Summer 2016 GIS Institute

Workshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on June 3, 2016. The program can be found here.

Schedule

Meeting locations are indicated in parentheses. PSTC is the seminar room on the 2nd floor of the Population Studies and Training Center. CIT is a computer lab (Room 265) in the Watson CIT building.

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

9:30–10:30      Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, John Logan and Rachel Franklin, S4 (PSTC)

10:30–10:45    Break

10:45–12:00    Space: Questions and Tools, Rachel Franklin, S4 (PSTC)

12:00–1:00      Lunch

1:00–3:45        Introduction to ArcGIS, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

4:00–5:00        Reception and presentation with S4 Fellows, Hannah Marshall, Anthropology, and Leland Grigoli, History (PSTC)

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

9:30–10:30      Introduction to Cartography, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

10:30–10:45    Break

10:45–12:00    Cartography Tutorial, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

12:00–1:00      Lunch

1:00–3:50        Introduction to ArcGIS II, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT)

4:00–5:00        Reception and faculty presentation with Andrew Foster, Economics and PSTC (PSTC)

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

9:30–10:45      Introduction to Geocoding, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT)

10:45–11:00    Break

11:00–12:00    Primary Data Collection, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (CIT)

12:00–1:00      Lunch

1:00–3:50        Raster Data and Map Algebra, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (CIT)

4:00–5:00        Reception and faculty presentation with Parker VanValkenburgh, Anthropology (PSTC)

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

9:30–12:00      Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

12:00–1:00      Lunch

1:00–3:45        Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Michelle Marcus, Economics (CIT)

4:00–5:00        Reception and research presentation with Leah VanWey, Sociology and IBES (PSTC)

Friday, May 27th, 2016

9:30–11:45      Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

12:00–1:30      Lunch and guest research presentation with John Logan, S4 and Sociology (PSTC)

2:00–5:00        Independent Project Work

Monday, May 30th, 2016           

Memorial Day: Independent Project Work Day

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

9:30–11:30      Introduction to Network Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

11:30–12:00    Question and Answer Period, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)

1:00                 Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Project Work

Friday, June 3rd, 2016

9:00–4:00        S4 GIS Institute Conference (PSTC)