Module 1: Class Introduction / Review ArcGIS / Data Models / Project 1

COURSE INTRODUCTION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Review of ArcGIS and GIS 111 (follow the link)
2. Define data model
3. Define data format
4. Describe the differences and similarities of the data models and data formats
5. List 2 data formats

TERMS TO KNOW

• Data model
• Coverage
• Shapefile
• Geodatabase
• CAD
• Raster
• Vector

READING ASSIGNMENT

Modeling Our World - Preface and Chapter 1 (for next week)

PowerPoint Supplemements (refresh page if download does not begin)

• Lecture 1 - Data Models and Data Formats (see video of lecture/PPT here)

ACTIVE LEARNING EXERCISE

Project 1: Building a Buncombe County Geodatabase

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Du6NsWvB_BfCdI-kSRHapy9hj9Sa_OBjz__svq4anu8

HOMEWORK

Finish Project 1 for next week.