Introduction to Geospatial Technology

Description:

This Introduction to Geospatial Technology 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 is intended to give students an understanding to “the fundamentals of Geospatial Technology, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), cartography, remote sensing, and spatial analysis” through a series of lectures, readings, application papers, quizzes, examinations, and labs. The ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 software is required for this course.

Course Information:

The Introduction to Geospatial Technology course can be implemented either as a stand-alone course for use by any discipline interested in an introduction to Geospatial Technology, or as an entry-level course in a geospatial program. The course is composed of eight modules: What are Geographic Information Systems; Spatial Data Models; Understanding Coordinate Systems; Displaying Geospatial Data; Creating Geospatial Data; Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography; and Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques.

Upon completion of the course, students will have an understanding of the basic concepts of Geographic Information Science and Technology, as well as proficiency with the basics of geospatial software, map creation and design, and the creation and acquisition of spatial data.

All of the course materials are contained in four zip files: Course Development Documents, Course Download, Lab Materials, and Lab Data, as well as a Syllabus. 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 Data Acquisition and Management 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 zip file, with the file name and size provided in parenthesis.

Course Development Documents

• Course Attributions (Course_Attributions.docx 37KB)
• Course Alignment Matrix (GST 101_Course_Alignment_Matrix.doc 135KB)
• Course Submission Form (GST 101_Course_Submission_Form.doc 94KB)
• Syllabus (GST 101_Introduction to Geospatial Technology Syllabus.doc 98KB)
• Lesson Materials
  • Lesson 1: Geographic Information Systems (L1_Geographic Information Systems.docx 1.6MB)
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Geospatial Data Models (L2_Understanding Geospatial Models.docx 2.5MB)
  • Lesson 3: Understanding Coordinate Systems and Map Projections (L3_Understanding Coordinate Systems and Map Projections.docx 2.6MB)
  • Lesson 4: Displaying Geospatial Data (L4_Displaying Geospatial Data.docx 1.4MB)
  • Lesson 5: Creating Geospatial Data (L5_Creating Geospatial Data.docx 3.5MB)
  • Lesson 6: Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography (L6_Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography.docx 6.5MB)
  • Lesson 7: Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques (L7_Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques.docx 2.8MB)

Course Download

• SCORM Lesson Packages
  • Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques (Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques.zip 3.8MB)
  • Creating Geospatial Data (Creating Geospatial Data.zip 5.5MB)
  • Displaying Geospatial Data (Displaying Geospatial Data.zip 9MB)
  • Geographic Information Systems (Geographic Information Systems.zip 4.8MB)
  • Understanding Coordinate Systems and Map Projections (Understanding Coordinate Systems and Map Projections.zip 9.9MB)
  • Understanding Geospatial Data Models (Understanding Geospatial Data Models.zip 12MB)
  • Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography (Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photograpy.zip 19.2MB)
• Storyline Lesson Files
  • Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques (Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques.story 3.8MB)
  • Creating Geospatial Data (Creating Geospatial Data.story 14.1MB)
  • Displaying Geospatial Data (Displaying Geospatial Data.story 8MB)
  • Geographic Information Systems (Geographic Information Systems.story 6.8MB)
  • Understanding Coordinate Systems and Map Projections (Understanding Coordinate Systems and Map Projections.story 9MB)
  • Understanding Geospatial Data Models (Understanding Geospatial Models.story 17.8MB)
  • Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography (Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography.story 45.2MB)

Lab Materials

• GST 101: Introduction to Geospatial Technology Lab Series: Lab 2: Exploring Geospatial Data Models (GST_101_Lab_Module_02.pdf 1MB)
• GST 101: Introduction to Geospatial Technology Lab Series: Lab 3: Exploring Coordinate Systems and Map Projections (GST_101_Lab_Module_03.pdf 1.6MB)
• GST 101: Introduction to Geospatial Technology Lab Series: Lab 4: Displaying Geospatial Data (GST_101_Lab_Module_04.pdf 1.6MB)
• GST 101: Introduction to Geospatial Technology Lab Series: Lab 5: Creating Geospatial Data (GST_101_Lab_Module_05.pdf 1MB)
• GST 101: Introduction to Geospatial Technology Lab Series: Lab 6: Understanding Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography (GST_101_Lab_Module_06.pdf 1.9MB)
• GST 101: Introduction to Geospatial Technology Lab Series: Lab 7: Basic Geospatial Analysis Techniques (GST_101_Lab_Module_07.pdf 932KB)

Lab Data

• GST101
  • Lab 2
    • 61 ArcGIS files containing data on airports, boundaries, land parcels, rivers, roads, and other features (53.8MB)
  • Lab 3
    • 61 ArcGIS files containing data on circles, cities, intersection points, states, and other features (4.1MB)
  • Lab 4
    • (Canada_and_Mexico.dbf 4KB)
    • (Canada_and_Mexico.prj 145 bytes)
    • (Canada_and_Mexico.sbn 228 bytes)
    • (Canada_and_Mexico.sbx 132 bytes)
    • (Canada_and_Mexico.shp 863KB)
    • (Canada_and_Mexico.shx 172 bytes)
    • (countyp020.tar 13.6MB)
    • (elpo08p020.dbf 888KB)
    • (elpo08p020.prj 167 bytes)
    • (elpo08p020.sbn 47KB)
    • (elpo08p020.sbx 964 bytes)
    • (elpo08p020.shp 12.5MB)
    • (elpo08p020.shp.xml 4KB)
    • (elpo08p020.shx 38KB)
    • (States.dbf 26KB)
    • (States.prj 167 bytes)
    • (States.sbn 596 bytes)
    • (States.sbx 148 bytes)
    • (States.shp 222KB)
    • (States.shp.xml 1KB)
    • (States.shx 508 bytes)
  • Lab 5
    • (myCity.bmp 2.2MB)
  • Lab 6
    • Data
      • (ag020522_DPAC_cd.lan 3.2MB)
    • MultiSpecWin32
      • epsg_csv (folder containing 1.7MB of csv files)
      • (jtipsub1.gis 29KB)
      • (jtipsub1.trl 2KB)
      • (MultiSpec_Description.doc 34KB)
      • (MultiSpecW32.exe 8.4MB)
      • (README_Win32.txt 5KB)
      • (TipJul1.sta 8KB)
      • (TipJul1.tif 201KB)
      • (troads.shp 288KB)
  • Lab 7
    • (SM2_FCC_Codes.scv 4KB)
    • (SM2_FCC_Codes.mdb 123KB)
    • (SM2_FCC_Codes.xls 28KB)
    • (StratMapTrans.style 553KB)
    • (TGR48453.log 5KB)
    • (TGR48453.met 31KB)
    • tiger (folder containing 146 ArcGIS files)
    • (Travis_dbf.txt 55KB)
    • (Travis_errors.txt 40 bytes)
    • (Travis_metadata.htm 39KB)
    • (Travis.dbf 73KB)
    • (Travis.prj 178 bytes)
    • (Travis.shp 5KB)
    • (Travis.shx 2KB)
    • (x453_v2.dbf 85MB)
    • (x453_v2.prj 167 bytes)
    • (x453_v2.sbn 717KB)
    • (x453_v2.sbx 35KB)
    • (x453_v2.shp 8.3MB)
    • (x453_v2.shp.xml 35KB)
    • (x453_v2.shx 558KB)