Department
of Geography, University of Lethbridge
GEOG3740
- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Spring
2010
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o Course
Syllabus
o Lab Schedule
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Lecture Notes
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Jan. 6: First Class Meeting
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Jan. 8-11: Lecture 1A What is GIS
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Reading: Chapter One of the
Textbook
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Jan. 13 - 15: Lecture 1B GIS Software
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Reading: Chapter One of the
Textbook
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Jan. 18 – 20: Lecture 2 GIS application
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Reading: Chapter One of the
Textbook
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Jan. 22 – 27: Lecture
3 Georeference
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Reading: Chapter Two of the
Textbook
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Additional Readings:
NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIS
2. Unit 012 - Position on the
Earth
3. Unit
013 - Coordinate Systems Overview
4. Unit
014 - Latitude and Longitude
5. Unit
015 - The Shape of the Earth
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Jan. 27 – Feb. 10 Lecture
4 Vector Data Model
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Reading: Chapter Three of the
Textbook
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Feb. 12 Lecture
5 Object-based Vector Data Model
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Reading: Chapter Three of the
Textbook
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Feb. 22 – Mar. 3 Lecture 6
Raster Data Model
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Reading: Chapter Four of the
Textbook
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Feb. 24 Midterm
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Mar. 5 - Lecture
7 Data Input in GIS
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Reading: Chapter Five of the
Textbook
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Mar. 10 - Lecture
8 Geometric Transformation
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Reading: Chapter Six of the
Textbook
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Mar. 15 - Lecture
9 Spatial Data Editing
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Reading: Chapter Seven of the
Textbook
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Mar. 19 - Lecture
10 Attribute Data Input and Management
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Reading: Chapter Eight of the
Textbook
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Mar. 24 - Lecture
11 Vector data analysis
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Reading: Chapter Eleven of the Textbook
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Apr. 7 - Lecture
12 Raster data analysis
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Reading: Chapter Twelve of the Textbook
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