Week
1a, Tu January
24, 9:30-11:20 am
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Course
schedule and requirements.
Review of ArcGIS: Display spatial data, using the legend editor,
edit tables, join and link tables, select and summarize, query and
layout. |
| Week
1b, Th January
26, 9:30-11:20 am |
Working with vector data in ArcMap
Exercise: Analysis Tools in ArcToolbox, Xtools
Turn in Lab 1 (Page 19) |
Week
2a, Tu January
31, 9:30-11:20 am
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Natural
Resource GIS data on the Web – how to download and use.
Exercise:
Download, extract, display |
| Week
2b, Th February 2, 9:30-11:20 am |
Lecture:
Map projections
Exercise: Define map projections and project data in ArcToolbox.
Turn in Lab
2
(Page 34)
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Week
3a, Tu February 7, 9:30-11:20 am
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GPS/GIS
integration.
Digitizing on screen – create your own polygon layer.
Exercise: Bring GPS data into ArcMap and digitize. |
| Week
3b, Th February
9, 9:30-11:20 am |
Demo:
Home range analysis with the Spatial Animal Movements extension
Exercise: Elk habitat – availability vs. use
Turn in Lab
3
(Page 40) |
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Week
4a, Tu February
21, 9:30-11:20 am
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ArcView
Spatial Analyst extension for working with raster data.
Exercise: Working with Digital Elevation Models |
| Week
4b, Th February
23, 9:30-11:20 am |
Spatial
Analyst natural resource applications in site suitability studies,
habitat inventory and risk assessments.
Exercise: Model wildlife habitat using Raster Calculator
Turn in Lab
4
(Page 55) |
Week
5a, Tu February
28, 9:30-11:20 am
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Scale,
accuracy and accuracy assessments
Exercise: Set up a simple error matrix to estimate map accuracy |
| Week
5b, Th March
2, 9:30-11:20 am |
Introduction
to landscape metrics
Exercise: Spatial landscape analysis using Fragstats 3.3
Turn in Lab 5
(Page 58)
Metadata
and metadata standards. Demo: Create metadata in ArcCatalog |
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Week
6a, Tu March 7, 9:30-11:20 am
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Work
on final project in class |
| Week
6b, Th March 9, 9:30-11:20 am |
Work
on final project in class
Final
projects are due on Friday March 24 |
