Office: NR 354
Phone: 797 2546
Paul.Box@usu.edu
http://www.nr.usu.edu/
sanduku/5930
Paul Box
Office: NR 354
Phone: 797 2546
Paul.Box@usu.edu
http://www.nr.usu.edu/sanduku/5930
Spring 2003
This is a course about spatial information and spatial analysis using GIS. It is designed for students who already have some previous experience with GIS and wish to know about its use in spatial analysis. By the end of the semester, students are expected to have a good grounding in the application of GIS and spatial analysis to a variety of research problems.
This course assumes a working knowledge of data manipulation in GIS, as well as a working knowledge of inferential statistics. There are a variety of other skills that, while not specific objectives of the course, will be required to complete the homework assignments. These include, but are not limited to, the unix command shell, HTML and creation of web pages, using text editors and spreadsheets, and editing and compiling source code for programs. Lab exercises will contain code and data structures in a variety of formats, much of which will be possibly unfamiliar but easily deciphered with simple logic.
There will be two exams ( midterms and final) and eight homework assignments throughout the semester. All exams will be take-home, with about one week's time to complete them. The homework assignments make up 50% of the total grade, which reflects the priorities of the course.
| Evaluation Criteria | ||
| Due Date | Points | |
| Midterm | Feb 28 | 100 |
| Five homeworks @ 40 points | 200 | |
| Final Exam | May 5 | 100 |
| Total Points: | 400 | |
| Week | 1 (Jan 6 - 10) | Introduction, Spatial Data, Projections |
| Week | 2 (Jan 13 - 17) | Single-Layer Operations, Summary Stats |
| Week | 3 (Jan 20 - 24) | Overlays, Spatial Correlations |
| Week | 4 (Jan 27 - 31) | Proximity Analysis |
| Week | 5 (Feb 3 - 7) | Point Patterns, Quadrats |
| Week | 6 (Feb 10 - 14) | Spatial Autocorrelation |
| Week | 7 (Feb 17 - 21) | Networks |
| Week | Midterm Exam, Due Feb 28 | |
| Week | 8 (Mar 3) | Spatial Interaction Models (No class or lab 5th or 7th) |
| Week | Spring Break, March 10-14 | |
| Week | 9 (Mar 17 - 21) | Spatial Interaction Models |
| Week | 10 (Mar 24 - 29) | Surface Interpolation and Grid Models |
| Week | 12 (Mar 31 - Apr 4) | Cellular Automata |
| Week | 13 (Apr 7 - 11) | Agent-Based Models |
| Week | 14 (Apr 16 - 16) | Spatial Modeling (No class on 14th) |
| Week | 15 (Apr 21 - 25) | Review |
| Week | Final Exam, Due May 5 | |
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