Fall '08 Syllabus
- Instructor:
- Dr. Richard Rupp, Johnson Hall 405B
- Email: richard_rupp@wsu.edu
- Phone: 335-2381
- Office hours: By appointment (send me an email) or see me after class.
- Teaching Assistant:
- Shawn Wetterau
- Email: swetterau@wsu.edu
- Phone:
- Website: http://classes.css.wsu.edu/soils468/
Text: GIS Tutorial. Workbook for ArcView 9. 2nd by Wilpen L. Gorr & Kristen S, Kurland. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA
Objectives of the course
- Learn how to find, create, and manage spatial data.
- Learn spatial analysis techniques
- Learn how to produce well-designed maps
- Learn how to use ArcGIS to accomplish the above
Grading
| Soils/NATRS 468 | |
|---|---|
| Lecture exams | 25% |
| Lab exercises, quizzes | 55% |
| Map project | 20% |
Schedule
Week |
Topic |
Lab Exercises |
|---|---|---|
Aug 26 - 29 |
Introduction to GIS, |
Tutorial 1 - Introduction |
Sept 2 - 5 |
Map components |
Tutorial 3 - GIS Outputs |
Sept 9 - 12 |
Geospatial data formats, Remote sensing imagery in GIS |
Tutorial 4 - Geodatabases |
Sept 16 - 19 |
Projections |
Tutorial 5 Importing Spatial & Attribute Data |
Sept 23 - 26 |
Metadata, Analyzing Spatial Data |
Tutorial 6 Digitizing |
Sept 30 - Oct 3 |
Global positioning systems, More spatial analysis |
Tutorial 7 Geocoding |
Oct. 7 - 10 |
Database basics |
Tutorial 8 Spatial Data Processing |
Oct. 14 - 17 |
Spatial modeling |
Tutorial 9 - Spatial Data Analysis |
Oct. 21 - 24 |
Hydrologic modeling, |
Spatial Analyst Tutorial, |
Oct. 28 - 31 |
Raster interpolation |
Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones |
Nov. 4 - 7 |
Relationship classes, |
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Analysis |
Nov. 11 - 12 |
Veteran's Day (no class on Tues., Wed.) |
|
Nov. 13 - 14 |
Editing Topology, |
Greater Yellowstone, continued |
Nov. 18 - 21 |
GIS Management |
Projects |
Dec. 2 - 5 |
Linear referencing, Geocoding |
Projects |
Dec. 9 - 12 |
Other GIS Software |
Projects due 5 pm Dec. 12 |
Dec. 17, 10 am |
Exam |
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Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. If you have a disability and may need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please visit the Disability Resource Center (DRC). All accommodations MUST be approved through the DRC (Admin Annex Bldg, Room 205). Please stop by or call 509-335-3417 to make an appointment with a disability specialist.