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| TYPE | COURSE | UNIVERSITY | DEPARTMENT | SPECIAL | OUTLINE | LECTURE | LAB | PROJECT | EXAM | METADATA | STANDARDS/LEGAL | DATA QUALITY | DATA SOURCES | IMPLEMENTATION | DECISION MAKING | FUTURE | NCGIA CC | GEOGRAPHER'S CRAFT | OTHER ON-LINE | SOFTWARE | TEXT | COMMENTS | WEBSITE | INSTRUCTOR | |
| advanced issues/applications | Natural Resources Applications in GIS | University of Akron | Geogrpahy | yes | na | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | ArcView | http://www.uakron/edu/geography/lrb/gisres97/html/course_schedule.html | Linda Barrett | |||||
| gis basic | Intro GIS | University of Akron | geography and planning | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | burrough GTAV | Data Input and Storage lecture includes data sources, metadata, example of metadata from Montana clearinghouse. Exercises appear to be based entirely on GTAV. Final exam asks what is metadata and list 5 things included in it | http://www.uakron/edu/geography/lrb/gis/sched.html | Linda Barrett | barrett@uakron.edu | |
| advanced issues/applications | Advanced Issues in GIS | University of British Columbia | geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes | Cornell | arcview; ESRI virtual campus | burrough GTAV | Uses NCGIA CC, G CRAFT and other websites extensively. Sections on remote sensing, GPS, Multi-objective decision making, interpolation, GIS applications. Project: data provided, no mentions of metadata. | http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/g472/g472.html | Brian Klinkenberg | brian@geog.ubc.ca | ||
| spatial awareness | Into to GIS | University of British Columbia | geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | Paul Cote at Harvard | idrisi | Heywood, 1998. An Introduction to GIS. | "Data sources for GIS" includes links to Paul Cote's "Critical evaluation of data sources" and NSDI bulletin on metadata. "Exploring the data" exercise addresses data accuracy, currency, measurement values. For technical software skills, refers students to a GIS program at a technical institute. Both this class and class above could border on "GIS basic" | |||||
| spatial awareness | Intro to GIScience | University of Buffalo | geography | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | yes | Direct links to NCGIA Giscience CC units and some UCGIS papers; covers different topics such as distributed computing; usability; UCGIS GIS & Society research priority; Varenius project (empowerment, public participation); GIS marketplace; link to NSDI | http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/~dmark/GEO591.html | David Mark | dmark@geog.buffalo.edu | ||||
| gis basic | Intro to GIS | University of Buffalo | geography | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | yes | Direct links to NCGIA originial CC units. Seciton on NSDI and SDTS. Outdated unit on Data Archives. One section on GIS in society. | |||||||
| advanced spatial analysis | Technical Issues in GIS | University of California Santa Barbara | Geography | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | Arcinfo | readings | comparison of IDW and Kriging methods of interpolation: creating a difference or variation grid of the two methods - discuss differences. Potential to integrate this discussion into Data Quality section | http://pollux.geog.ucsb.edu/~kclarke/g176b.outline.html | Keith Clarke | |||
| gis basic | Intro to GIS | University of California Santa Barbara | Geography | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | ArcView | Clarke | http://pollux.geog.ucsb.edu/~kclarke/g176a.outline.html | Keith Clarke | kclarke@geog.ucsb.edu | ||
| advanced issues/applications | GIS Urban and Economic Applications | University of Cincinnati | Geography | yes | na | na | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | ArcView | Huxhold | http://www.geography.uc.edu/courses/course_list.html | Lin Liu | ||||
| advanced spatial analysis | GIS Modeling and Environmental Applications | University of Cincinnati | Geography | yes | na | na | na | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | ArcView | Modeling course; intro to raster data structures very short | http://www.geography.uc.edu/courses/course_list.html | Lin Liu | lin.liu@uc.edu | |||
| gis basic | Intro to GIS | University of Cincinnati | Geography | yes | na | na | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | ArcView | DeMers | http://www.geography.uc.edu/courses/course_list.html | Lin Liu | ||||
| gis basic | Introduction to GIScience | University of Colorado | Geography | yes | na | na | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | ArcView, ArcInfo | deMers, GTAV | Includes extensive reading list and a lecture on distributed computing and GIS data on the internet; also lecture on building data dictionary (indirect reference to metadata) | http://www.colorado.edu/geography/courses/geog_4103/syllabus.htm | Barbara Buttenfield | babs@colorado.edu | ||
| advanced issues/applications | Advanced GIS | University of Delaware | Geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | ArcView | Berhardsen | Includes discussion of Geographic Information Science. Lectures on data quality and data sources, Web resources exercise, data download and projecting exercise, final project also involves data mining | http://www.udel.edu/Geography/DeLiberty/Geog471-671/geog472_syllabus.html | Tracy DeLiberty | tracyd@udel.edu | ||
| gis basic | GIS | University of Hawaii | Geography | yes | na | na | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | ArcView, Idrisi | readings and Burrough | Lecture on SDTS and NSDI: Hype or Resource? Metadata; SDTS Metadata Reporting Requirments | http://www2.hawaii.edu/~matt/488/sylabus.html | Matthew McGranaghan | |||
| advanced spatial analysis | Advanced GIS | University of Idaho | Geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcinfo | Chrisman | Final project requires students to find data | http://geolibrary.mines.uidaho.edu/courses/Geog475/ | Chang | |||
| gis basic | GIS Primer | University of Idaho | Geography | yes | yes | na | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | Clarke | Metadata mentioned and examples given in data quality/accuracy lecture | http://geolibrary.mines.uidaho.edu/courses/Geog385/ | Piotr Jankowski | piotrj@uidaho.edu | ||
| gis other discpline | Remote Sensing & GIS | University of Idaho | COLLEGE OF FORESTRY, WILDLIFE and RANGE SCIENCES | yes | na | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | Exercises: pick an application and discuss use of a sensor for that application, including metadata such as type of data capture, spatial, spectral, temporal and radiometric resolution, how to get imagery/cost. Another exercise: surf the web and again describe key metadata about sensors used for applications | http://www.uidaho.edu/cfwr/RemSens/RS_COURSES/FOR472/472.html | Paul Gessler | paulg@uidaho.edu | ||||
| gis other discpline | Aerial Photo Interpretation and Mapping | University of Idaho | COLLEGE OF FORESTRY, WILDLIFE and RANGE SCIENCES | yes | na | na | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | Lectures on data qaulity and error; data sources such as DOQQs, aerial photographs; map reading; coordinate systems; vegetation and landuse delineation | http://www.uidaho.edu/cfwr/RemSens/RS_COURSES/FOR375/375main.html | Paul Gessler | |||||
| map basic | Computer Mapping | University of Idaho | Geography | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | Data download exercise | http://geolibrary.mines.uidaho.edu/courses/Geog470/syllabus/ | Piotr Jankowski | |||||
| advanced issues/applications | Information management and spatial analysis with GIS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urban and Regional Planning | yes | na | na | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | ArcView, ArcInfo | DeMers | spatial analysis including statistical techniques and advanced database including object-oriented | http://www.urban.uiuc.edu/courses/up419/OldPages/syl99.html | Zorica Nedovic-Budic | |||
| gis basic | Principles of GIS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Geography | yes | na | na | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView, ArcInfo | access FGDC web sites and import/export exercise | http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~j-domier/classes/379syl.html | Tom Frank | frank@gis.uiuc.edu | |||
| gis other discpline | Fundamentals of GIS for Planners | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urban and Regional Planning | yes | na | na | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | ArcView | GTAV, readings | One of five learning goals: Review the emerging issues and trends (e.g., integration with other technologies, creation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, metadata standards, object-oriented technologies, etc. Overall: understanding of the underlying principles that guide GIS development and implementation, working knowledge of a GIS software, and ability to assess the suitability of technology to support planning tasks | http://www.urban.uiuc.edu/courses/UP318/Syllabus99.html | Zorica Nedovic-Budic | budic@uiuc.edu | ||
| map basic | Intepretation of Aerial Photographics | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Geography | yes | na | na | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView | http://wsi-www1.cso.uiuc.edu/courses/GEOG277/MODULES/syllabus/syll.html | Bruce Rhoads | |||||
| gis other discpline | GIS for Environmental Studies: Introduction | University of Iowa | Geography | yes | na | na | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView | deMers, GTAV | Lab 12: data on the Internet: selection using metadata and downloading. | http://www.geography.uiowa.edu/courses/44080/syllabus.htm | Raja Sengupta | rsengupt@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu | ||
| gis other discpline | Marketing GIS | University of Iowa | Marketing | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView | demographics, geocoding, site locating, customer profiling, sales territory design | http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/mrktg/courses/syllabus/6M222S98.html | Thomas Gruca | thomas-gruca@uiowa.edu | |||
| advanced spatial analysis | GIS | University of Maryland | Geography | yes | na | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | ArcInfo | Chrisman | a rare example of metadata being mentioned in an advanced GIS course. Mentioned in section on data models, data quality and standards | http://www.inform.umd.edu/geog/homepage/courses/482/g482schedule.html | Derek Thompson | dt11@umail.umd.edu | ||
| gis basic | Computer Mapping and GIS | University of Maryland | Geography | yes | na | na | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | DeMers | Includes data capture but apparently not data sources; data quality dealt with in detail in advanced class. Structured similar to ESRI ArcView classes with focus on data development and analysis, no implementation. Graduate Student extra assignment: essay on metadata based on literature review with at least once source being non-governmental. | http://www.inform.umd.edu/geog/homepage/courses/materials/GEOG373/g373intro.html | Chad Shuey | chshuey@geog.umd.edu | ||
| gis basic | GIS in Planning and Design | University of Massachusetts | Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning | na | na | na | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | yes | MapFactory, MapInfo, ArcView | http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~abhu000/rp691e/ | Bruce MacDougall | ebm@larp.umass.edu | ||||
| gis other discpline | GIS in Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife | University of Massachusetts | Forestry and Wildlife Management | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView | GTAV | http://bandersnatch.fnr.umass.edu/pub/GIS592/sum97syllabus.html | Jack Finn | finn@forwild.umass.edu | |||
| gis other discpline | GIS Applications in Natural Resources Management | University of Michigan | School of Natural Resources and Environment | yes | na | na | yes | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView | DeMers | http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danbrown/nre540/syllabus.htm | Daniel Brown | danbrown@umich.edu | |||
| advanced issues/applications | Spatial Data Administration | University of Minnesota | Geography | na | na | na | na | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | Part of a Masters In GIScience program as one of several "technical courses" including Arc/Info, GPS, Raster-based GIS, GIS and the Internet. One of these courses is required, along with 3 core courses (Intro to GIS) | http://www.geog.umn.edu/degrees/mgis_tech_courses.html | |||||||||
| short | Professional Workshop | University of Nebraska at Lincoln | Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | na | na | na | na | Introduction to GIS (ERDAS); Fundamentals of Arc/Info; Intro to Remote Sensing; Digital Image Processing; Remote Sensing for Water Resources | http://www.calmit.unl.edu/ucgis/courses.html | ||||||||||||||||
| advanced issues/applications | Applied Issues in GIS | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Geography | yes | yes | na | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | arcview | readings | Correspond to original NCGIA CC: technical issues; applied issues. Lots of case studies of specific applications; lots of readings; data acquisiton; "integrated GIS planning process" | ||||||
| spatial awareness | Introduction to Geographic Information | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Geography | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | yes | arcview | Heywood, 1998. An Introduction to GIS. | Data Quality and Data Exchange last section with subtitle "Metadata: the most important thing you can do?". Exercise on the web at NSDI and NC clearinghouses looking at metdata. Error checking exercise. Basic geodesy, thematic mapping, GIS data development, data quality, project planning, suitability analysis. Other courses correspond to orginal NCGIA CC: technical issues; applied issues | http://www.unc.edu/depts/geog/courses/fall1999/geog070-1/ | Phil Page | philpage@unc.edu | ||
| spatial awareness | Digital Techniques in Geography | University of Northern Alabama | geography | certificate | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | no | no | arc/info | ESRI: understanding GIS | Find/download new database from internet. Heads-up digitizing off an orthophoto plus create metadata for each tile then merge tiles and metadata plus process documentation. | http://www.una.edu/geography/classes/ge484/course_outline/outline.html | Lisa Keys-Matthews | lmathews@unanov.una.edu | |
| advanced issues/applications | GIS Applications | University of Oklahoma | Geography | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | ArcInfo | ESRI: understanding GIS | May Yuan | |||||
| gis basic | GIS | University of Oklahoma | Geography | yes | na | na | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | ArcView | Berhardsen | http://geowww.ou.edu/~geog/courses/4453my | May Yuan | ||||
| gis other discpline | GIS Applications in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science | University of Oklahoma | Civil Engineering | yes | na | na | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | Grass | |||||||
| advanced software specific | Advanced GIS: Intro to Arc/Info | University of Oregon | Geography | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | arc/info | ESRI: understanding GIS | based purely on the textbook | Aileen Buckley | |||
| gis basic | Intro to GIS | University of Oregon | Geography | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | DeMers | students can choose any data for project. Exercises for projecting different data sources. One exercise has students look at PRISM metadata and answer questions. Exam question: what is metadata and its importance? | http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~nicholas/gisweb/ | Nick Kohler | ||
| gis basic | GIS, GPS & Computer Methods | University of Pittsburgh | Geology and Planetary Scicence | certificate | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arc/info | ESRI: understanding GIS | Search the Web to find data in point, polygon, raster, population data, biological data; search DLG info to find map projection and accuracy information. Import and transform data from various sources. | http://corona.eps.pitt.edu/www_GPS/courses/GEO1445 | William Harbert, Sarah Zimmerman | ||
| gis other discpline | GIS as Planning Support Systems | University of Pittsburgh | Urban and Regional Planning | yes | na | na | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | MapInfo | discussion topics relating to articles about GIS in planning: competing views on GIS; GIS effectiveness; GIS human resource issues | http://www.pitt.edu/~murp95/murpwork/giss97/2790gs97.html | James DeAngelis | ||||
| map basic | GIS/WWW workshop | University of Pittsburgh | Urban and Regional Planning | yes | na | na | na | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | MapInfo | Inside MapInfo | Thematic mapping, geocoding, web-searching and html | |||||
| spatial awareness | GIS: Strategic Insights on the Desktop | University of Pittsburgh | Graduate School of Public and International Affairs | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | MapInfo | prepare participants to undertake spatially informed management, planning, and policy assignments while recognizing that these assignments often require a special blend of technical skills, analytical conceptualization, and knowledge of particular phenomena | http://www.pitt.edu/~jimmyd/courses/pia2715/Spring99/PIA_2715_Description.htm | James DeAngelis | ||||
| short | GIS software courses | University of South Carolina | Liberal Arts Computing Lab. | short course | Intro to GIS Concepts (2 hours); Intro to ArcView (3 days); Advanced AV (6 hours) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| advanced issues/applications | Geography and Society | University of Southern California | Geography | certificate, distance | yes | na | na | na | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ESRI virtual campus | arcview | GIS for a manager: background on information systems, information strategy and business strategy; organizational (impact on) issues, implemental strategy, how much is information worth? | |||||
| gis basic | spatial analysis and modeling | University of Southern California | Geography | certificate, distance | yes | na | na | na | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | ESRI virtual campus | arcview, GeoMedia, Idrisi | building blocks of a GIS project; data models; analysis and modeling and issues related | |||||
| short | ArcView Data Workshop | University of Southern California | Geography | Includes Intro to GIS, ArcView Data Workshop, Intro to ARC and ARC/CAD | http://www.usc.edu/dept/geography/GISLAB/training.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| spatial awareness | Concepts for Spatial Thinking | University of Southern California | Geography | certificate, distance | yes | na | na | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | ESRI virtual campus | arcview | slightly more orientation toward GIScience (cognition, geodesy), less on organizational/societal issues. Part of a distance learning GIS certificate requiring 3 courses/1 year, also taught as a traditional univ. course | http://ww.usc.edu/dept/geography/learngis | Chris Williamson | cbwillia@usc.edu | ||
| spatial awareness | Geographer's Craft | University of Texas at Austin | Geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | readings | promote analytical reasoning and critical thinking by having students address research problems with 'appropriate' geographical concepts and techniques, whether drawn from cartography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, spatial statistics, or other information technologies | http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/gcraft/contents.html | Kenneth Foote | k.foote@mail.utexas.edu. | ||
| advanced issues/applications | Management and Implementation of GIS | University of Texas at Dallas | School of Social Sciences | certificate | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | FGDC | Huxhold and Levinsohn 1995 | Required readings include Metadata Primer and FGDC pages. Exam questions include 1) pro and con arguments for participating in FGDC's framework concept 2) arguments to convince boss metadata is worthwhile | ||||
| advanced software specific | Advanced GIS | University of Texas at Dallas | School of Social Sciences | certificate | yes | yes | yes | yes/ | arc/info | ESRI: understanding GIS | heavily ARC/INFO based, includes data sources, steps, some data documentation in final project | ||||||||||||||
| gis basic | Into to GIS | University of Texas at Dallas | School of Social Sciences | certificate | yes | yes | yes | no | indirect | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | NIMA - geodesy | arcview | good example exercises: web download, census, address matching, heads up digitizing | http://www.utdallas.edu/~briggs/ | Ronald Briggs | briggs@utdallas.edu | ||
| gis basic | Principles of GIS | University of Utah | geography | certificate | na | na | na | GIScience Certificate Program includes three tracks: (multipath) including Applied GIS; GIS Application Development and GIS software design. Appears to be more emphasis on GIS data models/analysis less on implementation/organizational issues | |||||||||||||||||
| map basic | GPS-GIS | University of Utah | Geography | certificate | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes | arcview | How GPS and GIS work together and inconjunction with a variety of other spatial data and economic database | http://www.geog.utah.edu/~mgatw/geog393-593.html | Genevieve Atwood | genevieve.atwood@geog.utah.edu | ||
| gis basic | Principles of GIS | University of Utah | geography | certificate | na | na | na | GIScience Certificate Program includes three tracks: (multipath) including Applied GIS; GIS Application Development and GIS software design. Appears to be more emphasis on GIS data models/analysis less on implementation/organizational issues | |||||||||||||||||
| map basic | GPS-GIS | University of Utah | Geography | certificate | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes | arcview | How GPS and GIS work together and inconjunction with a variety of other spatial data and economic database | http://www.geog.utah.edu/~mgatw/geog393-593.html | Genevieve Atwood | genevieve.atwood@geog.utah.edu | ||
| gis basic | Intro to GIS | University of Virigina | Civil Engineering | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | ArcView | Inside ArcView | Good lecture on data acquisition including "data pedigree". GIS Trends: Object-oriented design & functionality; Integration of GIS functionality into "normal" applications; Metadata stored with spatial/attribute data | http://www.people.virginia.edu/~bls2z/gis_spring97/gishome.html | Brian Smith | briansmith@virginia.edu | ||
| advanced issues/applications | Map Sources and Errors | University of Washington | Geography | na | na | na | na | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | Holistic examination of data quality issues as they apply to GIS, GPS, and mapping. Communication of data quality. Fitness testing for usage. Learning metadata content standards and software for metadata. Understanding transformations. | http://faculty.washington.edu/chrisman/Geog_458.html | Nick Chrisman | |||||
| advanced issues/applications | GIS Workshop | University of Washington | Geography | yes | na | na | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | Students work together on a full GIS project. Metadata is integral (3 lectures) required to create it; also needs analysis, evaluating data, projection management important | |||||||
| gis basic | GIS Analysis | University of Washington | Geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | arcview | Chrisman | Teaches GIS from perspective on why it was done versus what was done: empahsizes social context, institutional context down to information, analysis and measurement components. Labs to teach ArcView but also data exploration; discussion group essays: include find application example, note whether author considered accuracy and data quality; also includes essay on models of national coordination (FGDC, ANZLIC). Fitness of use brought up as an ethics question. Uses a metadata viewing tool in ArcView. Project: find your own data, evaluate it, use process diagramming for operations. | http://faculty.washington.edu/chrisman/G460/Project.html | Nick Chrisman | chrisman@u.washington.edu | ||
| gis other discpline | Intro to GIS in Forest Resources | University of Washington | Forest Resources | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | GTAV | This is closer to a GIS Basic course; emphasis is on GIS (three out of 20 lectures specific to Forest). Labs: how to use ArcView, plus an interesting exercise in comparing properties of different projections (differences in measure); metadata mentioned in "data sources" lecture and in one exercise asks users to find bounding coordinates of the data set (hint: look at metadata). Very thorough lecture notes and labs with outstanding graphics! | http://lobo.cfr.washington.edu/cfr250/ | Phil Hurvitz | phurvitz@u.washington.edu | ||
| map basic | Computer Cartography | University of Washington | Geography | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | Relevant topics: projections, generalizing linework, changing scale; sources of data, fitness of use. Lecture notes include "connections to previous lectures" (eg. Compilation, generalization vocabulary terms) | ||||||
| spatial awareness | Maps and GIS | University of Washington | Geography | na | na | na | na | ||||||||||||||||||
| advanced software specific | Applications of GIS using Urban GIS for Planning | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | Urban Planning | certificate | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview arc/info | ESRI: understanding GIS | Very technical course designed to familiarize students with property files and parcel maps and experience using ArcView and Arc/Info. For such a techy course, keeping a notebook/log is a useful lead in to metadata. Create data for final project could also require creating metadata. | ||||
| gis other discpline | Intro to Urban GIS for Planning | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | Urban Planning | certificate | yes | na | na | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | arcview arc/info | Huxhold 1991 | Emphasis throughout on land records information; overview of urban/regional GIS activities; case studies and trends in urban GIS. Labs designed to provide technical skills. Metadata may be mentioned in sources/accuracy of land record data and in GIS Project planning and management. Project includes statement "to what degree does accuracy affect the problem", and what are the cost/time tradeoffs between "ideal" system to a "practical system" | http://sarup.uwm.edu/Planning/Courses/692791.htm | William Huxhold | ||
| short | Municipal and Environmental Applications of GIS using ArcView | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | Center for Continuing Education | short course | yes | na | na | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | arcview | A three day class covering ArcView basics. In a short technical skills class like this, metadata may only be addressed once, most likely in "data sources" or in classifying legends |