Introduction to GIS
Public GIS Galleries:
StoryMap Contest Info
- Official Contest Website
- Guidelines - rules for use of video, images, etc.
- Judging Criteria - includes a rubric for how it will be graded/scored
- Former entries - see what has been done and what has won, get ideas but do what YOU want to do
- Build your StoryMap
Lessons/Tutorials
week of 3/11
- Get started with change detection for Africa
- Work on StoryMaps
week of 3/4
- Seniors can work on thesis!
- Map and analyze food access
- StoryMap progress check on Friday (10 points)
week of 2/26
- Map Venice in 2D
- Try ArcGIS for Power BI (one video and two articles. If the articles have walkthroughs, I want you to try them. I think this should work now since you have the Power BI experience.)
week of 2/12
week of 2/5
- Customize a theme for impactful stories
- Embed multimedia content into your story
- Tell an interactive story using map actions
week of 1/29
- Try ArcGIS for Power BI (one video and two articles. If the articles have walkthroughs, I want you to try them. I'm still not very familiar with Power BI but several people in the industry have told me they use it for their work and it would be a good skill to introduce to the class.)
- From now on, when you finish the week's assignment, you are expected to work on your StoryMap.
week of 1/15
- Thailand's Rescue Cave Miracle
- Begin StoryMap for TN Contest
- Choose your topic (must be Tennessee related)
- Get started at ArcGIS StoryMaps
- Get something saved
- I will put check-in points on the calendar soon to keep us on pace
week of 1/8
week of 12/4
week of 11/27
- Get started with Python in ArcGIS Pro
- Get started with notebooks in ArcGIS Pro
- Run geoprocessing tools with Python
week of 11/13
- What is Arcade and why use it?
- Get started with ArcGIS Arcade
- Get started with advanced formatting in ArcGIS Dashboards
- Policy mapping - Safe streets to schools
week of 11/6
- finish and turn in ArcGIS Pro map for GIS Day
- Map your community cleanup (Stop when you get to "Collect data." We will try to do that as a class.)
week of 10/30
- Create your own map using ArcGIS Pro for GIS Day
week of 10/23
- walking field trip to MTSU Department of Geosciences
- Create your own map using ArcGIS Pro for GIS Day
week of 10/16
- Cartographic creations in ArcGIS Pro - Complete all 5 tutorials, show me your work, then use the rubric above to score it as a whole
week of 10/9
- Spatial analysis and design (watch this short video)
- The Geographic Approach Matters More Than Ever (read this short article)
- Solve a spatial problem using ArcGIS Online
- Compare sites for a retail bookstore
- Site a new hospital
week of 9/25
- Get started with ArcGIS Survey123
- Use the rubric above to score your work when finished and turn in Thursday.
week of 9/20
- Get started with imagery
- Depict land-use change with time animation
- Download imagery from an online database
- Georeference historical imagery
week of 9/4 (field trip to MTSU on Wednesday)
- Get started with ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
- Manage data in ArcGIS Online
- Manage data in ArcGIS Pro
week of 8/28
- Get started with ArcGIS Pro
- Design symbology for a thematic map in ArcGIS Pro (You will be using ArcGIS Pro to make your own map for GIS Day in November.)
- Convert a web map into a print map
week of 8/21
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- Lesson 1: The Geospatial Revolution (Mapping Activity Questions)
- Lesson 2: Spatial is Special (Mapping Activity Questions)
- Lesson 3: Understanding Spatial Data (Mapping Activity Questions)
- Lesson 4: Doing Spatial Analysis (Mapping Activity Questions)
- Lesson 5: Making Great Maps (Instead of answering questions, read through the mapping activity. It is about making a story map, so see if you can find any good ideas to help you make yours.)
week of 8/14
- Smart Mapping - Get started
- Explore Paris with ArcGIS Online
- Design symbology for a thematic map in ArcGIS Online
- Create a scene
week of 8/7
- The power of maps
- Explore spatial data
- Get started with ArcGIS
- ArcGIS Book (look at chapter 1 together)
- Map a historic cholera outbreak
- Book Recommendations found in the CMS Library!