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Week 1 - August 19
Introduction to the professor and general course objectives
Lecture : History and Principles of Geography
Important Terms: The Four Traditions of Geography (Spatial, Human-Land, Regional, Earth Sciences), Environmental Determinism, Systems Approach, Quantitative Revolution, Spatial Analysis, Systems Approach, Cartography
See: The History of Cartography

Week 2 - August 26
Lecture: Applications of Geographic Information Sciences and Basic Principles of Cartography
Important Terms: direction, location, latitude, longitude, map scale (representative fraction, verbal scale, graphic scale), isoline, topographic map, map symbols (point, line, area), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
See: Geographic Information Systems
See: www.gis.com
See: The Geography Network
See: Global Positioning Systems
See: Remote Sensing
See: Topographic Maps
See: Geography at About.com
See: US Geological Survey National Mapping Information Site
See: US Geological Survey Topographic Maps Symbols Page

Week 3 September 2
Lecture: Applications of Geographic Information Sciences and Basic Principles of Cartography continued
Important Terms: direction, location, latitude, longitude, map scale (representative fraction, verbal scale, graphic scale), isoline, topographic map, map symbols (point, line, area), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
See: Geographic Information Systems
See: Global Positioning Systems
See: Remote Sensing
See: Topographic Maps
See: Geography at About.com
See: US Geological Survey National Mapping Information Site
See: US Geological Survey Topographic Maps Symbols Page
Assignment: Contour/Topographic Map Exercises and Global Grid Exercise (homework - due next week)

Week 4 September 9
Due: Topographic Maps Exercise
Lecture: Geographic Grid Exercise
Read: Mapping It Out, Chapter 2
Important Terms: map projections (conformal, equal-area, Mercator, cylindrical conic, azimuthal), datums,
geographic grid, coordinate systems, generalization
See: US Geological Survey Map Projections Tutorial

Week 5 September 16
Lecture: Working with Coordinate Systems and Datums in GPS and GIS applications
Assignment: GPS Exercise (wear comfortable shoes)
See: Global Positioning Systems
See: Tennessee Digital Orthophoto Quads

Week 6 September 23
Lecture: Working with Coordinate Systems and Datums in GPS and GIS applications (continued)
See: Global Positioning Systems
See: Tennessee Digital Orthophoto Quads

Week 7 September 30
Video: GIS & GPS for Environmental Data Collection and Analysis in Transportation
Video: Digital City: E-Government Edition User Story
Video: GIS in K-12 Education
Assignment: Write a 1000-1200 word essay describing in detail the applications of GIS and GPS
displayed in the videos.
Link to Video Support Materials at the Center for Transportation and Environment

Week 8 October 7
Lecture: Remote Sensing Applications in GIS
Read: "GIS Applications Perspective: Remote Sensing and GIS as a Bridge
Between Ecologists and Resource Managers in the Northern Lake States" (handout)
See: North Temperatate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research
Discussion: Review of all assignments handed in to date.
Discussion: Term Paper topics
Education Majors: Read this "Generating Student Population Projections"
Mid Term Examination (Take Home) - Due October 21
Mid-Term Exam Preview

Week 9 October 14
No Formal Class Meeting - Work on your Mid Term Examination

Week 10 October 21
Class postponed due to lack of student participation.

Week 11 October 28
Lecture: Introduction to online demographic and spatial database sources.
Lecture: Introduction to LandView GIS: Extracting 1990 Census Demographic and Socioeconomic Data
Lecture: Importing 2000 Census Demographic and Socioeconomic Spatial Data from Internet Sources
See:  U.S. Census Web Site

Week 11 November 4
Demonstration: Address Matching/Geocoding with ArcView GIS
Lecture: Basic Cartographic Principles:  Thematic Mapping and Layouts
Read: Mapping it Out, Chapter 4

Week 12 November 11
Student project work as needed - Prep for GIS Day Open House

Week 13 November 18
GIS Day Open House Activity
Assignment: Students will present their draft term papers
Draft Term Papers Due

Week 15 November 25
Student project work as needed

Week 16 December 2
Student project work as needed

Finals Week
Student Project Power Point Presentations