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Class Week/Date |
Lesson or Topic |
Pre-Work |
In-Class Activities |
Post-Work (“Homework”) |
TUE 31 JAN |
INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING * Introduction to mapping fundamentals: latitude and longitude, projections, scales, coordinate systems * Course overview and discussion * Basics of ArcMap: navigating, selecting, attribute tables, labeling * Fire up Carto for online mapping |
None |
* Projecting a 3-d surface onto a 2-d surface using a projection systems * Example of map projection comparisons * Extracting geospatial data from the Western PA Regional Data Center and mapping in Carto * Fire up ESRI’s ArcMap and get a map working |
* Purchase course text and install ArcMap on your personal computer DUE TUE 7 FEB 2016 @ 5:45 pm - Send an email to Eric with the status of your install. If you have it fired up and working, send a screen shot of installed ESRI software (with programming running) in your email. * Read ESRI’s description of map projections |
TUE 7 FEB |
MAP SYMBOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION * Map structure basics: geodatabases * Symbolizing data: points, lines, and polygons using qualitative and quantitative data * Approaches to symbology and class sizes * Layer groups and layer packages |
Study ESRI’s documentation on Symbols and Styles (click around in ArcMap as you’d like—the more “doing” the better) |
* Discussion of goals of solid map symbology. * A look at Edward Tufte’s principles of clean map design *Kurland and Gorr chapter two tutorials. * Mini-project on communicating data |
* Practice Set 1: Kurland and Gorr Assignment 2-1, 2-2, OR 2-3 – DUE Monday 13 FEB @ 2:00 pm |
TUE 14 FEB |
LAYOUTS AND WEB MAP OUTPUTS * Creating layouts from map frames * Adding supporting content to layouts * Considering audience in layouts * Publishing and symbolizing maps on ArcGIS Online |
* Sign up for an ESRI online account . This is important to do before class as there can be issues that take time to resolve. *Study ESRI’s documentation on Page Layouts and SKIM the section on printing (may come in handy at work). |
* Convert some of our favorite maps from the past two weeks into layouts and discuss sevearal designs of the same layout * Zip and publish our shape files on ESRI online and on Carto to compare services |
* Practice Set 2: Kurland and Gorr Assignment (3-1 OR 3-2) AND 3-4: – DUE Monday 20 FEB @ 2:00 pm |
TUE 21 FEB |
GEOSPATIAL DATA PROCESSING * Interacting with, creating, and editng geodatabases * Joining data tables * Downloading US Census data and visualizing * Working with American Community Survey data and margin of error considerations |
*Study the ESRI documentation in “An Overview of the geodatabase” . This is a fundamental skill |
* Group tutorial on creating and working with File Geodatabases * Group exploration of census data visualizations * Gathering censud data and visualizing it |
No assigned work: Please get caught up on assignments 1 and 2. Instructions for submitting are forthcoming. For now, please save the map files and geodatabases in a safe plcae :) |
TUE 28 FEB |
Census data contintued |
* Finish up HW assignments 1 and 2 |
* Exploring census data visualizations * Designing semester proejct inquiry areas * Practice acquiring census data |
Complete in-class exercise 3 which is to gather and visualize a table or two of census data concerning your project area. Prepare to show the class your progress next week. |
TUE 7 MAR |
CENSUS DATA AND GEOPROCESSING * Essential manipulation tools: clipping, dissolving, merging, intersecting, unions
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Study ESRI’s documentation on geoprocessing: “Introduction” and subsections as well as skim the documentation on the extract toolset and the overlay toolset |
* Practice the US Census TIGER and ACS process using project relevant data * practice using the tools to accomplish simple manipulations of data on existing maps |
Explore possible primary data sets to support your project explorations. |
TUE 14 MAR |
Geoprocessing, finally! No pre-reading |
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Please apply 3-4 of our geoprocessing tools to your Project data and bring your organized file geodatabase and map document with processed data to class to share with everybody! |
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TUE 21 MAR |
ARC MAP ONLINE * Practice analysis tools * Upload to ESRI Online and Share |
NONE |
* Practice Set 6: Continute work on your project by adding layers to an online map and securing external datasets |
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TUE 28 MAR |
NETWORK ANALYSIS AND ROUTING * Network solution algorithms * Creating network datasets * Using network analyzer to solve various network problems MODEL BUILDING WITH MODEL BUILDER * Automating and chaining together ArcPro tools into your custom tools * Creating a model to solve a problem that involves repetitive steps |
Review the overview of the network analyst extension |
* Wrestle with some routing problems by hand * Implement a traveling salesperson solution by hand * Rig up a network dataset * Run network analyst with simple case * Add constraints to model * Work on a model with model builder if possible. |
* Practice Set 7: Kurland and Gorr Assignment (12-1, 12-2, OR 12-3)– DUE Monday 3 APR @ 2:00 pm * Checkpoint 2 preparation document – optional |
TUE 4 APR |
CHECKPOINT 2 * Flex time for first 1.5 hours based on progress over the previous four weeks. * Students practice four weeks of learning with checkpoint task 2 & presentation of thir results |
* Complete checkpoint 2 preparation document |
* Class time opens with flexible instructional time based on student needs from the previous 4 weeks * Last 2 hours of class: checkpoint project requiring all accumulated skills to this point |
* Draft of final project proposal DUE Tue 18 APR @ 5:45 pm |
TUE 11 APR |
SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS |
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TUE 18 APR |
RASTER ANALYSIS, LABELING, and PROJECT TIME |
Make solid, documentable progress on your final project |
* Raster introduction * Labeling revisited * Project Work time |
Due 25 APR @ 5:45 pm Make solid progress on project. Prepare update for class next week |
TUE 25 APR |
Making Story Maps & Join Review |
Make solid, documentable progress on your final project |
1) Project Updates and sharing 2) Story Map Example - Eric's Final Project 3) Building a story map with ArcGIS online 4) Practice tabular and spatial joins with this database. Note: you must uncompress this file geodatabase and then you can access the files from within ArcMap |
Due 2 MAY @ 5:45 pm : Make solid progress on project. Prepare update for class next week |
TUE 2 MAY |
FINAL PROJECTS LAB TIME |
Make solid, documentable progress on your final project |
GIS Break Exercise Instructions Student-driven, teacher-supported work time on final project |
Due 9 MAY @ 5:45 pm : Final project uploaded to assigned location by start of class |
TUE 9 MAY |
FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION |
* Final checkpont preparation guide * Wrap up final project |
* Students are provided 1.5 hours to complete the final checkpoint * Students share the results of their final project with the class |
NONE—Course finished! |