Spatial Analysis

Description:

This Spatial Analysis course, from the National Information, Security & Geospatial Technologies Consortium, is part of a series of model courses on GIS, spatial technologies, and related subjects to provide students with the professional skills necessary to succeed in geospatial technology careers. This course will teach students problem-solving and decision making skills applicable to a wide range of courses of study. Through lectures, readings, activities, and labs, student will learn geospatial analysis techniques that can be applied to data analysis in various disciplines. ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 software is required for this course.

Course Information:

The Spatial Analysis course can be implemented either as a stand-alone instructional unit or as an entry-level course in a geospatial program. This course is composed of eight modules each with a lesson plan and lab including all necessary lab files. These modules include: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis; Raster Data Analysis – Density Surfaces; Raster Data Analysis – Working with Topographic Data; Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data; Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration; Vector Data Analysis – Creating a Site Selection Model; Vector Data Analysis – Network Analysis; and Vector Data Analysis – Overlay Techniques.

After completing the course, students will be able to prepare data for use in analysis, determine an appropriate approach to solving a problem using geospatial tools, run geoprocessing tools individually in sequence, organize the data sets resulting from analysis, and present the results using appropriate terminology and visualizations.

All of the course materials are contained in four zip files: Course Development Documents, Course Download, Lab Data, and Lab Materials. New viewers should begin by viewing Syllabus.pdf and move on to the Course Development Documents.zip file.

Course Contents:

The attached files associated with Cartographic Design course exist in a variety of formats including .docx, .doc, .tmp, pdf, .xml, .story, and a wide variety of laboratory data file types. Below is a list of the files organized by the zip file in which they are contained, with the file name and size provided in parenthesis.

Course Development Documents

• Attributions (Course_Attributions.docx 33KB)
• Course Alignment Matrix (GST 102_Course_Alignment_Matrix.doc 135KB)
• Course Submission Form (GST 102_Course_Submission_Form.doc 94KB)
• Syllabus (GST 102_Syllabus.doc 101KB)
• Lesson Materials
  • Lesson 1: Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Design (L1_Reviewing_the_Basics_of_Geospatial_Data.docx 1.6 MB)
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis (L2_Introduction_to_Geospatial_Analysis.docx 1.1MB)
  • Lesson 3: Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration (L3_Using_Attribute_and_Spatial_Queries_for_Data_Exploration.docx 679KB)
  • Lesson 4: Vector Data Analysis – Overlay Techniques (L4_Vector_Data_Analysis_Overlay_Techniques.docx 384KB)
  • Lesson 5: Vector Data Analysis – Creating Selection Model (L5_Vector_Data_Analysis_Creating_Selection_Model.docx 1MB)
  • Lesson 6: Vector Data Analysis – Network Analysis (L6_Vector_Data_Analysis_Network_Analysis.docx 1.5MB)
  • Lesson 7: Raster Data Analysis – Topographic Data (L7_Raster_Data_Analysis_Topographic_Data.docx 1.8MB)
  • Lesson 8: Raster Data Analysis – Density Surfaces (L8_Raster_Data_Analysis_Density_Surfaces.docx 1.2MB)

Course Download

• SCORM Lesson Packages
  • Introduction to Geospatial Analysis (Introduction to Geospatial Analysis.zip 4.5MB)
  • Raster Data Analysis - Density Surfaces (Raster Data Analysis - Density Surfaces.zip 3.2MB)
  • Raster Data Analysis - Working with Topographic Data (Raster Data Analysis - Working with Topographic Data.zip 6.8MB)
  • Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data.zip 5.8MB)
  • Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration (Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration.zip 3.5MB)
  • Vector Data Analysis - Creating a Site Selection Model (Vector Data Analysis - Creating a Site Selection Model.zip 3.6MB)
  • Vector Data Analysis - Network Analysis (Vector Data Analysis - Network Analysis.zip 3.5MB)
  • Vector Data Analysis - Overlay Techniques (Vector Data Analysis - Overlay Techniques.zip 1.8MB)
• Storyline Lesson Files
  • Introduction to Geospatial Analysis (Introduction to Geospatial Analysis.story 3.5MB)
  • Raster Data Analysis - Density Surfaces (Raster Data Analysis - Density Surfaces.story 2.9MB)
  • Raster Data Analysis - Working with Topographic Data (Raster Data Analysis - Working with Topographic Data.story 7.2MB)
  • Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data.story 3.8MB)
  • Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration (Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration.story 3MB)
  • Vector Data Analysis - Creating a Site Selection Model (Vector Data Analysis - Creating a Site Selection Model.story 3.3MB)
  • Vector Data Analysis - Network Analysis (Vector Data Analysis - Network Analysis.story 2.4MB)
  • Vector Data Analysis - Overlay Techniques (Vector Data Analysis - Overlay Techniques.story 2MB)

Lab Materials

• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 1: Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (GIS_102_Lab_Module_01.pdf 1MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 2: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis (GIS_102_Lab_Module_02.pdf 0.9MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 3: Using Attribute and Spatial Queries for Data Exploration (GIS_102_Lab_Module_03.pdf 1.3MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 4: Vector Data Analysis – Overlay Techniques (GIS_102_Lab_Module_04.pdf 1MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 5: Vector Data Analysis – Creating a Site Selection Model (GIS_102_Lab_Module_05.pdf 1.4MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 6: Vector Data Analysis – Network Analysis (GIS_102_Lab_Module_06.pdf 1.1MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 7: Raster Data Analysis – Working with Topographic Data (GIS_102_Lab_Module_07.pdf 1.1MB)
• GST 102: Spatial Analysis Lab Series: Lab 8: Raster Data Analysis – Density Surfaces (GIS_102_Lab_Module_08.pdf 1MB)

Lab Data

• Lab 1
  • 134 ArcGIS files containing data on airports, precipitation, terrain, Texas geography, and other features (67.9MB)
• Lab 2
  • (CO2_Readings_World.xls 36KB)
  • (RenewableEnergy_Percantages.csv 3KB)
  • State_2010Census_DP1 (Folder containing 14MB of ArcGIS files)
  • (World_Countries.dbf 80KB)
  • (World_Countries.sbn 2KB)
  • (World_Countries.sbx 284 bytes)
  • (World_Countries.shp 1.5MB)
  • (World_Countries.shp.xml 669 bytes)
  • (World_Countries.shx 2KB)
• Lab 3
  • State_2010Census_DP1 (Folder containing 14MB of ArcGIS files)
  • Tornado (Folder containing 3.3MB of ArcGIS files)
• Lab 4
  • (5_Counties.dbf 1KB)
  • (5_Counties.prj 167 bytes)
  • (5_Counties.sbn 188 bytes)
  • (5_Counties.sbx 124 bytes)
  • (5_Counties.shp 16KB)
  • (5_Counties.shp.xml 897 bytes)
  • (5_Counties.shx 140 bytes)
  • (clpoint.e00 136KB)
  • (Texas.dbf 69 bytes)
  • (Texas.prj 167 bytes)
  • (Texas.sbn 132 bytes)
  • (Texas.sbx 116 bytes)
  • (Texas.shp 195KB)
  • (Texas.shp.xml 5KB)
  • (Texas.shx 108 bytes)
• Lab 5
  • 31 ArcGIS files containing data on airports, cities, counties, roads, water features, and other features (34.6MB)
• Lab 6
  • 57 ArcGIS files containing date on San Francisco streets, public schools, fire stations, police stations, and other features (16.5MB)
• Lab 7
  • (BigBend.dbf 21.1MB)
  • (BigBend.prj 567 bytes)
  • (BigBend.sbn 622KB)
  • (BigBend.sbx 61KB)
  • (BigBend.shp 1.7MB)
  • (BigBend.shp.xml 111KB)
  • (BigBend.shx 496KB)
  • info
    • (arc.dir 7KB)
  • (log 3KB)
  • (ViewPoint.dbf 73 bytes)
  • (ViewPoint.prj 567 bytes)
  • (ViewPoint.sbn 148 bytes)
  • (ViewPoint.sbx 116 bytes)
  • (ViewPoint.shp 128 bytes)
  • (ViewPoint.shx 108 bytes)
• Lab 8
  • (log 652 bytes)
  • (Nueces_Roads.dbf 4.6MB)
  • (Nueces_Roads.shp 2MB)
  • (Nueces_Roads.shp.xml 901 bytes)
  • (Nueces_Roads.shx 166KB)
  • (Place_Names.CPG 5 bytes)
  • (Place_Names.dbf 796KB)
  • (Place_Names.prj 146 bytes)
  • (Place_Names.shp 69KB)
  • (Place_Names.shx 20KB)
  • (Texas.dbf 69 bytes)
  • (Texas.prj 167 bytes)
  • (Texas.sbn 132 bytes)
  • (Texas.sbx 116 bytes)
  • (Texas.shp 195KB)
  • (Texas.shp.xml 5KB)
  • (Texas.shx 108 bytes)