GR 3.414(lec) GR3.206 (lab) Dr Ronald Briggs Tuesday GR 3.126 6:45-9:30 883-6877 (o), 690-3442 (h) http://www.utdallas.edu/~briggs/poec6381.html e-mail:briggs@utdallas.edu Office hours: Tues 4:00-6:00 p.m. Wed. 2:00-4:00 p.m. POEC 6381 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems This course introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications. These systems are becoming the core of local (city, county) government operations, are being rapidly adopted by state and federal governments to manage operations from highway planning to environmental resource conservation, and are playing a major role in businesses as diverse as market research, site selection, real estate, civil engineering, and geophysical exploration. Additionally, academic research in disciplines ranging from the Social Sciences to Geoscience is using GIS to expand research possibilities and productivity. In the vernacular, they are one of the killer apps. of the nineties, with substantial potential for further development and application. GIS is a combination of software and hardware with capabilities for manipulating, analyzing and displaying spatially-referenced information--that is, information which is referenced by its location on the earth's surface. By linking data to maps, a GIS can reveal relationships not apparent with traditional item-referenced information systems and data base management products, and by displaying information in a graphic form can communicate complex spatial patterns succinctly. This course will introduce the concepts needed to effectively and correctly use GIS, and will develop basic proficiency in the use of GIS software. Examples will primarily focus on urban and regional analysis, though business, environmental and gelogical applications will also be considered. The course will comprise both lecture and lab. The lab component will focus on the the use of ArcView software in a PC/Windows environment. This software is available on machines in the Social Science lab (GR3.206) and in the Open Access lab in the McDermott Microcomputer Center. Should you desire your own copy, it is available at a student price of $149 (Version 2.1) from ESRI, Inc. (call 1-800-447-9778 to order). The text includes a demonstration version which will be sufficient for initial orientation, but not the exercises. A new release of the software (Version 3.0) is also anticipated during the semester. This course is one of a series in the GIS Certification Program at the University of Texas at Dallas; five courses are needed to receive the certificate. Enrollment is controlled to ensure access to computer resources. There are no formal prerequisites, however students will be expected to have competence in microcomputer use and familiarity with Microsoft Windows 3.1 and file management (directories, subdirectories, copying, etc). Evaluation will be based upon a midterm exam (25%), final exam (35%), and lab projects (40%). Although some class time will be allocated to lab instruction, additional computing work outside of scheduled classes will be necessary for successful course completion. Readings and Schedule--Fall 1996 Texts Star, Jeffrey and Estes, John. Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990) ESRI, Getting to Know ArcView (New York: John Wiley, 1996) Optional Books on ArcView Hutchinson, Scott and Daniel, Larry Inside ARCVIEW (Santa Fe, NM: Onward Press, 1995) Hohl, Pat and Mayo, Brad ArcView Exercise Book (Santa Fe, NM: Onward Press, 1996) Razavi, Amir ArcView Developer’s Guide (Santa Fe, NM: Onward Press, 1995) (call 1-800-223-6397) Supplementary Materials Huxhold, William E. An Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems (New York, Oxford University Press, 1991) Maguire, David J., Michael Goodchild and David W. Rhind Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Applications (Harlow, England: Longman, 1991) Peuquet, Donna J. and Duane Marble Introductory Readings in Geographic Information Systems (London: Taylor and Francis, 1990) Course Schedule Sept 3: Introduction to GIS Star and Estes, Chap 1 & 2 Getting to Know Chap. 1-3 Cowen, David GIS versus CAD versus DBMS: what are the differences? from Peuquet and Marble, pp. 52-61 Black, James D. Fusing RDBMS and GIS GIS World July, 1996, p. 44-47 Huxhold, Chap 1, & Chap 2 thru p. 38 American Planning Association, Planning: Special Issue on Technology, July, 1995, 1-15 Obtain and test UTD computer accounts (PC-LAN, e-mail and UNIX) Sept. 10: Fundamentals of GIS and its Application Star and Estes, Chap. 3 & 9 Getting to Know, Chap. 4-6 USGS: Geographical Information Systems (brochure handout). Application Examples (read/scan, as convenient, prior to midterm): Huxhold, Chap. 3: Application of Urban Geographic Information Systems. National League of Cities Planning Smarter: GIS as a Tool for Policy Makers, 1993 Geological Society of America, Development of Geographic Information Systems-Oriented Databases for Integrated Geological and Geophysical Applications, GSA Today, March 1996 Business Geographics, December, 1995: Merging Technologies: EIS and Business Geographics (p. 34-36) & Boosting Sales Performance with Statistics: A Healthcare Case Study (p. 37-39) Calkins, H. and Eagles, M. Geographic Information Analysis and Human Capital Research. A Report to NSF and HUD on a Conference in Boulder, CO, July, 1995 Waddell, Paul and Shukla, V. Employment Dynamics, Spatial Restructuring and the Business Cycle Geographical Analysis, 1993 (Vol. 25, p. 35-52) (research study based on D/FW) Sept 17: Using GIS Software: Intro. to ARCVIEW --session I Getting to Know Chap. 7, 8, 9 Sept 24: Using GIS Software: Intro to ARCVIEW --session II Getting to Know Chap 10, 11 Oct. 1: Terrestial Data Structures Star and Estes, pp. 98-101 Getting to Know, Chap 12, 13, 21 ` Huxhold Chap 6 Map Projections (USGS brochure) Oct. 8: Project #1 due: Customer Characteristics and Day Care Location in Tempe Oct. 8: GIS Data Structures and Management Star and Estes, Chap 4. & 7 Getting to Know, Chap. 14, ( & optionally 15) Huxhold, Chap 2 (p. 38-63) 4 & 5 Peuquet, Donna J. A Conceptual Framework and Comparison of Spatial Data Models, in Peuquet and Marble, pp. 250-285 (advanced) Wiegand, Nancy and Adams, Teresa M. Using Object-Oriented Database Mangement for Feature-Based Geographic Information Systems URISA Journal Spring, 1994 pp. 21-36 (advanced) Oct. 15: Data Sources and Acquisition Star and Estes, Chap 5 and 10 USGS, US Geodata (brochure) Keating, John B. The Geopositioning Selection Guide for Resource Management, Technical Note # 389, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, September, 1993 Hurn, Jeff GPS: A Guide to the Next Utility Sunnyvale CA: Trimble Navigation, 1989 Hurn, Jeff Differential GPS Explained Sunnyvale, CA: Trimble Navigation, 1993 Manzer, Gary Maximizing Digital Orthophoto Use: A Technical Overview GIS World December, 1995 50-64 Thorpe, Aerial Photography and Satellite Imagery: Competing or Complementary? EOM June 1996 pp. 35-39 Fisher, P.F. Spatial Data Sources and Data Problems, in Maguire, Goodchild and Rhind, Chap 13 (Vol. 1, p.175) Oct. 22: Midterm Exam Oct. 29: Data Preparation and Integration Star and Estes, Chap 6 Flowerdew, R. Spatial Data Integration, in Maguire, Goodchild and Rhind, Chap 24 (Vol. 1, p. 375) Nov. 5: Project #2 due: Texas Population Demographics Nov. 5: Analysis and Modelling in GIS Star and Estes, Chap 8 Chap 16, 17, 18, 19 Drummond, William J. Address Matching: GIS Technology for Mapping Human Activity Patterns American Planning Association Journal, Spring, 1995 p. 240-251 Landis, John D. Imagining Land Use Futures: Applying the California Urban Futures Model, American Planning Association Journal, Autumn, 1995 (Vol. 61 pp. 438-457) Nov. 12: GIS Outputs and Application Examples Star and Estes, Chap. 11, 12 Getting to Know, Chap. 20 (& review Chap. 21) Making Better Maps, selections from Business Geographics Hodler, T.W. Do Geographers Really Need to Know Cartography? Urban Geography, 1994 p. 409-410 Business Applications: market analysis, site selection, routing Municipal Applications: land record management, citizen information Environmental Applications: resource monitoring and geological modelling Scan GIS World, Geo Info Systems, EOM (Earth Observation Magazine), Business Geographics, URISA Journal for examples. Nov. 19: GIS in the Real World-- Practitioners Speak. Getting to Know, Chap 22, 23, 24 Nov. 26: Project #3 due: Pipelines in the Pacific (and Posssibly Plano too) Nov. 26: The Future of GIS and Some Dissenting Perspectives Getting to Know, Chap. 25 Hazelton, N.W.J, Leahy, F.J. Integrating Dynamic Modelling and Geographic Information Systems, URISA Journal, Fall, 1992 47-58 Campbell, Heather A Social Interactionist Perspective on Computer Implementation, American Planning Association Journal Winter 1996, 99-107 Goss, Jon “We Know Who You Are and We Know Where You Live”: The Instrumental Rationality of Geodemographic Systems, Economic Geography , April 1995 (Vol. 71 p. 171-198) Sui, Danial Z. GIS and Urban Studies: Positivism, Post-Positivism, and Beyond Urban Geography, 1994 (vol. 15, p. 258-278) Dec. 3: Student Show and Tell Dec. 10: Final Exam Dec. 16: Project #4 due: Geocoding the Dallas County Tax File