March 5: Geoprocessor Diagram, Listing, Describing objects Python scripting assignment: building raster pyramids and statistics	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help Python Help System
SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
March 19: Input/Output files Geoprocessing messages Creating point, line, polygon themes Assignment: Create theme from text file	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
March 26: Generating random and normal distributions in Python. Assignment: Random points along a transect line, random points in a polygon.	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
April 2: Scheduling Python geoprocessing Arctoolbox scripts. Assignment: Toolbox script:uniform points along transect	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help
April 9: VBA and ArcGIS ArcObjects: Interfaces, Assignment: Armap buttons: messagebox, naming data frame, layer, geprocessing	Getting To Know ArcObjects: Chapters 9-11
April 16: ArcObjects:IFeatureClass interface, adding and calculating fields, cursors Assignment: Arcmap button to compute area in m2, hectares and acres	Getting To Know ArcObjects: Chapters 18-20
April 23 ArcObjects: ISpatialReference, getting coordinate system information Assignment: Arcmap button to convert shape area from coordinate system unit to m2, hectares	ArcGIS92 VBA Developer Help
April 30: ArcObjects:ArcCatalog objects Assignment: ArcCatalog button to add x,y coordinates to tables of selected point themes	ArcGIS92 VBA Developer Help
May 7: ArcObjects Symbolizing Layers ArcObjects Definition Queries ArcObjects Statusbar Command Line Window	ArcGIS9.2 Desktop Help

Page last update December 2006

D.Verbyla@uaf.edu