Tentative Course Calendar: Schedule of Readings, Topics, and Assignments
Chapter assignments due at the beginning of the following week’s first class
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Week |
Dates |
Topic |
Class Lab/Reading Assignments |
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1 |
Jan. 27, 29 |
It’s a Geospatial World What are geospatial technologies? Map a tool of communication |
Mental Maps AGO 5x5 Harder chapter 1 |
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2 |
Feb. 3, 5 |
What are geospatial data sets? The science of where |
Exploring NYC through maps (AGO) Harder chapter 2 |
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3 |
Feb. 10 Feb. 12 CC Feb. 17 CC Feb. 19 |
Map basics How to communicate with a map Introduction to desktop GIS – ArcGIS Pro |
Geology of NYC (ArcGIS Pro)
Ghost map: https://libguides.brooklyn.cuny.edu/gis_intro/spatialconcepts |
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4 |
Feb. 24, 26 |
Desktop ArcGIS |
Quiz 1 Continue with geology of NYC |
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5 |
March 2, 4 |
Working with digital geospatial data Data models |
Harder & Brown 2nd ed, chapter 3 (AGO) Story maps Harder chapter 3 |
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6 |
March 9, 11 |
Coordinate systems |
Content Mastery Assignment 1 Projection/georeferencing activity |
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7 |
March 16, 18 |
Using GIS for spatial analysis How to find datasets for GIS |
Social justice topics in New York City Part 1 Quiz 2 Harder chapter 4 |
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8 |
March 23, 25 |
Cartography and data classification |
Social justice topics in New York City Part 2 Harder chapter 5 |
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9 |
March 30, April 1
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Vector spatial analysis
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Impacts from Hurricane Sandy Quiz 3 Harder chapter 10 |
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10 |
April 6 April 7: Monday Schedule |
Finding your location with the Global Positioning System (GPS) |
Mosquito habitats in NYC (using mobile devices to collect data and integrate with other datasets in AGO and desktop GIS |
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April 8-16 |
Spring Recess |
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11 |
April 20, 22 |
Remote sensing, GIS and image analysis |
Content Mastery Assignment 2 – in class Imagery book, chapter 1 |
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12 |
April 27, 29 |
Remote sensing, GIS and image analysis |
Imagery book, chapter 2 Quiz 4 |
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13 |
May 4, 6 |
Remote sensing, GIS and image analysis |
Urban Heat Islands Imagery book, chapters 3 and 4 |
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14 |
May 11, 13 |
Content Mastery Assignment 3 – application project |
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15 |
May 18, 8-10 am |
Final exam application project due |
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