ESRM 250

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ESRM 250 Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems in Forest Resources Jennifer Burke Tue
Thurs 330 - 420 EE1 037 430 550 MGH 044
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Why are you here?
hopefully...

• To learn as much about Geographic Information
  Systems (GIS) as you can in 1 quarter

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Note taking printing

• Only take notes if you feel the need
• All presented materials (slide shows, lecture
  notes, lesson notes) are on the web
• http//www.cfr.washington.edu/classes.esrm.250/
• If you must print lecture or lesson notes, wait
  until the last possible minute, because
• Materials are always under development_

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Why learn about GIS?

• This is a required course
• You want a job when you finish school
• Your research will use GIS
• GIS is the current standard for storage
  analysis of environmental data _

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• Overview

• Course objectives
• Instructors
• Getting help
• Required skills before you start
• Course structure
• Grading and evaluation
• Disability?
• Required media
• Photos
• Course web page_

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• Course objectives

• Introduction to technical use of GIS
• Use of current software hardware
• Use of real-world data sets
• Understanding of GIS data sets
• Understanding of GIS analysis
• Ability to use GIS for solving problems
• Limited treatment of cartographic skills (see
  Geog 360)
• Limited treatment of analytical theory (see Geog
  460)_

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• Instructional team

• Jennifer Burke burkejen_at_u.washington.edu
• Lecturer in College of Forest Resources
• gt 10 years experience with GIS
• natural resource
• Research Analyst, Wetland Ecosystem Team, UW
• Lauren Mollot lolo_at_u.washington.edu
• PhD candidate, College of Forest Resources
• Office Hours by appointment only (send e-mail)

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• Getting help

• Discussion Board on ePost
• http//catalyst.washington.edu/webtools/epost/regi
  ster.cgi?ownerburkejenid10480

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Getting Help

• Send all technical administrative questions
• List will be read by instructors students
• Response will be to list, rather than individuals
• Benefit to everyone!!!
• Board is archived available on the web
• Use descriptive Subject lines in your messages
  to keep archive readable
• Class e-mail list esrm250aa_wi05_at_u.washington.edu

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• Required skills before you start (by the end
  of week 1)

• Basic familiarity with a word processor and
  spreadsheet
• Comfortable with the Windows
• hierarchical file structures and the Windows
  Explorer
• Cut-and-paste images from applications to the
  word processor
• Basic working knowledge of algebra, trigonometry,
  and coordinate geometry
• Basic familiarity with maps and map reading

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• Required skills before you start (by the end
  of week 1)

• Account on one of the UW mail computers
• Save a document in Adobe PDF format
• Create Zip files with zip, WinZip, or PKZip
• Unzip files with zip, WinZip, or PKZip
• Use a Web browser, including file downloading
• Basic computing skills courses are available at
  UW CC

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• Course structure

• Paired lecture and lab sessions
• Topics introduced in lecture are explored in lab
  sessions
• Lab sessions are guided by detailed web pages
• Labs exercises can be done in on any computer
  with ArcGIS 9, CD, USB, and web access
• Periodic assignments (1 per week)
• Final take-home exam
• Short C/NC paper or project (for graduate credit
  only)

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• Assignments

• 10 assignments through the quarter
• Your answers will be saved as Acrobat PDF,
  zipped, and uploaded to Catalyst E-submit
• Double-space all materials
• Late assignments will not be accepted
• Answer keys are posted as soon as all assignments
  are submitted through E-Submit
• Cumulative grades are posted after each
  assignment is scored_

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• Grading and evaluation

• Grades assigned by scores on assignments and
  final exam
• 10 of grade from each assignment
• No extra credit available
• Grades are assigned in accordance with UW Grading
  Policy
• Percent to GP calculation
• 50 0.7
• gt95 4.0_

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Disability?

• The University of Washington is committed to
  providing access, equal opportunity and
  reasonable accommodation in its services,
  programs, activities, education and employment
  for individuals with disabilities. For
  information or to request disability
  accommodation contact Disabled Student Services
  (Seattle campus) at [phone]/V, (206)
  543-8925/TTY, [phone] (FAX), or e-mail at
  uwdss_at_u.washington.edu. If you have a letter from
  the Disability Services Office indicating you
  have a disability that requires academic
  accommodations, please present the letter to me
  so we can discuss the accommodations you might
  need for the class.

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• Media

• Required
• Access to computers running ArcGIS 9
• (not ArcView 3.x or ArcView 9)
• Access to WWW
• 1 recordable CD, with course data copied onto it
• USB drives (pen drive or removable hard drive)
• Recommended
• Chrisman, Nicholas. 1997. Exploring Geographic
  Information Systems. New York John Wiley Sons.
  320 p.
• Ormsby, Tim, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Laura
  Feaster, and Carolyn Groessl. 2004. Getting to
  Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition. ESRI Press.
  To get the best price, order directly from
  Amazon.com or ESRI. ISBN 1879102463_

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• Software (4 options)

• This course will use ArcGIS Version 9. The
  software is installed at various locations around
  the UW campus, but if you want to run the
  software at home, there are 4 options
• Option 1 Use ArcGIS on computers at the UW_

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• Software (4 options)

• Option 2 ArcGIS ArcView 9 with extensions
• 1 year license 100
• Full-time and part-time students
• one-year time-out copy of ArcView 9 with ArcGIS
  Spatial Analyst, ArcGIS 3D Analyst, and ArcGIS
  Geostatistical Analyst.
• Does not include data sets, hardcopy books, or
  technical support, which should be available to
  them through their course work, online, or on the
  media CDs (PDFs of books).

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• Software (4 options)

• Option 3 ArcGIS ArcView 9 without extensions
• Single Use License 250
• ESRI provides full-time and part-time students an
  option to purchase ArcGIS 9 or ArcView 3.3 at a
  one-time cost of 250.
• Extensions are sold separately at an addition
  150 each.
• Includes data sets and hardcopy books.
• This license does not time-out

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• Software (4 options)

• Option 4 ArcGIS 9 Workbook
• 180-day Trial version
• Students purchase Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop,
  a workbook that includes a 180-day trial version
  of ArcGIS 9 on CD and a data CD for exercises
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• Available online through ESRI, Amazon.com, or
  another book store.
• WARNING Not tested by instructors_

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• Software purchasing

• To make a purchase of software, call ESRI
  Telebusiness at 1-800-447-9778._

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Photos

• Photos will be submitted with your first
  assignment
• Photos will be password protected
• Photo will not be posted by request
• Will allow us to get to know each other by face
  and name
• Links to e-mail addresses and home pages
• Also password protected

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• Course WWW Page

http//www.cfr.washington.edu/classes.esrm.250/
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• Have FUN !!!
• http//gis.washington.edu/phurvitz/