American River College
Geography 350 Class Schedule - Fall 2023

Geography 350: Data Acquisition in GIS
Instructor: Paul Veisze
Recommended Reading:
The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data. Kerski, J. and J. Clark. 2012. Esri Press.
Class Coordinates: ARC Canvas - Wednesdays 6:00 PM (PST) (0200 Z)
Class website: http://ic.arc.losrios.edu/~veiszep

Week

Date

Lecture Topics

Assignments & Activities

1

8/23

Class Introductions; review spatial data sources; uniqueIDs-coordinates-dataMetadata

Discussion; Questions & Answers; Latest Online finds; Map Your Photo Online:Ex01; Dataset Profile:Ex02

2

8/30

Primary data acquisition; digital cameras as sensors; Data Quality Assurance/Quality Control; FGDC Metadata

Hands-on camera comparison; Analyzing data quality; Creating metadata; Ex01,Ex02 Due 20230906T0700Z

3

9/06

Data to find data; Framework concepts; Clearinghouse overviews

Organize data finds; Photo Geotag: Ex03 Due 20230913T0700Z

4

9/13

Spatial Data Accuracy Stds; Managing Metadata; intro to ArcGis OnLine (AGOL)

Test-a-Dataset; Metadata Templates; Abandoned Airports: Ex04 Due 20230920T0700Z

5

9/20

Digitizing; Relating Database Tables; Metadata issues

Creating spatial data; Article of Choice #1:Ex 05; Summary & Formatted Citation Due 20230927T0700Z

6

9/27

Acquiring & using GPS/GNSS data; intro to Survey123; intro to Field Maps

Georeferencing practice; ngsGeodeticControl:Ex06; Survey123:Ex06a; Field Maps:Ex07 Due 202310040700Z>

7

10/4

CAD data conversion; spatial adjustment; intro to COGO in ArcGis

Ex08:Project Intro (first section) Due 20231011T0700Z

8

10/11

Scanning theory; rubbersheeting demo

Field exercise; Independent study

 

 

 

 

9

10/18

GPS/GNSS Mid-Term: hands-on Exam; HTML Primer in class

Mark a Waypoint; Go to a Waypoint; Make a webpage; MidTerm Ex09 Due 20231025T0700Z

10

10/25

File Geodatabase Development; Intro to ESRI Field Maps

Cleaning, loading data; Field Maps:Ex10 Due 20231101T0700Z; File Geodatabase/AGOL Feature Layers:Ex12abc Due in Week 13

11

11/01

Geodatabase/AGOL Feature Layer Tuning

Optimizing layers; Exports; Backups; Article of Choice #2:Ex11 Due 20231108T0800Z

12

11/8

Finding & using Remote Sensing data; satellite, aerial imagery; small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (sUAS) drones overview

Exploring historical and latest imagery; planning imagery projects

13

11/15

Managing spatial databases; introduction to digital archives

Geodatabase/Feature Layers:Ex12abc Due in class

14

11/22

Aerial Photography -- Virtual Fieldtrip: see in-Class Announcement for final date/time

15

11/29

Remote Sensing -- Virtual Fieldtrip/see Announcement

Independent Study

16

12/6

In-class consultations and review

Independent Study

17

12/13

Student Project Presentations

Student Project Documents; Due 20231220T1159 PST