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GEOS270 Module 1

History of GIS, Coordinate Reference Systems & Introduction to ArcGIS Pro

Learning Outcomes

This module will cover three general topics and will be delivered over two weeks. It is intended to give a broad overview of the discipline and get you started with using GIS

History of GIS

  • First maps & surveys
  • Exploration and expansion - maps and colonialism
  • Development of atlases (first spatial databases)
  • Development of map projections and spatial analysis methods
  • Historical wrongs in GIS

Coordinate Reference Systems

  • Steps of Abstraction: 3D Earth »> 2D Map
  • Local vs. Datums
  • Geographic Coordinate Systems
  • Projected Coordinate Systems
  • Map Scale

Introduction to ArcGIS Pro (Lab Weeks 1 & 2)

  • Get your bearings with ArcGSI Pro software package
  • Determine a layer’s Coordinate Reference System
  • Investigate the impacts of Coordinate Reference System on analysis
  • Set the scale of your map
  • Brief overview of digitizing and georeferencing
  • Introduction to spatial analysis
  • Create and share a map

Deliverables

Every module has a corresponding canvas submission that will be scored out of 100 pts. See the assessment pages.