Course Material

Week 1: Possible Projects

Preparation
You will be required over the next week to come up with a topic for the major project in this unit. The choice is yours, but you need to know that you will have access to the data you need. Treat this project as a request for information that you will provide. You will need to report on the basics of this project in next weeks class.

Coursework

Week 1: Different ArcGIS methods for processing spatial data (Carol)
PowerPoint slides for demonstration
The final Python script with comments

Week 3: Research Agenda (Mike)
What's happening in GIS research?
An overview of GIS Research Agenda
Research Agenda: (i) Space/Time, (ii) Uncertainty

Week 3: Orthorectification (Carol)
PowerPoint slides for minilecture (15 minutes)

Week 5: Geostatistical Analysis (Carol)
(It would be useful to review the principles underlying interpolation from GEOS371.)
PowerPoint slides for lecture, demonstration and practical. (~90 minutes total)

Week 6: UCGIS Research Agenda - Spatial Data Acquisition and Integration (Carol)
PowerPoint slides for lecture (25 minutes)

Week 6: UCGIS Research Agenda - Scale (Carol)
PowerPoint slides for lecture (25 minutes)

Week 6: Multicriteria Evaluation (Carol)
PowerPoint slides for lecture and practical (50 minutes)

Week 9: Use of Hyperspectral Imagery in ENVI (Carol)
PowerPoint slides for minilecture
(Note that these are the same slides used in GEOS371 in 2005, you may want to find that copy!)
Practical notes provided in class.

Week 11:
Applications of GIS in Physical Geography
PowerPoint slides for lecture


Other Coursework / Other Years

Application Topic Powerpoint Presentations 05

Exam Paper 2004

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