Geography 85 – Applications of GeoSpatial Technologies



Week 1

Unit - 1 Orientation

Get to know Canvas

Tuesday

Participation - Introduce yourself on Discussions (DB)

Post to Canvas Discussions

Midweek

Read Unit - 2 Introducing GIS

Research some examples

Thursday

GIS Terms - Assignment 1- Due

Note: Please email those directly to me

Friday

Annotated Bibliography - Assignment 2

Post to Canvas Discussions

Week 2

Unit - 3 Lectures on Watershed Analysis

Read - Lecture 3a & 3b - Introduction to Base Maps

Tuesday

Read - Lecture 3c & 3d - Watershed & Base Map Overview

Quiz 1 - Units 1 to 3

Midweek

Lectures 4a,b,c - Putting Together a GIS...

Read - Lecture 4d - Dry Creek Thematic Layers

Thursday

Draft GIS Case Study

Be Prepared with Outline

Friday

GIS Case Study - Assignment 4

Post to Canvas Discussions

Week 3

Unit - 5 & 6 lectures

Read - Lecture 5 - Intro. to Remote Sensing

Tuesday

Remote Sensing Case - Assignment 5

Post to Canvas Discussions

Midweek

Lecture 6a & b - Intro. to Global Positioning Systems...

See Web Links on GEOG Website - GPS articles

Thursday

GPS Case Study - Assignment 6

Post to Canvas Discussions

Friday

Review all readings on Remote Sensing and GPS

Quiz 2 - Units 3, 4, 5, 6



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

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