Geography 353 Cartography and Visualization

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Geog 353 Laboratory Information

Last Update: 11/15/11

The core of Geography 353 is the laboratory project: students will locate relevant data, clean up and process the data so it can be mapped in ArcGIS (GIS and mapping software), and design and produce a series of maps based on the data. Students will learn to construct HTML pages, containing the project maps, which will be placed on the WWW. A Fall 2011 date on a lab means the lab has been updated for the current semester.


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Science Center & GIS Lab Access: Fall 2011

Science Center building open:

  • Mon - Fri 7am to 10pm
  • Sat 7am - 6pm
  • Sun 7:30am - Midnight

GIS Lab (Sci Ctr 207) door open:

  • Mon - Fri 7am -7pm

After Hours access: Students in Geography 353 & 490 have OWU ID card access to the Science Center via the west entrance (on the atrium level). Also, please request a code from Krygier to get after-hours access to the GIS lab.

The GIS Lab door is open 7am until 7pm, Monday-Friday.



Lab Exercises

Note: The following exercises may be revised prior to assignment.


Lab 1: Locating Mappable Data on the WWW

50 points
ASSIGNED: Wednesday August 31
DUE: Wednesday September 7

Lab 2: HTML & Map Mashups

100 points
ASSIGNED: Wednesday September 7
PREVIEW DEMO DUE: Wednesday September 14
DUE: Wednesday September 21, with in-class demo
Visual Guide to HTML: basics of HTML

Lab 3: Data Processing: Part 1

50 points
ASSIGNED: Monday September 19
DUE: Monday October 3

Lab 4: Introduction to ArcGIS

30 points
ASSIGNED: Wednesday September 26
DUE: Wednesday October 5

Lab 5: Linking data to Base Map, Data Processing Part 2

50 points
ASSIGNED: Wednesday September 27
DUE: Monday October 10

Lab 6: Mid-Project Evaluation

100 points
ASSIGNED: Wednesday October 5
DUE: Monday October 24

Lab 7: Data Classification and Mapping

100 points
ASSIGNED: Wednesday October 19
DUE: Monday October 31: Choropleth ("graduated color") classification
DUE: Monday November 14

Lab 8: Layouts and File Export

50 points
ASSIGNED: Monday November 14
DUE: Wednesday November 30

Lab 9: Cartographic Animation

100 points
ASSIGNED: Monday November 16
DUE: Wednesday November 30

Lab 10: Final Project Evaluation

100 points
ASSIGNED:Wednesday November 16
DUE: PDF or Word Doc to Krygier by Tuesday December 13 @ 11:43 am


Lab Project in-Class Presentations Monday December 5

Lab Projects Due Wednesday December 7


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