|Description - |
|Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Discussion and analysis of uncertainty propagation within a GIS. Applications of quantitative and statistical spatial analytical methods; modeling with GIS in the classroom. Helping students formulate geo-spatial questions.|
|Course Objectives - |
|The student will be able to: |
- Define Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Discuss uncertainty as it relates to scale, resolution and projection; recognize uncertainty propagation within a GIS.
- Apply spatial analysis functions on a GIS to a Geospatial problem.
- Discuss applications of GIS to standard curriculum.
- Assemble a regional inquiry GIS.
|Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
|PC Computer facilities and ESRI's Arc View software (or comparable vector & raster GIS software). Internet access. |
|Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
- Geospatial Data
- Georeferencing & Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Representing fields: raster, TIN, quadtrees, polygons
- Uncertainty propagation
- Spatial Analysis
- Quantitative & statistical methods; map algebra
- Formulating geographic questions
- GIS as a modeling tool
|Methods of Evaluation - |
|Laboratory projects. |
|Representative Text(s) - |
|Clarke, Keith. Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010. |
|Disciplines - |
|Geography or Drafting or Environmental Technologies or Forestry/Natural Resources |
|Method of Instruction - |
|Lecture presentations and classroom discussion. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises. Reading assignments. |
|Lab Content - |
|Not applicable. |
|Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - |
|Reading Assignments: Weekly reading assignments from text and outside sources; Hands on Exercises and demonstrations: Weekly computer exercises. Each exercise covers assigned reading and lecture topics. |