Schedule

Materials associated with each lecture topic are hyperlinked in the schedule below. These include lecture slides (also available for download here in one page) as well as readings and resources, required and optional. Expect minor changes to the schedule as we navigate through the term; any larger changes, e.g., those involving assignment due dates and materials will be announced on Canvas and may be made in consultation with the class.

Week MONDAY WEDNESDAY Notes Weekly Labs
1:
Sep 1, 3
 N/A Introduction to the course

You can pay your $20 lab fee online; it must be paid before you can access the in-person and online computers (that is, get your username and password). If you are taking another computer-based class you only have to pay one lab fee.

Instructions on how to remotely (from home, etc.) log onto a Geography Department’s Lab Computer and run ArcGIS Pro.

If you want to take on the task of installing and supporting ArcGIS Pro on your own Windows system, you can also pay here (this is separate from our lab fee) and then email Jose (labhelp@geog.ubc.ca) with the receipt to download ArcGIS Pro.

No in-person labs this week.

 

2:
Sep 8, 10
What is the context? GI: Society, Science, and Systems What is it? The Nature of Geographic Data Just for interest:
Local GIS Organizations that help you learn and network:

No in-person labs this week.

Review “Lab 0”

Introduction to ArcGIS Pro and Python Notebooks

3:
Sep 15, 17
What is it? The Nature of Geographic Data (continued.) Representing Geography  A web site that provides interactive tools to play with cartographic concepts: Cartography Playground Lab 1: Exploring Linguistic Diversity in Edmonton and Vancouver
4:
Sep 22, 24
Representing Geography (continued.) Representing Geography (continued.) A quick guide to various training/help/information resources ESRI Canada provides–from 2021, but links largely the same. Lab 1 Continued.
5:
Sep 29, Oct 1
Spatial modeling with GIS Spatial modeling with GIS (continued.) Lab 2: An Overview of Digital Terrain Modelling and Multi-Criteria Analysis Using the Suitability Modeler
6:
Oct 6, 8
Spatial modeling with GIS (continued.) Spatial Analysis I Lab 2 Continued.
7:
Oct 13, 15
Thanksgiving Break Spatial Analysis I (continued.) Everyone should submit their project proposal writeup and video presentation by the end of Friday, Oct 17. Lab 3: Crime in the City
8:
Oct 20, 22
How to find out more? Spatial Analysis II How to find out more? Spatial Analysis II (continued.) Lab 3 Continued.
9:
Oct 27,29
Where is it? Georeferencing How to show it? Cartography and Geovisualization Lab 3 Continued.
10:
Nov 3, 5
What does it tell us? Uncertainty Final Project Discussion: GIS and Scientific Writing Lab 4: The Identification of a Least-cost Pathway
11:
Nov 10, 12
Mid-term Break Mid-term Break
12:
Nov 17, 19
A few roles for code in GIS A few roles for code in GIS (continued.) Lab 4 Continued.

Final Projects: Preparing for Final Presentations

FYI: ArcGIS Pro Etiquette

13:
Nov 24, 26
Final Project Presentations Final Project Presentations Final Projects: Working on Write-Ups
14:
Dec 1, 3
Final Project Presentations Final Project Presentations Final Projects: Working on Write-Ups
Exam Period   The Final Projects write-ups are due on Dec 17th. Please see Canvas for submission.