Texts 1. Introducing GIS with ArcGIS by Michael Kennedy. 2006. Wiley and Sons. ISBN 13978-0- 471-79229-1 paper (IGIS in syllabus) 2. A range of web materials as listed in the readings 3. Using ImageAnalyst for ArcGIS by Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging. 2006. (online PDF accessible from the application) 4. Using StereoAnalyst for ArcGIS by Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging. 2006. (online PDF accessible from the application) 5. Multipurpose Land Information Systems Guidebook Federal Geodetic Control Committee (FGCC in readings list with direct links to assigned chapters). Since this is a U. S. Government publication it can be freely copied. The full text, by chapter, in an electronic version, is on-line and each chapter in the reading list has a link (http://www.cast.uark.edu/GIScience/mpls/mpls.html) 6. Selected portions of TIGER Documentation, US. Census Bureau. This document includes extracts from U.S. Census materials. It is available from the Census and on-line in the lab here: (http://www.cast.uark.edu/GIScience/tiger/tiger.html ) return to top .. .. Grading Exams – There will be three sectional exams (100 points each) for a total of 300 point and a cumulative 100 point final for an exam total of 400 Each of the nine lab exercise set will be 15 points – one can be dropped – total of 120 points. Grand total is 520 points. Since grading is not curved students are strongly encouraged to form study groups and work together on the laboratory assignments. The JBHT 228 lab will be open at all times except for other classes and for special periods to be announced. Note that the J.B. Hunt Center is locked each evening and is locked on week-ends. However, students enrolled in the class will be able to use their UA student ID cards to access the building and computer lab after-hours. All students and faculty using any UA computer facilities are required to read and agree to the "Computer Users" form. Copies will be provided in class. Note that there is very specific guidance as to approved and not approved use. Violations of these rules will be cause for disciplinary and, potentially, legal action. In particular, no system is to be used for any activities that violate any law including loading of unauthorized or pirated software and/or distribution of illegal materials. return to top ..   Office and Lab Hours Limp can be contacted at 5-7909 (JBHT 309) or by e-mail at fred@cast.uark.edu or flimp@uark.edu. Office hours are by appointment only. Prof. Limp is frequently called off campus. He is very interested in meeting with students but you should plan to make an appointment. You can contact Ms. Karen Wagner (karen@cast.uark.edu or 575-6159) to make an appointment. He will be happy to meet with you if he is available when you just "drop by" but it is very likely that he will have other appointments, or be out of town etc. return to top ..   General Policies Unless the University is officially closed, class will be offered. If, for any reason, the instructor is unable to meet the class he will notify the CAST receptionist and (if possible) send e-mail to student accounts. Please check with Ms. Karen Wagner (5-8614) or your e-mail if you have any question. If student religious requirements necessitate absences from class at times other than those normally scheduled by UAF policies they should make these requirements known during the first week of class and new schedule alternatives will be developed. Absences from class during exams or other scheduled work which are not approved in advance will mean that the exam will be assigned a zero grade. Other extraordinary circumstances will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Generally Tuesday will be lecture and Thursday will be lab. The individual lab sections in IGIS are designed to take students between 3 and 7 hours depending on the chapter. See page XXIV of IGIS. Approximately one hour will be spent in the lab on each Thursday and the student should expect to spend the remaining time in the lab needed to complete the lab BEFORE the start of the next lab. Thus the lab exercises on IGIS pages 31-91 are due by 8 AM on August 31st and so on. The reading assignments are relatively modest as the basic approach is to introduce the concept in the lecture and then investigate it in depth in a problem oriented, lab setting. JBHT has a card access system for the exterior doors and the computer lab for the class. Thus the labs are available 7/24. Lab assistance will be available. return to top ..   General lab guidance A lab FAQ is available at http://www.cast.uark.edu/GIScience/lab_faq.pdf return to top ..   Lab Exercises A substantial number of the class exercises will involve the completion of the Fast Fact form provided by Kennedy in the text. “Blank” copies of each of the fast fact forms are available on the class windows shared folder \\geos1\gisci\IGIS_materials\blank_Fast_Fact_forms You should complete these manually (pen or pencil) and turn them in on the due date. Special events of possible interest Sept  6            JBHT Grand Opening Sept  7            SimU2007 Gaming and higher education Conference  -Reynolds Center Sept  18-19    AmericaView Remote Sensing Conference - Reynolds Center Sept  19-21    Arkansas GIS Users Conference - Eureka Springs, AR Week Dates Type Topic Readings Material due Week 1 Aug 21 Lecture JBHT 266 GIS fundamental concepts IGIS 1-30     Aug 23 Lab JBHT 231 Arc Basics IGIS 31-91   Week 2 Aug 28 Lecture Characteristics and examples of spatial data IGIS 83-108,     Aug 30 Lab Accessing data in Arc IGIS 109-159   Week 3 Sept 4 Lecture Products of GIS: Maps and Other information IGIS 163-168     Sept 6 Lab   IGIS 173-208. Chapter 1 Fast Fact exercises due Week 4 Sept 11 Lecture Structures for storing geographic data IGIS 209-250 Exam 1 Study Guide available   Sept 13 Lecture Structures … continued No formal lab IGIS 251-284 Chapter 2 Fast Fact exercises due Week 5 Sept 17 Monday evening study session Loc and time TBD         Sept 18 EXAM 1 JBHT 266         Sept 20 Lecture JBHT 266 Projections, Coordinates and GPS (Part 1) Wikipedia entry on GPS FGCC Chapter 2 and skim chapter 3   Week 6 Sept 25 Lecture Projections, Coordinates and GPS (part 2) Mapping with Geo-explorer 3 web course Chapter 3 Fast Fact exercises due   Sept 27 Lecture Geographic and Attribute data: selection, Input and Editing IGIS 285-296   Week 7 Oct 2 Lecture Spatial analysis and synthesis/simple examination IGIS 349-364      Oct 4 Lab   IGIS 365-401 Chapter 4 Fast Fact exercises due Week 8 Oct 9 Lecture Creating spatial data sets based on proximity, overlay and attributes, IGIS 403-412     Oct 11 Lab   IGIS 413-448 Chapter 5 Fast Fact exercises due Week 9 Oct 16 Lecture Spatial Analysis based on raster data processing, IGIS 449-480     Oct 18 Lab   IGIS 481-526 Chapter 6 Fast Fact exercises due Exam 2 Study guide available Week 10 Oct 23 Lecture Image processing fundamentals (1) Concept of remote sensing     Oct 25 Lab ImageAnalyst Quick Start Tutorial Exercises 1-4 – (due Nov 8th) ImageAnalyst Manual 14-36 and 142-156   Week 11 Oct 29 - Monday Monday evening study session Loc and time TBD         Oct 30 Exam 2  JBHT 266         Nov 1 Lecture Image processing fundamentals (2) Sensor technology Processing and classification of  remotely sensed data   Week 12 Nov 6 Lecture Photogrammetry and laser scanning fundamentals Basics of aerial photography Chapter 7 Fast Fact exercises due   Nov 8 Lab Stereo Analyst Quick-Start Tutorial StereoAnalyst Manual 1-5 and 14-69 Exercises 1-5 (due Nov 27th)   Week 13 Nov 13 Lecture Photogrammetry and laser scanning fundamentals (2)       Nov 15 Lab StereoAnalyst Lab continued Due November 27th)   ImageAnalyst exercises due Week 14 Nov 20 Lecture Fundamentals of survey and the cadaster   Due Novemb FGCC Chapters 4, 5 and 6     Nov 22 Thanksgiving Break       Week 15 Nov 27 Lecture Census data and analysis Tiger documentation, Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 pages 1-14     Nov 29 Lecture Address geo-coding and routing  IGIS 552-555 Exam 3/final study guide available Week 16 Dec 4 Lecture 3D spatial visualization and explorers Google Earth Virtual Earth StereoAnalyst exercise due Final exam week Date Final exam Exam is in two parts one for 100 points covers the last section of the course one for 100 points is cumulative       return to top