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Introduction to Geospatial Information System

2011 Edition

Cheng-Chien Liu

Professor, Department of Earth Sciences

Director, Global Earth Observation and

Data Analysis Center (GEODAC)

National Cheng-Kung University

劉正千地球科學系 /教授

全球觀測與資料分析中心 /主任國立成功大學

E-mail: [email protected]: http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~ccliu88/

15 Sep 2011Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-2

Basic informationBasic information Course name: Introduction to Geospatial Information System Credit: 3 Prerequisite:

– Undergraduate students– Devoted and committed

Time:– Monday 16:10 – 17:00– Thursday 10:10 – 12:00

Place: – Computer & Network Center 75309

Teaching Assistant: Mon-Lin Chou ( 周孟麟 )

– Room 3032, Building of Earth Sciences– Phone: (06) 2758293– Email: [email protected]

Monday 11:10 – 14:00

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ObjectivesObjectives This course is set to introduce students the

fundamental concepts and the practical skill of Geospatial Information System.

Students are expected to learn techniques of geospatial data analysis using various tools and models.

Students are also expected to become familiar with processing and analyzing data for various applications.

The students will be able to design and implement a practical Geospatial Information System project using techniques learned in class.

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Textbook and ReferencesTextbook and References Geographic Information Systems and Science,

3rd edition, Paul A. Longley (University College London, UK ), Mike Goodchild (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA ), David J. Maguire (Birmingham City University, UK ), David W. Rhind (City University, UK )

Liu, Jian Guo, and Philippa Mason. 2009. Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

ESRI Team. 2010. ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality: ESRI.

ESRI Team. 2010. ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis: ESRI.

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NCKU e-learning system – MoodleNCKU e-learning system – Moodlehttp://moodle.ncku.edu.tw http://moodle.ncku.edu.tw

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Syllabus (9/15) 1 Introduction.

– Chapter 1: Systems, Science, and Study. (9/19)– Chapter 2: A Gallery of Applications.

(9/26)

2 Principles.– Chapter 3: Representing Geography. (10/3)– Chapter 4: The Nature of Geographic Data. (10/17)– Chapter 5: Georeferencing. (10/24)– Chapter 6: Uncertainty. (10/31)

Midterm exam I (11/7)

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ScheduleSchedule 3 Techniques.

– Chapter 7: GIS Software. (11/7)– Chapter 8: Geographic Data Modeling. (11/14)– Chapter 9: GIS Data Collection. (11/21)– Chapter 10: Creating and Maintaining

Geographic Databases. (11/28)– Chapter 11: The GeoWeb.

(12/5) Midterm Exam II

(12/12) 4 Analysis.

– Chapter 12: Cartography and Map Production. (12/12)– Chapter 13: Geovisualization. (12/19)– Chapter 14: Spatial Data Analysis. (12/26)– Chapter 15: Spatial Analysis and Inference. (1/2)– Chapter 16: Spatial Modeling with GIS. (1/9)

Final Exam (1/9)

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Midterm exam (I) 30%Midterm exam (II) 30%Term project 40%

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Office hoursOffice hours

Wednesday: 14:00 – 17:00Friday: 14:00 – 17:00Anytime if necessarySend me an email and make an

appointment

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Some questionsSome questions

Who am I?– http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~ccliu88/

What am I doing?Why are we here?

– You and I, …Why exams?

– Acquire knowledge, …Why taking lectures?

– Save time and efforts, …

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Actions ListActions List Register yourself into the NCKU e-learning

system– http://moodle.ncku.edu.tw – 通關密語：我要努力

Familiar yourself with the NCKU e-learning system – Post a message in the forum of this course

Send the Instructor and Teaching Assistant an email– Name, Student ID number, Department, Cell phone

number, Email address

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Tips/suggestionsTips/suggestions

不是「聽」老師教 GIS ，是大家一起「學」 GIS– 老師今年第一次教 GIS– 每週共同讀一章（培養大家閱讀原文的能力）

錄影資料與課堂講授交替使用要培養實際操作的能力

– 每次進度，自己要實際練習過一次– 如果有指定作業，一定要自己完成

學習的過程中，醞釀你的研究課題

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