Fall 2009
   GEO327G/386G: GIS & GPS Applications in Earth Sciences

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Aug. 27   What is GIS? 8-27-09  Foote & Lynch;
GIS Timeline		 Ch. 1
Sept.
1		 Datums and Geographic Coordinate Systems   Dana,
ArcUser Mag.		 Ch. 3
3 Map Projections and Coordinate Systems 9-3-09 Dana,Dana, Texas Projections, Map Projection Ch. 3
8 Projections: ArcGIS - demo. 9-15-09 ESRI Understanding Map Projections - Digital Books
10 Maps as Numbers 9-15-09   Ch. 2; p 25-39.
15 Vector Data Models in ArcGIS 9-15-09   Modeling our Word;
Ch. 3 & 4 - Digital Books
17 Databases 9-17-09   Ch. 8; Ch. 4; p. 139-149.
22 Georeferencing 9-22-09   ArcMap Manual - Digital Books
24 Raster Data Models 9-24-09   Ch. 2; p. 40-52.  
29     Old Exam
Oct.
1		 Exam
6 The Global Positioning System I   Dana, Trimble  
8       Chapter 9, 10
13       Spatial Analyst Manual; Ch 13, 14
15       Chapter 9, 10
20       Chapter 12
22 GPS II     ArcPad Manual - Digital Books
26 Spatial Analysis I; Rasters 10-27-09   Geostat. Analyst Manual
28 Spatial Analysis Example 11-03-09    
Nov.
3		 Geostatistics and Interpolation 11-03-09   Old Exam 2 & Answers
5 Exam 2      
10 Remote Sensing I 11-12-09    
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19 Digital Elevation Models 11-19-09
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26 Thanksgiving Holiday  
Dec. 1
3 Review for Final      
Dec. 14 Final Exam
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