Class Meetings -- 2009

This sequence of topics is approximate and might be changed at any time

January
Organizational, Stretch Out, Shake Off Cobwebs
Creating a DB, File Formats, Coverage, Shapefile, Geodatabase, ZIP
Creating a DB, Format Conversion, Add Event Themes, GENERATE

February
Creating a DB, Migrating in Attribute Tables, JOINS
Creating a DB, Appending/Merging Maps, Dissolving Seams, Removing Slivers, Eliminate, Advanced DISSOLVE, Multi-part to Single Part Shapefiles,
Creating a Standard Geography, Changing Projections, NADS and Coordinate Systems
Creating a Standard Geography, Georeferencing and Image Handling
Data Generalization, by Geography (CLIP, SPLIT, ERASE)
Data Generalization, by Attributes (RESELECT)
Overlay (UNION, IDENTITY, INTERSECT)

March
Proximity Analysis (Vector), BUFFER
Proximity Analysis (Vector) , NEAR, POINTDISTANCE
Intro to Raster Data Processing
Raster Processing, Making Grids

Mid-term Project due 12March

April
Raster Modeling, No Data, Grid Math
Raster Modeling, Grid Math
Raster Modeling, RECLASSIFYING, Distance Matrices
Raster Modeling, Focal Cell, Zonal Analyses
Model Builder
Interpolation
Terrain Modeling

May


Final Project due 12 May 11:30 AM