Spring 2022
   GEO327G/386G: GIS & GPS Applications in Earth Sciences


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Syllabus

Schedule

Lecture

Lab

Projects

Trip(s)


 Date

Lecture Topic

 

Online Resources

Bolstad and/or other Reading

Jan. 18  What is GIS?
  Foote & Lynch; GIS Timeline Ch. 1
20 Datums and Geographic Coordinate Systems 1-25-2022   Ch. 3

27 Map Projections and Projected Coordinate Systems
(presentation) (notes)
1-25-2022 ESRI- Datums
ESRI- NADs
ESRI- Vertical systems
ESRI- Geoid
Ch. 3; Understanding Map Projections - Digital Books
Feb. 1 Maps as Numbers
(presentation) (notes)
1-27-2022 Wikipedia Ch. 2; p 42-52; 63-74

3 ESRI Data Models
(presentation) (notes)
2-01-2022
Modeling our Word; Ch. 3 & 4 - Digital Books
8 Raster Data Models
(presentation) (notes)
2-08-2022   Ch. 2; p. 54-76.

10 Databases
(presentation) (notes)
2-10-2022 Ch. 4
ArcMap Manual - Digital Books
15 Georeferencing- lecture and Demo
(presentation) (notes)
2-17-2022    Ch. 8

17 Exam Review
See Canvas Module
    Review Notes, Old Exams (see Canvas)
22 Exam 1      

24 GPS I
(presentation) (notes)
3-1-2022 Ch. 5
Mar. 1 GPS II
(presentation) (notes)
3-1-2022    Ch. 5

3 DEMs, DTMs, DSMs, and Elevation Data
(presentation) (notes)
3-3-2022   Ch. 11
8 ArcGIS Online      

  Collector App   Tutorial  
  Raster Analysis I
(presentation) (notes)
3-8-2022   Ch. 10; Spatial Analyst Manual, digital books

Raster Analysis : Suitability Analysis - Yellowstone
(presentation) (notes)
4-5-2022 Ch. 13
         
----------------------------- Field Trip, March 26-27 -------------------------------------
  Field Trip downloads    
  Interpolation and Geostatistics
(presentation) (notes)
3-29-2022    

April 5 Geostatistics II - Demo
(presentation) (notes)
4-5-2022   Ch. 12; Geostat. Analyst Manual- Digital Books
7 Remote Sensing & GIS
(presentation) (notes)
4-5-2022   Ch. 6

12 Exam 2 Review     Old Exam 2 & Answers - see Canvas Site
14 Exam 2      

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May 3 Review for Final, evaluations
(presentation) (notes)
Old Exams & Answers 
5 Project Work  

TBA Final Exam      


Last updated May 09, 2022
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