FW 3540:

Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Technologies for Resource Management

Spring 2008



Instructors:

Mike Hyslop
141 Noblet Bldg.
Phone: 487-2308
mdhyslop@mtu.edu

email me for IM information;
I'm usually available


Office Hours:

MWF 10-11 &
TT 1-2 or just stop in

Dr. Ann L. Maclean
189 Horner Hall
Phone: 487-2030
amaclean@mtu.edu

Office Hours:

Tuesday 10-12 &
Friday 10-12

TAs:
Lucas Spaete
135 Noblet Building
lpspaete@mtu.edu

Office Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday: 8-10AM or email

Jessie Vital
135 Noblet Building
javital@mtu.edu

Office Hours:
Monday,Wednesday 10AM-12PM

Rhiannon Thrasher
135 Noblet Building

gsthrash@mtu.edu


Information:  

Class Syllabus


Resources

Earth as Art from USGS



Download Diagram Designer Save to your H:\, Unzip & Install to your H:\ Drive
Double-Click the Diagram Designer with the flow chart icon to open and create graphic flow charts for lab


How to access your H drive on the FRES fileserver from anywhere


Wetlands Codes




FW3540:Lecture Schedule Spring 2008
Monday, Jan 14 Class Cancelled
Wednesday, Jan 16 Class Cancelled
Lecture 1: Friday, Jan 18 Introduction to GIS
Monday, Jan 21 Dr. Martin Luther King J. Day
Lecture 2: Wednesday, Jan 23 Vector data and Projections
Lecture 3: Friday, Jan 25 Georeferenced Data and Geographic Coordinate Systems
Lecture 4: Monday, Jan 28 Raster Data Models & DEM
Wednesday, Jan 30 University Closed: Winter Storm
Lecture 5: Friday, Feb 01 Derived DEM data
Lecture 6: Monday, Feb 04 Development of Classification Schemes
Lecture 7: Wednesday, Feb 06 Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Friday, Feb 08 No class: Winter Carnival Holidays
Lecture 8: Monday, Feb 11 Cartographically Correct Maps
Reading Assignment
Lecture 9: Wednesday, Feb 13 Cartographically Correct Maps (2)
Lecture 10: Friday, Feb 15 Review Sheet for Exam 1
Cartographically Correct Maps(3)
Lecture 11: Monday, Feb 18 Attribute Data and Management
Wednesday, Feb 20 Exam 1
Lecture 12: Friday, Feb 22 Attribute Data and Management -suite
Lecture 13: Monday, Feb 25 Making Better Maps
Lecture 14: Wednesday, Feb 27 Visual Interpretation Elements
Lecture 15: Friday, Feb 29 - Leap Day!

Intro to airphotos and DOQQs

latitude & longitude song (go here for more science songs!)

Lecture 16: Monday, Mar 3

Aerial cameras & Intro to EMR (part I)

Lecture 17: Wednesday, Mar 5

Aerial Films (part II)
Photo scale and geometry

Lecture 18: Friday, Mar 7 and Monday, Mar 17

Earth Observing Satellites

Lecture 19: Monday, Mar 17 and Wednesday, March 19

Vector Analysis I

Lecture 20: Friday, March 21

Vector Analysis II

Review Sheet for exam 2

Lecture 21: Monday, March 24

Raster Analysis

Wednesday, March 26 Hour Exam 2

Lecture 21: Friday, March 28

Raster Analysis(continued)

Kansas is Flatter than a Pancake "research"

Lecture 22: Monday, March 31 Terrain Applications

Wednesday, April 2 Guest lecture - Bering Glacier
Friday, April 4 No lecture - Xi Pi Symposium
Lecture 23: Monday, April 7 Modeling Watersheds

Lecture 23: Wednesday, April 9 Modeling Watersheds (continued)
Lecture 24: Friday, April 11

LIDAR

GIS Models / Modeling in ArcGIS

Lecture 25-26: Monday, April 14

Viewshed Modeling

Georeferencing rasters

Lecture 27: Wednesday, April 16

Modeling pests & diseases

Review Sheet for exam 3

Modeling riparian areas ('bonus' lecture reading)

Friday, April 18

Problem solving tips

Monday, April 21

Hour Exam 3


FW3540:Lab Schedule Spring 2008
Week 1: Jan 15-18 Lab 1: Presentation
Lab 1: Introduction to ArcGIS
Week 2: Jan 22-25 Lab 2: Flowchart
Lab 2: Digital Line Graph Data
Week 3: Jan 29-Feb 1 Lab 3: Digital Elevation Models
Week 4: Feb 5-8 No labs - Winter Carnival
Week 5: Feb 12-15 Lab 4: Data Display and Cartography
Week 6: Feb 19-22 Lab 5: Attribute Entry and Editing
Week 7: Feb 26-29 Lab 6: Land Cover Mapping (Part I)
Week 8: Mar 4-7 Lab 7: Land Cover Mapping (Part II)
Week 9: Mar 18-21 Lab 8: Vector Analysis (Part I)
Week 10: Mar 25-28 Lab 9: Vector Analysis (Part II)
Week 11: Apr 1-4 Lab 10: Vector Analysis (Part III)
Week 12: Apr 8-11 Lab 11: Raster Analysis
Week 13: Apr 15-18 Lab 12: Georeferencing toolbar
Week 14: Apr 22-25 Lab practical

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April 18, 2008