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…an introduction to grid-based map analysis and
modeling GEOG 3110,
University of Denver, Geography, Winter Term 2013 Thursdays
6:00-9:15pm, <Click here> for 1-page flyer describing the course |
Instructor: Joseph K. Berry, Room 213,
Boettcher Building (West)
Open Door office
hours Thursdays, 3:00 to 5:00pm (or specially arranged on Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm)
Phone (970) 215-0825 — Email jkberry@du.edu or jberry@innovativegis.com
Website http://www.innovativegis.com/basis/
Course Administrative Materials
About the
instructor
Email dialog and other helpful hints
Homework guidelines
and example
question/response
Report Writing Tips
Setting
up and using class data
Class Makeup (pending registration)
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www.innovativegis.com/basis/Books/MapAnalysis/ The
Map Analysis text (Berry
2007, GeoTec Media) is Required Reading and available at an author’s discount at the
first class meeting for $34.64 (or order from publisher for $51.95, includes
U.S shipping; www.geoplace.com/books/mapanalysis). The book includes a Companion CD-ROM containing the MapCalc Learner and Surfer
Demo software used in the course and text files of the Recommended Further Reading and links
to the Optional Other Reading. In addition, Keywords for Google searches and links to numerous Other Papers and Presentations that
are posted online for students wanting even more information on each Topic. |
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W e e k |
Required |
Recommended Further Reading & Optional Other Reading |
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Map Analysis Text |
Further (on companion CD-ROM) |
Other (posted on the Internet) |
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1 1/10 |
Table of Contents, Foreword,
Preface
and Introduction plus online papers
on ”Making
a Case for SpatialSTEM” and “An
Analytical Framework for GIS Modeling” |
Video demos of MapCalc
usage About MapCalc
About Surfer About SnagIt |
Papers on “Incorporating
Grid-Based Map Analysis Into GIS Curricula” and “A
Mathematical Structure for Analyzing Maps” |
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2 1/17 |
Topic 1 Data Structure
Implications Topic 2 Fundamental Map
Analysis Approaches |
Topic 1 Further Topic 2 Further Reading |
BM Columns on “Overview
of Basic Terminology & Structure”, “Maps
as Data & Data Structure Implications” and “Alternative
Data Structures” |
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3 1/24 |
Topic 3 Basic Techniques in
Spatial Analysis |
Topic 3 Further Reading |
BM Columns on “Toward
an Honest GIS” Paper on “GIS
Technology in Environmental Management” |
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4 1/31 |
Topic 4 Calculating
Effective Distance |
Topic 4 Further Reading |
Papers on “Identifying
and Evaluating Alternative Pipeline Routes & Corridors” and “Mapping
In-Store Shopper Movement” Application article
on “A
Consensus Method Finds Preferred Routing” |
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5 2/7 |
Topic 5 Calculating Visual
Exposure Topic 6 Summarizing
Neighbors |
Topic 5 Further Reading Topic 6 Further Reading |
Papers on “Incorporating
Grid-based Modeling into Linear Infrastructure Analysis” and “Characterizing
Surface Area, Length & Inclination” |
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6 2/14 (Exam #1) |
Topic 7 Basic Spatial
Modeling Approaches |
Topic 7 Further Reading |
BM Columns on “A
Framework for GIS Modeling” and “Cartographic
& Spatial Modeling” |
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7 2/21 (Project) |
Topic 8 Spatial Modeling
Example |
Topic 8 Further Reading |
Paper on Application articles
on “A
Mapping Firewall” and “Quantifying
Wildfire Risk” |
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8 2/28 |
Topic 9 Basic Techniques in
Spatial Statistics |
Topic 9 Further Reading |
Paper on “Representing
Spatial Patterns & Relationships” Application articles
on “Who’s
Minding the Farm” “Precision
Agriculture” and “Precision
Conservation” |
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9 3/7 |
Topic 10 Spatial Data Mining |
Topic 10 Further Reading |
Papers on “Site-Specific
Crop Management” and “Remote
Sensing Crop Type & Condition” Application article
on “Retail
Sales Competition Analysis” |
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10 3/14 (Exam #2) |
Epilog |
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Papers on “Education,
Vocation & GIS Enlightenment” |
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Final Exam Period |
Grad Student Presentations |
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Note: right-click on the
hyperlink to download lecture presentations; PowerPoint files are posted at
least 24 hours before class. Be
aware that the \Links folder
containing external slide sets is only available through the class folder in
the GIS Lab.
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Week 1 – Overview [Wk1_lec.ppt -
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Week 2 – Maps as Data [Wk2_lec.ppt - Map data types and their
implications; Contouring and thematic mapping effects/implications; Vector vs.
raster; Raster images, grids and pseudo-grids]
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Week 3 – Reclassifying and
Overlaying Map Layers [Wk3_lec.ppt - Characterizing size, shape, pattern
and arrangement; Point, region and map-wide overlay; Grid math; Spatial coincidence statistics; Comparing maps; Error
propagation]
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Week 4 – Measuring Distance and
Connectivity [Wk4_lec.ppt
- Simple vs. effective distance; Proximity and movement; Accumulation surfaces;
Identifying optimal path(s); Viewsheds and visual
exposure surfaces; Narrowness surfaces]
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Week 5 – Summarizing Spatial Context [Wk5_lec.ppt - Calculating slope,
aspect and profile maps; Applying spatial differentiation and integration;
Roving window summary operations; Characterizing edges and complexity]
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Week 6 – GIS Modeling Approaches [Wk6_lec.ppt - Deductive vs. inductive
reasoning; Flowcharting spatial problems; Types of GIS models] (link to example
graded_MiniProject_example.htm)
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Week 7 – GIS Modeling Examples [Wk7_lec.ppt - Pipeline routing;
Wildfire risk mapping; Micro terrain analysis; Retail sales]
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Week 8 – Surface Modeling [Wk8_lec.ppt - Basic statistics
and its
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Week 9 – Spatial Data Mining [Wk9_lec.ppt - Linking numeric and
geographic patterns; Normalizing maps; Viewing scatter plots; Clustering mapped
data; Investigating map correlation; Developing prediction models (spatial
regression); Assessing prediction results]
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Week 10 – Future Directions [Wk10_lec.ppt - Data exchange;
Dynamic map pedigree; Toward a humane
Note: right-click on the
hyperlink to download exercise templates; Word files are posted at least 24
hours before class.
MapCalc User’s Guide reference manual (94
pages)
Math/Stat
Classification of Analytic Operations (MapCalc by Basis) listing MapCalc’s analytical operations by
traditional mathematics and statistics categories
Math/Stat
Classification of Analytic Tools (Spatial Analyst by Esri) listing Spatial Analyst module’s analytical
tools by traditional mathematics and statistics categories
Cross-reference MapCalc commands to ESRI Grid/Spatial Analyst
Accessing
MapCalc and Surfer Virtually (VMware)
Exer0.doc – example
exercise template
Exer1_demo.avi – video
demonstrating the procedures you will use in Exercise #1
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Week 1 – Overview [Exer1.doc - Dissecting a suitability model (MapCalc)]
[Optional MapCalc Tutorials]
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Week 2 – Maps as Data [Exer2.doc - Examples of spatial
analysis considerations (MapCalc)]
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Week 3 – Reclassify and Overlay [Exer3.doc – Reclassify and
Overlay (MapCalc)]
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Week 4 – Measuring Distance and
Connectivity [Exer4.doc
- Distance and Connectivity (MapCalc)]
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Week 5 – Summarizing Spatial Context [Exer5.doc - Neighborhood analysis
(MapCalc]
Exam #1 Study Questions — you are encouraged to study together and exchange insights about
answering the questions… if not face-to-face, then through emails.
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Week 6 – GIS Modeling Approaches [Exer6.doc Mini-Project “opportunities”
– designing, implementing and reporting a “directed” GIS application model
(MapCalc); extra three days to complete (due Monday, February 25, 5:00 pm);
use the graded Example Mini-Project as
a benchmark]
à Click here to take Exam #1 (return
2.5 hours after you download) … it
will be posted on the class website by 8:00 am Friday February 15 and must
be completed by 5:00 pm Tuesday February 19. You will download the exam and submit your
completed document within 2.5 hours via email to jberry@innovativegis.com. BE SURE to save your completed Word
file before you exit to submit it!!!
- Week 7 – GIS Modeling Examples [No lab assignment]
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Week 8 – Surface Modeling [Exer8.doc
– Spatial interpolation (Surfer); or special report (4-10 pages) on a GIS
Modeling topic of your own choosing]
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Week 9 – Spatial Data Mining [Exer9.doc - Basic spatial statistics (MapCalc); or special
report (4-10 pages) on a GIS Modeling topic of your own choosing]
Exam #2 Study Questions — you are
encouraged to study together and exchange insights about answering the
questions… if not face-to-face, then through emails.
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Week 10 – Future Directions [No lab assignment;
graduate student presentations; Future directions in geotechnology and map
analysis; Optional Exer10.doc
on MapCalc Import/Export; (click here) to download a
self-extracting zip file containing special data for Optional Exercise
#10—unzip into …\MapCalc Data folder]
àClick
here to take Exam #2 (return 2.5 hours after you download) …posted
on the class website by 10:00 am, Friday, March 15 and must be completed by 5:00 pm,
Tuesday, March 19. You will download the exam and
submit your completed document within 2.5 hours via email to jberry@innovativegis.com. BE SURE to save your completed Word
file before you exit to submit it!!!
All of the course software is installed on the GIS Lab computers. You can install the software to your own
computer from the Map Analysis book’s companion CD or download from the
Internet—
Microsoft
Office
[you need to have
working versions of Microsoft Office applications Word, PowerPoint and Excel loaded on your computer; student
version available through the bookstore]
Adobe
Reader [download and install from the Internet —
Windows-based program for viewing/printing
documentation files (.pdf); free software; see www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
for more information on Adobe Reader and free download]
SnagIt [download
and install from the Internet —
screen capture software; 30 day evaluation; see www.techsmith.com/ for information on fully licensed system
($37.95 Academic
version)]
MapCalc Learner [install from the Map
Analysis book Companion CD —
grid-based map analysis software included with the course materials provided by the instructor]
Surfer Demo [install Version 8 from the Map Analysis book Companion CD — surface modeling and 3D
display software included with the course
materials provided by the instructor; also you can download the most recent
demo version from www.goldensoftware.com/demo.shtml,
but the exercises in the course might not directly correspond to the
syntax in the most recent version; see www.goldensoftware.com
and select “Productsà Surfer” for more
information on fully licensed commercial system ($699)]
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