University of Florida
Urban & Regional Planning Department
Survey Of Planning Information Systems
URP 6270 Spring 2002
COURSE WEBSITE:
INSTRUCTORS:
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Instructor:
Stanley Latimer
448 Architecture Bldg.
Phone: 352-392-9406
email: latimer@geoplan.ufl.edu
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Teaching Assistant:
TBA
418 Architecture Bldg.
Phone: 352-392-8686
email:
CLASS PERIODS:
PREREQUISITES:
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None* (Windows Operating Systems knowledge is useful, but not required.)
COURSE FULFILLMENT'S:
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Three Graduate Level Course Credits
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Fulfills URP Distribution Course Requirement
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Fulfills URP Planning Information Systems Specialization Course Requirement
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Required for URP Planning Information Systems Certificate
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Fulfills Interdisciplinary GIS Certificate Program Course Requirement
TEXTBOOK (Recommended):
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Getting To Know ArcGIS Desktop, Ormsby, et.al., ESRI Press 2001
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Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, McCoy and Johnston, ESRI Press
2001 (Optional)
Purchase info will be available first week of
class.
READINGS:
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As assigned, from text and selected materials
including the ESRI Virtual Campus.
ATTENDANCE:
GRADING:
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Homework Assignments 30%
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Field Trips 10%
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Midterm Examination 30%
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Final Examination 30%
ACCOMMODATION:
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Students requesting classroom accommodation must
first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office
will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation
to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
HONESTY POLICY:
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Students are responsible for reading and abiding
by the University's honesty policy regarding cheating and use of copyrighted
materials. Please see the 2001-2002 Student Guide, Standard of Ethical
Conduct (www.dso.ufl.edu/stg/).
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Survey of Planning Information Systems is intended
to introduce graduate students in Urban and Regional Planning (and related
disciplines) to the concepts, principles, and the reality of using Geographic
Information Systems (GIS). This powerful technology provides planners
with a very effective tool for capture, analysis, and display of spatial
data that is crucial to the planning process. The course is theoretical
and practical (i.e., very hands-on), addressing both the structure of geographic
information systems and their use for spatial analysis and data management.
The geographic information system software used
by the students in this course is ArcGIS 8.1 (ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo
8.1), a product of ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute).
COURSE SCHEDULE:
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See Course Website for more specific weekly course
outlines.
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Week 01 (01/08 - 01/11) : Course Introduction,
Introduction to GIS concepts
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Week 02 (01/14 - 01/18) : Overview of ArcGIS,
Spatial Data Formats, File Structure, Database Management, Map Projections
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Week 03 (01/21 - 01/25) : Introduction to ArcCatalog;
Introduction to ArcMap, working with selection Tools
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Week 04 (01/28 - 02/01) : Introduction to ArcToolBox;
Working with Tables
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Week 05 (02/04 - 02/08) : Editing and Creating
Data
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Week 06 (02/11 - 02/15) : Spatial Modeling and
Geodatabases
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Week 07 (02/18 - 02/22) : Spatial Analysis, Problem
Solving using Vector GIS
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Week 08 (02/25 - 03/01) : MIDTERM EXAM WEEK (Review
Tuesday, 02/26/02 & Midterm Exam Thursday, 02/28/02)
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Week 09 (03/04 - 03/08) : SPRING BREAK WEEK (No
Classes)
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Week 10 (03/11 - 03/15) : Introduction to Raster
Data and Analysis
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Week 11 (03/18 - 03/22) : Mapping Distance; Mapping
Density
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Week 12 (03/25 - 03/29) : Interpolating to Raster;
Performing Surface Analysis
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Week 13 (04/01 - 04/05) : Calculating Cell, Neighborhood,
and Zonal Statistics
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Week 14 (04/08 - 04/12) : Reclassifying Data
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Week 15 (04/15 - 04/19) : Using the Raster Calculator;
Converting Data
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Week 16 (04/22 - 04/24) : Classes End Wednesday,
04/24/02