CPLN666MODELINGGEOGRAPHICOBJECTS

INSTRUCTOR AmyHillier,ahillier@design.upenn.edu,(215)7462341,availableMon.,Tues.,Wed.andFridaybyappt. TEACHINGASSISTANT BenjaminDubow,bndubow@gmail.com OBJECTIVES ThiscourseisintendedasahandsonintroductiontovectorGISusingArcView9.3software.VectorGISdataareappropriateformodeling geographicobjects,suchasboundedareas(censustractsorservicedistricts),specificlocations(buildingsoreventssuchascrimes),and networks(streets).StudentswilldevelopskillsnecessaryforcarryingoutbasicGISprojectsandforadvancedGIScoursework.Wewillfocuson waysthatGISisandcouldbeappliedtourbanhistory,health,criminologyandsocialservices.Theclassalsoaimstohelpstudentsdevelopan understandingofwhatisspatial,whenGISisappropriateforansweringquestion,andtodevelopanawarenessofthepowerissuesinvolvedin mapmaking.Bytheendofthiscourse,youshouldbefamiliarenoughwithArcGIS9.3tofind,map,andanalyzedatausingbasicGIStoolsandbe abletoteachyourselfadditionalGISskillsusingthehelpfiles,onlinematerials,andsoftwaremanuals.Thiscourseisspecificallydesignedto prepareyouforyourseniorthesis,springorinternship,andintermediateGIScourses(LARP741andLARP743). GRADING Yourgradewillbebasedonclassparticipation(10%),homeworkassignments(60%),andafinalproject(30%). A+ExceptionalAOutstandingAExcellent B+Verygood BGoodBCompetentC+Fair CMarginal ELECTRONICDEVICES Pleaseshowconsiderationfortheinstructorandyourclassmatesbynotusingcellphones(includingtextmessaging)atallduringclassandnot usingthecomputersduringthediscussionandlecturepartofclass. ATTENDANCEPOLICY

Attendanceatallclassesisexpectedandwillbefactoredintotheclassparticipationportionofyourfinalgrade.Becausewewillcovernew conceptualandtechnicalmaterialeveryweek,itisdifficulttomakeupamissedclass.Ifanemergencyarisesandyoumustmissclass,please contacttheinstructorinadvance. COURSEMATERIALS AmanualforworkingwithArcGIS9.3isavailableonBlackboard(underCourseMaterials)aswellasseriesofexercisesthatreinforcematerial coveredinclass.Youarenotrequiredtocompletetheexercises,butyouareencouragedtocompletethemastheyarehelpfultoyou.Allofthe dataforthecourseisavailableonthedatacdromthatwillbedistributedinclass.Youwillalsoreceiveafreeoneyearstudenteditionof ArcViewGIS9.3software. READING ShortreadingsforeachclasshavebeenpostedtoBlackboard.Youareexpectedtoreadthesepriortocomingtoclassinordertoparticipatein classdiscussions.Additionalsuggestedreadingswillalsobelistedforthoseparticularlyinterestedinspecifictopics. SCHEDULE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Date September15 September22 September29 October6 October13 October20 October27 November3 November10 November17 November24 December1 December8 LectureandDiscussion MapsasPropositions MappingDuBois Redlining GoogleEarth&GoogleMaps CartographicPrinciples MapProjections HealthyFoodAccess Cartograms OutdoorAdvertisements QualitativeGIS ParticipatoryGISexercise Jeopardycoursereview presentations Readings JohnKrygiercomicbook W.E.B. DuBois, ThePhiladelphiaNegro Hillier,JournalofHousingResearch PhiladelphiaGeoHistoryNetworkwebsite Brewer,DesignedMaps Kimerlingetal,MapUse,Chapt.3 SallisandGlanz,FutureofChildren Tobler,GeographicReview Paschetal,JSDA;Hillieretal,Health&Place Cope&Elwood,QualitativeGIS Elwood,TransactionsinGIS NA NA Lab IntroductiontoArcMap,ArcCatalog Mapsymbology,thematicmaps Georeferencinghistoricalmaps Joiningattributetables,calculatingvalues Labelingandmaplayouts Mappingcensusdata Geocodingaddresses,spatialjoins Buffers,calculatingdistance,cartograms GPS,Animation,andTrackingAnalyst Attributeandlocationqueries Geoprocessing:Dissolve,merge,clip Densityand3Dmaps presentations

HOMEWORKASSIGNMENTS Youmustcompletesixofthefollowingtenassignments.Youalsohavetheoptionofcompletinganadditionalthreeassignmentinsteadof completingthefinalproject.PleasereviewtheAssignmentssectionofBlackboardforupdatestothesedescriptions.Assignmentsmustbe submittedelectronicallythroughthedopboxonBlackboardby5pmontheduedate.Lateassignmentswillnotbeacceptedexceptunder exceptionalcircumstances.

DueFriday,September25:Mapsasproposition Followinguponourinclassactivity,createamapthatmakesapropositionusinganynondigitalmedia(paper,glue,glitter,spices, watercolors,crayons,otherarts&craftsupplies.Choosesomethingthatismeaningfultoyou.Donotworryaboutscaleorgeographic precision;thisisaconceptualexercise.Writeoneparagraphexplainingthemeaningofyourmapandtheformatinwhichyouwouldlike toshareit(SEPTAbusadorbusshelter,artgallery,tattoo,etc).Besuretoscanthefinalmapsothatyoucansubmititelectronically.

DueFriday,October2:Thematicmaps Part1:Findathematicmapinaplanningrelatedjournal.Describethedatasource,unitofanalysis,symbology,andclassificationsystem used.Howwouldyouimprovethemapbychangingoneormoreofthesecharacteristics?Besuretoincludethemapinyourwriteup. Part2:Describeadatasetthatyouwouldusetocreateyourownthematicmap.Describethedatasource,unitofanalysis,and symbologyyouwouldusetomapthedata.Youdonotneedtosubmitthedatasetatthisstage,butyoumightwanttodescribeadata setyouwilluseforyourfinalproject.

DueFriday,October9:Georeferencing Findandgeoreferenceahistoricalmapofrelevancetocityplanning(hint:lookinoldplanningreports).Ifyouchooseamapforanarea otherthanPhiladelphia,youwillneedtodownloadandprojectastreetcenterlineshapefile(orotherbasefile).Inoneparagraph, describedifficultiesyouencounteredandhowyoumightusethegeoreferencedmap.

DueFriday,October16:GoogleEarth/Googlemaps CreateamapinGoogleEarthusingmaplayerscreatedinArcVieworSketchup.

DueFriday,October23:CartographicPrinciples Part1:Findamapinapublicationorwebsitethatdemonstratessomeoftheprinciplesofgoodcartographicdesign,asdescribedby Brewer.Annotatethemaphighlightingitsstrengthsandweaknesses.Ifappropriate,createamockupofanewandimproveddesignfor themap.Part2:CreatealayoutofameaningfulmapthatadherestoBrewersprinciples.

DueFriday,October30:MappingUSCensusData Createmapsshowingoneormorecensusvariableforthesamecountyovertwoperiodsoftime(1990and2000willbeeasiest;ifyou choseearlierdecades,youllneedtousewww.nhgis.org).Createpolishedlayoutsofbothmaps.Writeashortarticle(imaginethisis beingpublishedinanewspaper)highlightingandexplainingthechanges.Besureyourwriteupspeaksspecificallytothespatialpatterns inthetwomaps.

DueFriday,November6:Geocoding Createandgeocodeadatasetofaddressleveldata.Yourdatasetshouldincludeatleast25recordsandincludeadummyvariable, categoricalvariable,andratiovariable.Mapthepointdatawithrelatedcensusdata(orotherarealdata).Forexample,youmight geocodethelocationofATMswithrobberydataaggregatedbypolicedistrict.Describethepatternyouseeanditsimplicationin500 wordsorless.Formatyourwriteupasabriefreportormemoforyournewboss.

 DueFriday,November13:CreatingCartograms UsingtheCartogramscript,createameaningfulcartogram.Showtheoriginalmapandcartogramsidebyside.In500wordsorless, makethecaseforusingthecartograminsteadofthemapintheformofablogentry(somakeitcleverandfunaswellasthoughtful).

DueFriday,November20:GPSandAnimation Chooseoneofthefollowing:(1)CollectandmapGPSdatamarkingaroutetocreateyourowndrawing(seeNYTarticle,TheBigDraw ofaGPSRun).In500wordsorless,describetheexperienceofcollectingthedata,especiallyasyoupassedthroughareasyoudont usuallysee;(2)UseGPStocreateafoodandtraveldiary(foroneormoredays).Includeamapanddescriptionofeachofyourfood relatedstops;(3)Createananimationusingyourowntimeseriesdata.SubmittheresultingvideotoJUNO.

DueMonday,November30:DesigningQueries Describeaproblemorquestion,thenlistthestepsofacombinationattributeandspatialquerytoaddressit.Besuretoincludeamap showingtheresultsofeachstepofthequery.Yourfinalmapshouldnotincludeanybluehighlighting(usepermanentsymbology).

FINALPROJECT

Thefinalprojectrequiresyoutoposearesearchquestion,collectdata,createmapstoaddressyourquestion,andwriteafinalpaperthat describesyourresearchmethodsandresults.Yourprojectcanbestructuredasaneedsassessment,programevaluation,researchreport,or magazinearticle.Thefinalproductshouldinclude35mapsandapproximately2,500wordsoftext.Themapsshouldbeincludeddirectlyinthe paperratherthananappendix.Yourfinalpapershouldidentifyyourresearchquestion,thesignificanceofyourresearch,thespatialdimension ofyourquestion(whywasmappingnecessary/useful?),yourconceptualframeworkwhichshouldintegratewhatyoufoundinyourliterature review,yourdataandmethods,aspatialanalysisofwhatyoufound,andnextstepsyouwouldtakeifyouweretocontinuethisproject.