We’ll spend some time discussing the Monmonier article. We’ll continue the previous lecture with a discussion about data modeling. There will be an exercise in class on ways to query spatial and non-spatial data (using SQL).
Lecture: The structure of Spatial and non-spatial data.
Reading:
- Mastering ArcGIS Chapter 1 pages 17-24 (stop at the About ArcGIS section) and pages 27-32
Assignment:
- Review pages 35-50 of Mastering ArcGIS.
- Complete questions 1-9 on page 51.
- Submit answers and process sketches
Data: Brown Registrar Database (it’s a pretend version, not the real thing)
Lecture: You can view the slides from the lecture below or download the powerpoint slides or a download a flash version you can view in your browser.