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DESKTOP GIS SYLLABUS This link will automatically enroll you, so don't click it unless you are committed to the course.
Enrollment
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Topics |
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For all Students: Downloading US Census data, unzipping data, storing data so you can find it.
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2 |
From here on, you can choose your platform. Shapefiles and Geodatabases, the attribute table, adding a new field,
zooming in, out, pan, zooming to a feature, clipping features to map
just one area. How to add data to your map. |
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Changing the projection of a shapefile, comparing our original map (not
projected data) with a map with projected data. Making an inset map, measuring features, importing shapefiles into a
geodatabase, measuring distances and area, making halos around labels |
4 |
Geocoding an address within ArcMap,
Batch Geocoding via Google Sheets, using Lat/Lon to locate places on
a map, Making lines from spots to a central point (à la airline routes) |
5 |
Creating new shapefiles - point, polygon, line, adding fields,
calculating geometry, |
6 |
Selection - how features interact with each other features, spatial
queries, |
7 |
Using a GPS to map features, routes, converting GPS data to a
usable format, |
8 |
Kernel density, hot spot mapping. |
9 |
Map Packages, USGS National Map Viewer, downloading DEMs, merging
adjacent DEMs. ArcGIS Online uploading. |
10 |
3D week |
11 |
iTree Tools, Your town's canopy analysis |
12 |
LiDAR processing,
making a sea level rise animation |
1.
Does this course cost anything?
No
2.
What version of ArcMAP should we use?
I use 10.8.2 now, but anything from 10.3 is good.
3.
Do I need to know anything about GIS before I
start this? No, but you need to
have patience and watch the videos carefully.
4.
How much time should I expect to spend each week
on the work? About 2 hours, unless
you get stuck.
5. Can I use QGIS to follow the course? Yes. There are instructional videos for QGIS, ArcGIS Pro and Global Mapper to do the same things.
6.
Do I have to be a college student to take this
course? No.
7.
Is enrollment limited to Pace students.
No
8.
Is the course limited to people in the USA?
No
9. Who grades my work? A Pace graduate who learned GIS with me, in person.
10. Is all my work for each week due on Sunday night at 11:59? Please. That way, my assistant will do the grading.
11.
Can I get a future week’s assignments in advance?
No.
12.
Can I submit late work?
You can, but you have to email me so I can go back and grade it myself.
13.
What is this course equivalent to, in college
credits? 3
14.
Can I submit evidence of completion of my work
for CEUs in my organization? Yes
15. How do I get help? Put a request on the week's peer-to-peer area, with your question and email address.
16. How can I get the program? ESRI makes a 1-year trial version for $100 for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro. QGIS is free. Global Mapper has a trial version for the length of the course. Email me for info on how to work with Blue Marble for a free, limited time, download..
17.
Can I use my organization’s GIS to do my work?
Ask them.