{"id":36462,"date":"2021-01-07T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=36462"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:53:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:53:28","slug":"course-desktop-gis-pace-university-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/course-desktop-gis-pace-university-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Course: Desktop GIS, Pace University (Virtual)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DESKTOP GIS SYLLABUS – Spring 2021
\nEnroll at http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GISSpring2021<\/a><\/p>\n

PACE UNIVERSITY
\n(Peggy Minnis, Instructor) MMinnis@Pace.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Topics (QGIS instruction will also be offered, in parallel)<\/p>\n

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  1. Ways of looking at the Earth, Projections
    \nDownloading US Census data, unzipping it and storing data so you can find it.
    \nDifferent ways to add data to your map.<\/li>\n
  2. Shapefiles and Geodatabases, the attribute table, adding a new field, zooming in, out, pan, zooming to a feature, clipping features out of a larger data set (Your town from your state, for example)
    \nBase maps using ArcGIS. Symbolizing data \u2013 colors, symbols, effects, labeling, setting extents for labels , labels as annotation, layouts, switching from Data to Layout views, creating meaningful marginalia, making PDFs with layers<\/li>\n
  3. Changing the projection of a shapefile, comparing projected and geographic maps,
    \nmaking an inset map, measuring features, importing shapefiles into and out of a geodatabase, measuring distances and area, making halos around labels<\/li>\n
  4. Finding data from other sources, geocoding an addres in ArcMap, Batch Geocoding via Google Sheets, using Lat\/Lon to locate places on a map, Making lines from spots to a central point (\u00e0 la airline routes)
    \nMaking a two-line label, making a video of time-related data, clipping a raster<\/li>\n
  5. Creating new shapefiles – point, polygon, line, adding fields, calculating geometry,
    \nediting features, creating a field for lat\/lon of point data, creating a polyline from a polygon and vice versa, exporting files to Google Earth<\/li>\n
  6. Selection – how features interact with each other features, spatial queries,
    \ncreating buffers zones, georeferencing a paper map to a feature, saving an aerial view for off-line use, clipping or extracting a feature from a raster<\/li>\n
  7. Using a GPS to map features, routes, converting GPS data to a usable format,
    \nCamera with GPS \u2013 integrating, Hyperlinking Photos, documents and video to spots on the map.<\/li>\n
  8. Using the US Census to download, prepare and map demographic data.
    \nDensity mapping of census features – dot mapping
    \nKernel density (John Snow cholera map), hot spot mapping.<\/li>\n
  9. ARC Publisher, ArcReader, Map Packages, USGS National Map Viewer, downloading DEMs, merging adjacent DEMs, when required..<\/li>\n
  10. 3D, ArcScene, SketchUp, elevation profiles, making a sea level rise animation<\/li>\n
  11. iTree Tools, Your town’s canopy analysis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    LiDAR processing, Final Project.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Frequently asked questions:<\/p>\n

    1. Does this course cost anything? No<\/p>\n

    2. What version of ArcGIS should we use? I use 10.8.1 now, but anything from 10.3 is good.<\/p>\n

    3. Do I need to know anything about GIS before I start this? No.<\/p>\n

    4. How much time should I expect to spend each week on the work? About 2 hours, unless you get stuck.<\/p>\n

    5. Can I use QGIS to follow the course? There are instructional videos for all, up to 3D.<\/p>\n

    6. Do I have to be a college student to take this course? No.<\/p>\n

    7. Is enrollment limited to Pace students. No<\/p>\n

    8. Is the course limited to people in the USA? No<\/p>\n

    9. Who grades my work? A former GIS student of mine at Pace.<\/p>\n

    10. Is all my work for each week due on Sunday night at 11:59? Yes<\/p>\n

    11. Can I get a future week\u2019s assignments in advance? No.<\/p>\n

    12. Can I submit late work? You can, but you have to email me so I can grade it myself.<\/p>\n

    13. What is this course equivalent to, in college credits? 3<\/p>\n

    14. Can I submit evidence of completion of my work for CEUs in my organization? Yes<\/p>\n

    15. How do I get help? Post a question on the Peer-to-Peer discussion board.<\/p>\n

    16. How can I get the program? ESRI makes a 1-year trial version for $100. This is different in every country, so you have to check.<\/p>\n

    17. Can I use my organization\u2019s GIS to do my work? Ask them. They will install it on your computer if they have a license.<\/p>\n

    18. What percentage of people who begin work in the first week finish the course? 40%<\/p>\n

    19. Will you cover ArcGIS Pro? I might, but Desktop is the best foundation for Pro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,59,40,19,21,7,12,13,8,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36463,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36462\/revisions\/36463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}