Please note: all associated databases for the course are in the tools section. Any references to 'Athena' refer to MIT's campus-wide, UNIX based computing environment.
Along with assignments, this class contains regular lab sessions to learn how to use the GIS software.
Lab 1 (PDF)
Lab 2 (PDF)
- PARCELS database (Please see the tools section.)
- URISA Database Notes (PDF)
- PARCELS Database Schema (PDF)
- SQL Notes (Please see the Tools section.)
- Creating unique temporary tables / SQL Help (PDF)
Lab 3 (PDF)
- Zoning Variance Database / Zoning Variances / Sub-Neighborhood lookup table (PDF)
- SQL Notes (Please see the tools section.)
- 1980 Census data (by Boston NSA) / Schema of Decision, Use, NSA, Neighborhood Lookup Tables (PDF)
- SQL examples using zoning variances / sample SQL zoning queries (PDF)
- Grouping zoning applicants via 'lookup' tables (PDF)
- Zoning Variance Database Evolution Chart (PDF)
- the PowerPoint slides that were used to discuss this paper (PDF)
Lab 4 (PDF)
Lab 5 (PDF)
Lab 6 (PDF)