Spring 2019
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Design, Construction, and Planning, University of Florida,
431 Architecture Building, Gainesville FL 32611
Schedule
COURSE INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
DEFINITION AND STORY OF GIS - WEEK 1 [1.7.19 - 1.9.19]
  • Instructor Introduction
  • Students' Introductions
  • Course Logistics & Timeline
  • Course Objectives
  • Definition of GIS
  • The Story of GIS
View/Download Lecture Slides | HomeAssignment 1
GIS CONCEPTS AND GIS ON THE WEB - WEEK 2 [1.14.19 - 1.16.19]
  • GIS Functions and GIS Data
  • Spatial Relationships
  • Overview of Internet GIS
View/Download Lecture Slides| HomeAssignment 2 | HomeAssignment 3
INTRODUCTION TO ARCGIS - WEEK 3 [1.23.19] MLK
  • Overview of ArcGIS
  • Using ArcCatalog
View/Download Lecture Slides | HomeAssignment 4 | 1 Class Exercise
DISPLAYING GIS DATA WITH ARCGIS - WEEK 4 [1.28.19 - 1.30.19]
  • The ArcMap interface
  • Layers
  • Maps
  • Layer symbology
  • Displaying, classifying values
View/Download Lecture Slides | HomeAssignment 5 | 4 Class Exercises
EXPLORING THE DATABASE / DATA FORMATS - WEEK 5 [2.4.19 - 2.6.19]
  • Selection Methods
  • Selection Tools
  • Summary Statistics
  • Spatial Data Formats
  • Feature Classes
  • Metadata
View/Download Lecture Slides| HomeAssignment 6 | 3 Class Exercises
TABLES, ANATOMY OF A TABLE - WEEK 6 [2.11.19 - 2.13.19]
  • Table Structure
  • Table Manipulations
  • Table Relationships
  • Cardinality, Joins and Relates
View/Download Lecture Slides | HomeAssignment 7 | 2 Class Exercises
GEOREFERENCING / PRESENTING DATA - WEEK 7 [2.18.19 - 2.20.19]
  • Georeferencing
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Map Projections
  • ArcMap and Projections
  • Cartographic Principles and Design
  • Maps in ArcMap, Map Elements and Layout Tools
View/Download Lecture Slides | 2 Class Exercises
SPATIAL ANALYSIS - GEOPROCESSING - WEEK 8 [2.25.19 - 2.27.19]
  • More on Metadata
  • Aggregating Spatial Data
  • Proximity Analysis
  • Overlay Analysis
View/Download Lecture Slides | Locational model demo | 2 Class Exercises
SPRING BREAK
INTRODUCTION TO RASTER GIS - WEEK 9 [3.11.19 - 3.13.19]
  • Spatial Problems, Modeling
  • Raster Basics
  • Application Functions
  • Analysis Environment, the Mask
  • Extensions, Spatial Analyst Extension
  • Solving Spatial Problems, A Conceptual Model
  • Computer Demo, Creating a Suitability Map
View/Download Lecture Slides | HomeAssignment 8 | Suitability model demo | 1 Class Exercise
MID TERM EXAM - WEEK 10 [3.18.19 - 3.20.19]
START OF GROUP PROJECT - WEEK 11 [3.25.19 - 3.27.19]

Final Project: State of the World by United Nations Indicators

Final Project Guide: Presenting and Writing

FINAL PROJECT WORK IN TEAMS - WEEK 12 [4.1.19 - 4.3.19]
FINAL PROJECT WORK IN TEAMS - WEEK 13 [4.8.19 - 4.10.19 ]
FINAL PROJECT WORK IN TEAMS - WEEK 14 [4.15.19 - 4.17.19]
FINAL PRESENTATION and WRITE UP - WEEK 15 [4.22.19 - 4.24.19]
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