Geoplan Center, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Design, Construction, and Planning, University of Florida,
431 Architecture Building, Gainesville FL 32611
DEFINITION OF GIS, THE STORY OF GIS - WEEK 1 [8.25.08 - 8.27.08]
- Instructor Introduction
- Students' Introductions
- Course Logistics & Timeline
- Course Objectives
- Definition of GIS
- The Story of GIS
- GIS Functions and GIS Data
- Spatial Relationships
- Overview of Internet GIS
- Overview of ArcGIS
- Using ArcCatalog
- The ArcMap interface
- Layers
- Maps
- Layer symbology
- Displaying, classifying values
- Selection Methods
- Selection Tools
- Summary Statistics
- Spatial Data - Formats
- Feature Classes
- Metadata
- Table Structure
- Table Manipulations
- Table Relationships
- Cardinality, Joins and Relates
- Georeferencing
- Coordinate Systems
- Map Projections
- ArcMap and Projections
- Cartographic Principles and Design
- Maps in ArcMap, Map Elements and Layout Tools
- More on Metadata
- Aggregating Spatial Data
- Proximity Analysis
- Overlay Analysis
- Spatial Problems, Modeling
- Raster Basics
- Application Functions
- Analysis Environment, the Mask
- Extensions, Spatial Analyst Extension
- Solving Spatial Problems, A Conceptual Model
- A Sample Problem, Creating a Suitability Map