The Last Day

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The Last Day

• End of Semester Logistics, Summary and Evaluation

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Overview

• Logistics
• Summary
• Evaluation

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Grading/Evaluation

• 1. 12 exercises - average out of 50 pts
• 2. 8 out of 10 quizes - average out of 5 pts
• 3. Final Project - 20 pts
• 4. Logbook/Notebook -10 pts
• 5. Portfolio -10 pts
• 6. Class Participation - 5 pts.
• 7. Final Semester Grade -- total pts from
  above/100

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Final Project Info

• 5 Points for report (like memo)
• includes process model (a.k.a. spatial model)
• 10 Points for your results and output
• (maps, tables, etc)
• also hand-in disk with project data (floppy or
  zip)
• 5 Points for your public presentation
• Thursday, May 3, 630 to 930 p.m. here
• Ill send out the Agenda by email

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Logbook/Notebook

• 5 pts for completeness -- at least assignments
  from exercises 3 to 9
• 100 5, 80 4, 60 3, 40 2, 20 1
• 5 pts for proposed and final spatial models with
  filenames from exercises 3-9
• Note Ill look for proposed models from exercise
  5 to 9

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Portfolio

• Inventory of your work plus it focuses attention
  on what you learned from each assignment
• Exercises 1-12 in order
• if you are handing-in resubmits or new
  assignments please put a note on the cover or on
  the second page of the portfolio
• Original assignments resubmits which address
  instructor assessment
• if points off and no resubmitjust write comments
  either on the exercise memo or include generally
  with improvements in reflection write-up

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Portfolio

• Cover sheet to each exercise for the reflection
  write-up -- bullets okay!
• For your future benefit! -- personalized
• soto address significance of assignment in
  course, objectives of assignment, lessons learned
  from assignments with broader application, and
  other observations use SII
• or address them your own way.
• If you have trouble check out webpage

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Portfolio

• SII -- Strength, Improvement, Insight
• Strength -- specific to why is it a strength
• Improvement -- specific to how to make
  improvement
• Insight is your observation of how lessons help
  outside of specific exercise and course context.

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Portfolio --An Example

• Strength -- Understanding of Boolean logic
  overlay analysis -- common form of GIS analysis
  that can be used outside of course/professionally
  
• Improvement -- I must keep better track of my
  time spent in analysis to scope out future
  projects -- start and end time for all computer
  sessions
• Insight -- Provides a visual method to understand
  how Boolean logic is used in computer programming

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Portfolio continued

• 5 pts for 1-12 plus resubmits/and your comments
  addressing corrections
• 5 pts for 1-12 cover page of reflection
• same method as logbook.
• 100 5 pts, 80, 4 pts., etc

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So recap

• May 4th 5 p.m. in box outside of Bray 414
• 1. Final Project materials
• 2. Logbook/Notebook
• 3. Portfolio
• Should be ready for pick-up after Memorial Day
  from 414 Bray -- email or call me first

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Summary

• Youve done quite a bit and should have the
  Raster-GIS basics
• Based on goals/objectives of project
• 1. Planning -- spatial models in log book
• Determine data needs and take data inventory
  (with each exercise)
• Time allocation (from exercises)
• Pre vs. post spatial models (logbook)

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Summary

• 2. Data Acquisition/conversion (in most all
  exercises)
• Create data set from scratch (digitizing/data
  capture)
• Data structures
• Have some references for raster GIS sources
• Data/software issues
• Metadata (and projection, a little)
• Derivative mapping (slope and aspect)
• RECLASSING!

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Summary

• 3. Analysis
• Overlay
• Boolean Logic
• Viewshed
• Watershed
• Distances
• Cost/Pathway
• A little vector GIS
• Module exploration (personalized)
• Generally problem solving practice

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Summary

• 4. Communication
• Characterizing data
• Map composition
• Memos
• Tables
• Statistics -- Extracting!
• The value of GIS data
• as abstraction of real life and GIS error (a
  little)
• always ground truth
• GIS terms and concepts

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Summary

• My hope is that if we didnt cover it in detail
  at least you have a place to start
• with Portfolio, Logbook, Textbook, IDRISI32
  experience and exposure to ESRI software
• The ultimate question is whether you feel you
  can...

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Summary

• 1. Understand and use raster-GIS language,
  concepts and processes
• 2. Explain the significance of those concepts and
  processes
• 3. Apply raster GIS techniques to solve problems
  (both the ones that you did, and new ones)
• 4. Be aware of the problems and benefits of using
  GIS techniques in solving problems
• 5. Communicate GIS work to non-GIS users
• 6. Be willing to always learn new stuff!

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Summary

• Hope you found some stuff that interested you
  personally
• Hope you also gained a little more patience
• Learned to work though frustration
• And, had some fun too

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Evaluation

• Use only 2 pencil
• Write course number in the box at top right
• FOR556-01
• Be careful with 1 to 5 scale
• Anonymous - No Name anywhere on sheet
• I dont get this until the grades are in
• Please use front and back of sheet