Ge110 Course Syllabus
Geographic Information Systems for Geology and Planetary Sciences|
GE 110, Fall 2012 |
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Meeting Schedule
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Organizational Meeting: Monday October 1, 2012
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Time: 14:00 pm-14:55 pm
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Location: 309 N. Mudd (GIS Lab)
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Lecture: T 9:00 – 10:00 am
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Lab: TH 2:00 – 3:30 pm
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Contact Information
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Professor: Jean-Philippe Avouac |
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Office: 301 N. Mudd
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Office Hours: TBA
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TA: Luca Malatesta
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Office: 306 N. Mudd |
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Email: luca@caltech.edu
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Office Hours: TBA
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GIS Trainer: Lisa Christiansen
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Office: 302 N. Mudd |
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Office Hours: By appointment
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Overview
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Ge 110 Geographic Information System for Geology and Planetary Sciences. 3 units (0-3-0) |
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Summary
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Organization
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The class will meet on Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00 am and Thursdays from 2:00-3:30 pm. The classes will cover the GIS principles and the labs will take the form of practical lab exercises mainly using ArcGIS software developed by ESRI. There will also be a brief introduction to MATLAB, ENVI and Google Earth. The labs will incorporate a variety of data sets for Earth and Mars including Digital Elevation Models, geodetic measurements, satellite images, and geological maps. There will be a final GIS project of your choice due on December 6th (the last day of class for GE 110). |
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Suggest Reading
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GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 3rd Ed. (Paul Bolstad) |
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Grading
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50% Labs (labs will be due at the beginning of class the following Tuesday) 1 lab of your choice optional 50% Final GIS project (informal presentation the last week of class) |
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This course is an introduction to the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Earth and planetary sciences. GIS is a computer-based system used for mapping and geospatial analysis. The goal of the course is to provide a solid foundation in the principles of GIS concentrating on how it is used as a research tool in Earth and planetary sciences. |
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Class Schedule: The following schedule is tentative and subject to revision. |
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Tuesday 9-10 am |
Thursdays 2-3:30 pm GIS Lab Reserved 1-4 pm |
Suggested Reading |
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WEEK 1 Oct 1 -5 |
Organization Meeting Course Mechanics Skills Assessment |
Lecture: Introduction to GIS |
1 - An Introduction (14-21) |
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WEEK 2 Oct 8-12 |
Lecture: Data Formats, Standards, Symbology GIS Project Management Lab 2 : Project Management & Map Symbology |
Lab 2 (cont): Project Management & Map Symbology Lecture: Exploring ArcCatalog
Lab 3: Exploring ArcCatalog
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2 - Data Models (25-44, 46-47) 4 - Data Sources and Data Entry (111-135, 139-150) |
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WEEK 3 Oct 15-19 |
Lecture: Understanding Map Projections Lab 4: Working with Map Projections & Coordinate Systems |
Lab 5: Build a GIS Project using existing Data Map Layout Working with Extensions Setting Data Frame Coordinates Multiple Data Frames Working with Templates |
Using ArcGIS Desktop Handout – Chapter 3: Data Compilation and Editing (160-247)
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WEEK 4 Oct 22-26 |
Lecture: Creating and Editing Spatial Data Lab 6: Creating and Editing Data in ArcGIS Creating a New Shapfile
Working in an Editing Environment Digitizing Features Editing Features |
Lecture: Introduction to GPS Lecture: Processing Raster Data Lab 7: Processing Raster Data |
3-Map Projections & Coordinate Systems (67-94,97-104) 5-The Global Positioning System |
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WEEK 5 Oct 29-Nov 2 |
Lecture: Remote Sensing Cells Defined Resolution Math (Spatial Analysis) Grid |
Lab 8: Remote Sensing Introduction to ENVI • Image Processing DEM Processing • ASTER DTM |
6-Aerial and Satellite Images 7-Digital Data |
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WEEK 6 Nov 5-9 |
Lab 9: Analysis
Spatial, Raster
Terrain Analysis Search / Query / Select by Attribute
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THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL INSTUCTION DUE TO THE TO MEETING NOVEMBER 12TH AND 13th |
9-Basic Spatial Analysis (295-335) 10-Topics in Raster Analysis(347-370)
11-Terrain Analysis
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WEEK 7 Nov 12-16 |
THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL INSTUCTION DUE TO THE TO MEETING NOVEMBER 12TH AND 13th |
Lab 10 : ArcScene vs ArcGlobe 3D Analyst |
12-Spatial Estimation 13-Spatial Modeling |
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WEEK 8 Nov 19-23 |
Lab 11: Extensions & Scripts Customizing ArcGIS |
Thanksgiving
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14-Data Standards & Data Quality |
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WEEK 9 Nov 26-30 |
Lab 12: Introduction to Google Earth
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Prepare for the final project
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WEEK 10 Dec 3-7 |
Final Projects Due Should include: • Rasters / DEM • Existing Data w/ Spatial Analysis • Images Processed / Rectified • Created Data with Attributes • Vectors • Use of New Script or Extension |
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Last updated February 04, 2013 08:01 by Lisa Christiansen
