Instructor’s Manual An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems Third Edition
Ian Heywood Sarah Cornelius Steve Carver
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Contents Chapters
Pages
Introduction
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Part 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Lecture outlines What is GIS? Spatial data Spatial data modelling Database management Data input and editing Data analysis Analytical modelling in GIS Output: from new maps to enhanced decisions The development of computer methods for handling spatial data Data quality issues Human and organizational issues GIS project design and management The future of GIS
8 9 13 17 21 24 27 32 35 38 41 45 48 50
Part 2 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 12.
Practical exercises Spatial data Spatial data modelling Database management Data input and editing Data analysis Analytical modelling in GIS Output: from new maps to enhanced decisions Data quality issues GIS project design and management
53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62
Part 3
GIS software and data sources GIS software: freeware/shareware GIS data sources: downloads
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Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius and Steve Carver, An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Instructor’s Manual
Supporting resources Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/heywood to find valuable online resources Companion Website for students • Activities and revision questions for self-study or discussion • Multiple choice questions to test understanding • Weblinks for further investigation • Hypothetical datasets offering practice opportunities in ESRI- and MapInfo-readable formats and in Excel For instructors • Instructor’s Manual including lecture outlines and practical exercises • PowerPoint slides containing the artwork and images from the text Also: The Companion Website provides the following features: • • •
Search tool to help locate specific items of content E-mail results and profile tools to send results of quizzes to instructors Online help and support to assist with website usage and troubleshooting
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Introduction This Instructor’s Manual is based around a lecture planner (see below) that uses the chapters in the book to build-up a series of sample lecture courses in GIS. These can be used ‘as is’ or modified to create customized lecture courses using the book as the students’ core text. The basic contents of each lecture is given as a series of subject headers and numbered points together with suggestions for modes of delivery (e.g. problem-focused or sequential). PowerPoint slides of selected graphics from the book are provided to help with lecture development. Lectures are supported through suggestions for student activities, student assessment (both formative and summative), practical exercises, data sources and software.
Lecture planner The book has been written in such a manner that it can be used on its own to build-up an introductory course to GIS, simply by working through the chapters in numerical order. However, it is appreciated that many lecturers and tutors will want to customize their teaching, following a different track through the basic material, perhaps using the chapters in a different order. To facilitate this process, a lecture planner table is provided to give a few examples of how the chapters in the book can be organized into coherent lecture courses simply by re-ordering the material. Indeed, when we originally put pen to paper, we thought long and hard about how best to order the material. For example, the material on the historical development of GIS that we placed in Part 2: Chapter 9, to some people’s mind might better have been placed in Chapter 1. Nevertheless, we thought it best to cover the basics of the technology first before seeing how it was developed. It’s all a matter of personal choice. With this in mind, take a look at the following table. Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Course 1 1 9 2, 8 3, 4 5, 10 6 6, 7 6, 7 − − − − − 12 12, 13
Course 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, 10 9, 11 12 13
Course 3 1 2
Course 4 1 2 3 4, 5 6 8
− − − − 3 4 5 6 7 8 12
− 10, 7 11, 12 11, 12 − 9 13
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Course 5 1, 2, 9 3 4 4 − 5 5 10 10 6 6 7 10 8 11 12
Course 6 1 − 2 − 3 4 5 6 − 7 8 − − 9
Course 7 1, 9 2 − 3 3 3, 4 4 − 5 6, 7 6, 7 8, 11 10, 11, 12 11, 13
Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius and Steve Carver, An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Instructor’s Manual
Lecture outlines In the following pages, each chapter is considered as one lecture, though it is clear that these can be combined as the individual sees fit. Each chapter follows a similar format, giving ‘lecture’ title, sections (headings), contents (sub-headings), case studies, suggested modes of delivery, in-class activities and reading lists. Chapter 1. What is GIS? Chapter 2. Spatial data Chapter 3. Spatial data modelling Chapter 4. Database management Chapter 5. Data input and editing Chapter 6. Data analysis Chapter 7. Analytical modelling in GIS Chapter 8. Output: from new maps to enhanced decisions Chapter 9. The development of computer methods for handling spatial data Chapter 10. Data quality issues Chapter 11. Human and organizational issues Chapter 12. GIS project design and management Chapter 13. The future of GIS
Practical exercises In Part 2 of this manual, a series of five suggestions for practical exercises is given for each chapter where relevant, which in turn might be used to accompany each chapter ‘lecture’ unit. Again, it is clear that these can be combined as the individual sees fit. Some of these practical exercises will require access to a GIS and appropriate GIS data, whereas others can be completed on paper or using the Internet. Note that in not all cases is it appropriate to have associated practical exercises. Chapter 2. Spatial data Chapter 3. Spatial data modelling Chapter 4. Database management Chapter 5. Data input and editing Chapter 6. Data analysis 6 .