1. Syllabus Syllabus Introduction to Geospatial Information System 2011 Edition Cheng-Chien Liu Professor, Department of Earth Sciences Director, Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Center (GEODAC) National Cheng-Kung University 劉正千 地球科學系 / 教授 全球觀測與資料分析中心 / 主任 國立成功大學 E-mail: ccliu88@mail.ncku.edu.tw URL: http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~ccliu88/ccliu88@mail.ncku.edu.twhttp://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~ccliu88/

2. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-2 Basic information Course name: Introduction to Geospatial Information System Credit: 3 Prerequisite: – Undergraduate students – Devoted and committed Time: – Monday 16:10 – 17:00 – Thursday 10:10 – 12:00 Place: – Computer & Network Center 75309 Teaching Assistant: Mon-Lin Chou ( 周孟麟 ) – Room 3032, Building of Earth Sciences – Phone: (06) 2758293 – Email: L48991059@mail.ncku.edu.twL48991059@mail.ncku.edu.tw Monday 11:10 – 14:00 Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

3. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-3 Objectives This course is set to introduce students the fundamental concepts and the practical skill of Geospatial Information System. Students are expected to learn techniques of geospatial data analysis using various tools and models. Students are also expected to become familiar with processing and analyzing data for various applications. The students will be able to design and implement a practical Geospatial Information System project using techniques learned in class. Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

4. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-4 Textbook and References Geographic Information Systems and Science, 3rd edition, Paul A. Longley (University College London, UK ), Mike Goodchild (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA ), David J. Maguire (Birmingham City University, UK ), David W. Rhind (City University, UK ) Liu, Jian Guo, and Philippa Mason. 2009. Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing: John Wiley & Sons Inc. ESRI Team. 2010. ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality: ESRI. ESRI Team. 2010. ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis: ESRI. Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

5. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-5 NCKU e-learning system – Moodle http://moodle.ncku.edu.tw http://moodle.ncku.edu.tw Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

6. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-6 Schedule Syllabus(9/15) 1 Introduction. – Chapter 1: Systems, Science, and Study. (9/19) – Chapter 2: A Gallery of Applications.(9/26) 2 Principles. – Chapter 3: Representing Geography. (10/3) – Chapter 4: The Nature of Geographic Data. (10/17) – Chapter 5: Georeferencing. (10/24) – Chapter 6: Uncertainty. (10/31) Midterm exam I(11/7) Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

7. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-7 Schedule 3 Techniques. – Chapter 7: GIS Software. (11/7) – Chapter 8: Geographic Data Modeling. (11/14) – Chapter 9: GIS Data Collection. (11/21) – Chapter 10: Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases. (11/28) – Chapter 11: The GeoWeb. (12/5) Midterm Exam II(12/12) 4 Analysis. – Chapter 12: Cartography and Map Production. (12/12) – Chapter 13: Geovisualization. (12/19) – Chapter 14: Spatial Data Analysis. (12/26) – Chapter 15: Spatial Analysis and Inference. (1/2) – Chapter 16: Spatial Modeling with GIS. (1/9) Final Exam(1/9) Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

8. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-8 Grade Midterm exam (I)30% Midterm exam (II)30% Term project 40% Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

9. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-9 Office hours Wednesday: 14:00 – 17:00 Friday: 14:00 – 17:00 Anytime if necessary Send me an email and make an appointment Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

10. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-10 Some questions Who am I? – http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~ccliu88/ http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~ccliu88/ What am I doing? Why are we here? – You and I, … Why exams? – Acquire knowledge, … Why taking lectures? – Save time and efforts, … Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

11. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-11 Actions List Register yourself into the NCKU e-learning system – http://moodle.ncku.edu.tw http://moodle.ncku.edu.tw – 通關密語：我要努力 Familiar yourself with the NCKU e-learning system – Post a message in the forum of this course Send the Instructor and Teaching Assistant an email – Name, Student ID number, Department, Cell phone number, Email address Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips

12. 15 Sep 2011 Introduction to Geospatial Information System - Syllabus p-12 Tips/suggestions 不是「聽」老師教 GIS ，是大家一起 「學」 GIS – 老師今年第一次教 GIS – 每週共同讀一章 （培養大家閱讀原文的能力） 錄影資料與課堂講授交替使用 要培養實際操作的能力 – 每次進度，自己要實際練習過一次 – 如果有指定作業，一定要自己完成 學習的過程中，醞釀你的研究課題 Basics Objectives Textbook Moodle Schedule Grade Office Questions Actions Tips