| Spring Schedule 2008 James S. Aber |
Block I Schedule| Week | Web Lecture | Textbook | Lab Exercise | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16 | Introduction to GIS | Review Idrisi | Send email | |
| Jan. 23 | History of maps Maps as representations | Chap. 1 | Idrisi 1-3 Idrisi 1-4 | |
| Jan. 30 | Map projections Coordinate systems | Chap. 2 | Idrisi 1-5 | |
| Feb. 6 | GPS overview gps.pdf & chicken.pdf | Chap. 2 | Idrisi 1-6 | |
| Feb. 13 | GIS databases Raster data structure GIS networks | Chap. 3 | Idrisi 1-7 | |
| Feb. 20 | GIS data sources | Chap. 4 | Idrisi 1-8 | |
| Feb. 27 | Data storage Error in GIS | Chap. 4 | Idrisi 2-2 | Mid-term exam Feb. 29-Mar.4 |
| Mar. 5 | Data quality in GIS | Chap. 5 | Idrisi 2-3 |
Block II Schedule| Week | Web Lecture | Textbook | Lab Exercise | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 12 | Digital elevation data | Chap. 6 | DEM exercise | |
| Mar. 19 | Spring Break | |||
| Mar. 26 | Digital orthophotos | Map projections | ||
| April 2 | Project proposals | Project work | ||
| Apr. 9 | Web-based GIS | Chap. 8 | Project work | |
| Apr. 16 | Cartographic design | Chap. 7 | Project work | |
| Apr. 23 | Process modeling | Chap. 9 | Project work | |
| Apr. 30 | Public access to GIS | Chap. 10 | Project work | |
| May 7 | Present projects | Final exam May 9-13 |

Computer mapping syllabus.
ES 551 © J.S. Aber (2008).