Schedule of Lectures and Readings 2003
Date	Topic	Readings
29 Sept	Expectations; an application ; What is a GIS?	Syllabus Web pages; Preface; Introduction
1 Oct	Components of GI; Reference Systems	Ch. 1 (p. 15-24)
3	Levels of measurement	Ch. 1 (p. 25-35)
6	Data Models & Measurement Frameworks	Ch. 2 (begin)
8	more Measurement Frameworks	Ch2 (rest)
10	Representation	Ch3 (skim digitizing)
13	Project showcase and team formation	Project guidelines, sampler
15	Attribute-based operations	Ch. 4
17	Map overlay: origins & rationale	Ch. 5 first half
20	Combination of Attributes	Ch. 5 second half
22	Examples of applications; process diagrams
24	Distance Transformations and Buffers	Ch. 6
27	Surfaces & Neighborhoods	Ch. 7 first half
29	Combining neighbor attributes	Ch. 7 second half
31	Comprehensive operations (iterative)	Ch. 8
3 Nov	More comprehensive op.	Ch. 8 second half
5	Data Quality concepts and testing	Ch. 3 (end); Ch 10 (p. 246-248); last sections of Ch4-7
7	Surface visualization (demo)
10	Transformations	Ch. 9 first half
12	Examples of transformations	Ch. 9 second half
14	Vector digitizing & How to avoid digitizing	Ch. 3 (digitizing)
17	Coordinate transforms, rubber sheet, generalization	Ch. 3
19	Evaluation & Implementation	Ch. 10
21	Review and Questions
24	EXAM
26	no lecture
1 Dec.	Selecting a GIS; Current GIS Market	Ch. 10
3	Projection Boot Camp; NEW!
5	Technological change and GIS	Ch. 11
8	Building a Geography of Geographic Information	Ch 11 rest
10	Onward pointers: More GIS coursework; PRESENTATIONS (Projects)

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