Resources for FR3131, GIS For Natural Resource Management

Syllabus, Moodle, Extra Credit Exercises


Materials, Organized Chronologically:

Readings are from the book "GIS Fundamentals, 4th Edition," by Paul Bolstad

Week
Reading
Lecture Handouts
Supplements
Lab Handouts
Lab Videos
Lab Data
Assignments Due, Date (11:55pm, Fridays)

1-

(Jan 21)

  No Lecture or Lab due to UMN holiday          

2 -

(Jan 28)

Chapts. 1, 2

Introduction, v.Week1_recap

Andy-GIS Links

Geospatial Revolution Census_2010
none - read "Installing" prior to loading ArcGIS at home, start lab 1.

3 -

(Feb 4)

Chapt. 3

1)Geodesy,
2) Map Projections

v.Week2_recap

Lab 1, due Feb 8.

4 -

(Feb 11)

Chapt. 4

1) Data Entry, 2) Image Registration

v.Week3_recap1

v.Week3_recap2

Create GeoDataBase, Create Shapefile, Digitize Points, Digitize Polygons, Edit Shapefiles, Set Scale to Digitize, Snapping & Digitizing Lines
Lab 2, due Feb 15. Exam 1 this week

5 -

(Feb 18)

Chapt. 5, Chat.6 up to 228

Coordinate Geometry
GPS , GPSNotes

v.Week4_recap1

Lab 3, due Feb 22.

6 -

(Feb 25)

Chapts. 6 to end &, 7
1) Images, Images_summary

MnGeo - current MN airphotos
Borchert - Old MN airphotos MN GIS/LIS,

Fun geoquiz
Lab5-optional Lab6, Lab 6 Overheads Lab5.zip
Lab6.zip
1) Lab 4, due, March 1. 2) Homework 1,due March 1.

7 -

(Mar 4)

Ch. 8 to pg. 332
Digital Data, Digital Data recap

Homework2.zip

2nd Chance Homework 2
1) Lab 6, due March 8. Exam 2 this week

8 -

(Mar 11)

Ch. 8, 332 to end
1) Tables, 2) Normal Forms example Tables_recap
1) Lab 7, due March 15.
2) optional lab 5, due March 15.

9 -

(Mar 18)

  Spring Break Week          
10 - (Mar 25)
Chapt. 9 Basic Spatial Analysis , Basic_Spatial Analysis_recap ESRI Examples Lab 9, Lab 9 Overheads Lab9.zip 1) Lab 8, due March 29.
2) Homework 2,due March 29.
11- (April 1)
Chapt. 10 Raster Analysis Raster_2, Raster_recap
, Lab 10 Overheads Resample, Low Pass, Slope & Reclass, Calculator Lab10.zip Lab 9, due April 5, Exam 3 this week
12 - (April 8)
Chapt. 11 Terrain Analysis, Delineate Delineate NRCS , Lab 11 Overheads

 

Lab11.zip
Lab 10,due April 12.
13 - (April 15) Chapt. 12 Interpolation, Interpolation recap video Lab 12 , Lab12 Overheads Setup, Systematic Sample, Random Trend, StratRan_1,StratRan_2, StratRan_3, StratRan_4 Lab12.zip 1) Lab 11, due April 19.
14 - (April 22)
Chapt. 13
Cartographic Models
Lab 13 , Lab 13 Overheads
None - refer to earlier videos as needed
Lab13.zip
Lab 12, due April 26, Exam 4 this week
15 - (April 29)
Chapt. 14
Data Quality Lab 14 , Lab 14 overheads None - refer to earlier videos as needed Lab14.zip 1) Lab 13, due May 3.
16 - (May 6) Chapt. 15 Perspectives Bookmarks , Last Class Notes   Continue Lab 14 None - refer to earlier videos as needed   Lab 14 due Friday, May 10, Exam 5 this week