As indicated in the files, the lecture notes below are based, primarily or in part, on notes compiled by Visiting Prof. Zhong-Ren Peng in Fall 2003. All materials courtesy of the faculty named and used with permission.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Lec 1 | Introduction to the Class and GIS GIS Principles and Methods WinAthena Introduction (Required for Students who did not do CRN Computing Orientation) | Overview of Course, GIS Principles, Elements of Maps, ArcGIS Basics (PDF) |
| Lec 2 | GIS Principles and Methods | GIS Principles and Methods (PDF) |
| Lec 3 | Database Fundamentals (Relational Basics, Queries, Joins), Coordinate Systems, and Projections | More GIS Principles and Methods: Projections and Coordinate Systems (PDF) |
| Lec 4 | More on Database Management: Introduction to SQL Geodatabase Handling One-to-Many Relationships | Relational Databases and GIS Data Models (PDF) |
| Lec 5 | Creating and Maintaining Geospatial Databases | Relational Databases (PDF) |
| Lec 6 | Creating and Maintaining Geospatial Databases (cont.) | Making Sense of the Census (PDF) |
| Lec 7 | Creating and Maintaining Geospatial Databases (cont.) | Spatial Analysis (Vector Models) (PDF) |
| Lec 8 | Creating and Maintaining Geospatial Databases (cont.) | Spatial Data Models: Spatial Analysis II (Raster Models) (PDF) |
| Lec 9 | Geocoding and Network Analysis Methods | Geocoding and Network Analysis (PDF) |
| Lec 10 | Geocoding and Network Analysis Methods (cont.) | Introduction to Internet GIS and ArcIMS (PDF) |
| Lec 11 | Project Work | Internet GIS using Web Services and Project Feedback (PDF) |
| Lec 13 | Project Work | Creating Your 11.188/11.520 Presentation and Report - Cherie Miot Abbanat (PDF) |
| Lec 15 | Project Work | Terrain Models, Cartograms, 3D and Course Wrap-up (PDF) |