{"id":20,"date":"2015-11-12T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T23:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-10-11T23:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:18:30","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Materials associated with each lecture topic are hyperlinked in the schedule below. These include lecture slides\u00a0as 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Week<\/th>\nTuesday<\/th>\nthursday<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\nWeekly Labs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1:
\nSep 8 (no class), 10<\/td>\n		Imagine Day (no class)<\/td>\nIntroduction to the course<\/a>
\nYou can pay your $20 lab fee online<\/a>; it must be paid before Oct. 2nd to continue to access Geography in-person and remote ArcGIS. If the fee is a barrier, speak to the instructor before the end of add\/drop. If you are taking another Geography Dept computer-based class you only have to pay one lab fee.<\/td>\n		Lab introduction (PDF)<\/a>; Remote desktop guide (PDF)<\/a>
\nIf you want to take on the task of installing and supporting ArcGIS Pro on your own Windows system, you can also pay here<\/a> (this is separate from our lab fee) and then Canvas Message Jose Aparicio with the receipt to download ArcGIS Pro.<\/td>\n		No in-person labs this week.<\/span><\/span><\/b>
\nReview “Lab 0”<\/a><\/b>
\nIntroduction to ArcGIS Pro and Python Notebooks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:
\nSep 15, 17<\/td>\n		What is the context? GI: Society, Science, and Systems<\/a><\/td>\nWhat is it? The Nature of Geographic Data<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Just for interest:
\nLocal GIS Organizations that help you learn and network:<\/div>\n
Lab 1: Exploring Linguistic Diversity in Edmonton and Vancouver<\/strong><\/a> (due Fri 25 Sep)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:
\nSep 22, 24<\/td>\n		What is it? The Nature of Geographic Data<\/a> (continued.)<\/td>\nRepresenting Geography<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nA web site that provides interactive tools to play with cartographic concepts: Cartography Playground<\/a><\/td>\nLab 1 Continued.
\nLab 1 due Friday.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:
\nSep 29, Oct 1<\/td>\n		Representing Geography <\/span><\/a>(continued.)<\/td>\nSpatial modeling with GIS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab 2:\u00a0An Overview of Digital Terrain Modelling and Multi-Criteria Analysis Using the Suitability Modeler<\/strong><\/a> (due Fri 9 Oct)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:
\nOct 6, 8<\/td>\n		Spatial modeling with GIS<\/a> (continued.)<\/td>\nSpatial modeling with GIS<\/a> (continued.)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab 2 Continued.
\nLab 2 due Friday.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:
\nOct 13, 15<\/td>\n		Spatial Analysis I<\/a><\/td>\nMidterm 1
\n<\/strong>(content through 9 Oct) (study guide)<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/td>\nNO LAB MONDAY<\/strong>
\nLab 3:\u00a0Crime in the City<\/strong><\/a> (due Fri 23 Oct)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7:
\nOct 20, 22<\/td>\n		Spatial Analysis I<\/a> (continued.)<\/td>\nSpatial Analysis I<\/a> (continued.)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab 3 Continued.
\nLab 3 due Friday.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:
\nOct 27, 29<\/td>\n		How to find out more? Spatial Analysis II<\/a><\/td>\nHow to find out more? Spatial Analysis II<\/a> (continued.)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab 4:\u00a0The Identification of a Least-cost Pathway<\/strong><\/a> (due Fri 6 Nov)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:
\nNov 3, 5<\/td>\n		Project Proposal Presentations<\/td>\nProject Proposal Presentations<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab 4 Continued and Final Project Proposal work
\nLab 4 due Friday.<\/strong>
\nFYI: ArcGIS Pro Etiquette<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:
\nNov 10 (no class), 12<\/td>\n		Midterm break (no class)<\/td>\nWhere is it? Georeferencing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNo in-person labs as they are during the break. <\/span><\/span><\/b>Work on final projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:
\nNov 17, 19<\/td>\n		What does it tell us? Uncertainty<\/a><\/td>\nMidterm 2<\/strong> (content is cumulative, but focuses more on 13 Oct to 12 Nov)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab time for final project work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:
\nNov 24, 26<\/td>\n		How to show it? Cartography and Geovisualization<\/a><\/td>\nGIS and Generative AI<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab time for final project work
\nFYI: ArcGIS Pro Etiquette<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:
\nDec 1, 3<\/td>\n		Project Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\nProject Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nLab time for final project work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
After classes end<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe final project write-ups are due after classes end. The date is to be determined after the exam schedule is released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Materials associated with each lecture topic are hyperlinked in the schedule below. These include lecture slides\u00a0as 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18620,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18620"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":506,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5265,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/5265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/advancedgis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}