Live Webcast of Classes originated at USU. Active during classes, Tu, Th 11.30 - 12.45.David G Tarboton, Utah State University
dtarb@cc.usu.edu, (435)797-3172, ENGR230.
http://www.engineering.usu.edu/dtarb/
ONLINE course from the University of Texas at Austin that Utah State
University is participating in. The University of Nebraska at Lincoln also participates in this course.
USU website: http://www.engineering.usu.edu/dtarb/giswr/2006
Texas website: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/MAIDMENT/giswr2006/giswr2006.htm
Texas Class Video Website: http://www.utwired.engr.utexas.edu/maidment/
Nebraska Website: http://bse.unl.edu/airmak/giswr/2006/
Location: ENGR 401
Time: Tuesday, Thursday, 11:30-1PM
Course Syllabus: Syllabus.html
Class Outline and Schedule: Schedule.html.
Registration Information.
USU Student Term Project Web Pages
Texas Term Project Web Pages
Nebraska Term Project Web Pages
Live Webcast of Classes originated at USU. Active during classes, Tu, Th 11.30 - 12.45.
9/12/06. States.zip. Zip file of US States useful for base maps.
9/3/06. Computer Facilities
9/3/06. Instructions for preparing web pages and saving term projects
8/25/06. Term paper suggestions.
8/25/06. ArcView Workarounds for some ArcInfo functionality.
10/3/06. ArcHydro Software.
8/25/06. Term paper archive from previous years
Session 1 (Thurs, Aug 31): Introduction to GIS in Water Resources. Review the course curriculum, course outline. Lecture slides: Lecture12006.ppt.
Session 2 (Tues, Sept 5): Introduction to GIS Software. Slides: Lecture22006.ppt. Reference Materials: ArcGIS brochure, Spatial Analyst brochure.
Session 3 (Thurs, Sept 7): Exercise 1: Introduction to ArcGIS, Data Files: Ex12006.zip, Exercise 1 Addendum: Introduction to Google Earth, Addendum Data Files: Ex12006Google.zip.
Session 4 (Tues, Sept 12): Geodesy, map projections and coordinate systems. Mapproj.ppt, EarthDistance.doc, KaterinaDistances.xls. Homework.
Session 5 (Thurs, Sept 14): Exercise 2: Building a base map ex22006.doc ex22006.htm Data files: Guadalupe.zip.
Session 6 (Tues, Sept 19). Survey of GIS data sources Datasources.htm Slides DataSources.ppt.
Session 7 (Thurs, Sept 21). Spatial analysis using grids. Spatial.ppt. Spatial Patterns in Catchment Hydrology. Grayson and Blöschl (2000).
Session 8 (Tues, Sept 26). Spatial Analysis Exercise. Ex32006.doc. Data files: Ex3.zip. [The zip file Ex3reclass.zip contains the result from the reclassification 'reclass by ASCII table' on page 31 of the exercise that some are having trouble with. If you are unable to get the reclass to work, download this zip file, unzip the contents and use the grid 'threclass' that it to continue on with this exercise.]
Session 9 (Thurs, Sept 28). Digital Elevation Model based watershed and stream network delineation. DemWatershedDelineation.ppt.
Session 10 (Tues, Oct 3). Watershed and Stream Delineation Exercise. Homework: hmwk2.doc, Exercise: Ex42006.doc, Data files: Ex4.zip.
Session 11 (Thurs, Oct 5). Review of the Dinf Method: Dinf.ppt. Advanced Terrain Analysis: TerrainAnalysis.ppt.
Session 12 (Tues, Oct 10). Networks, Arc Hydro, NHD and NHDPlus. HydroNetwork.ppt.
Session 13 (Thurs, Oct 12). NHDPlus and Flow Networks. Exercise: Ex52006.doc, Data files: Ex5.zip. Discussion Items: 4paneldiagram, PointInfoModel.
Session 14 (Tues, Oct 17). Review session presented from Nebraska. Review2006.doc. Review2006.ppt. Excercise 4 Solution Review.
Session 15 (Thurs, Oct 19). Midterm.
Session 16 (Tues, Oct 24). Hydrologic Information Systems: CUAHSIHIS.ppt.
Session 17 (Thurs, Oct 26). Arc Hydro Groundwater Data Model: Groundwater.ppt. Gil Strassberg’s Dissertation: Strassberg.pdf. Teach yourself exercise script: GroundwaterExercise.pdf. Teach yourself exercise data: GroundwaterExercise.zip. Solution for Midterm Exam: Exam2006Soln.doc, Exam2006Soln.htm.
Session 18 (Tues, Oct 31). Creation of new geographic features: DataCreation.htm, DataCreation.doc. Data Files (Caution, size=100MB): doqqflorida.zip. Exercise 6: Building an Arc Hydro with Time Series Geodatabase. Exercise: Ex62006.doc, Ex62006.htm. Data files: Ex6Data.zip.
Session 19 (Thurs Nov 2). Nonpoint source pollution modeling: NonpointSource.ppt. Example Exercise: BacteriaModel.doc.
Session 20 (Tues Nov 7). Modeling surfaces using TIN and raster interpolation from points: Surfaces.ppt. Example Exercise: Geostatistics.htm, Data Files: GeostatExercise.zip.
Session 21 (Thurs Nov 9). Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing.ppt.
Session 22 (Tues Nov 14): Water Resources Issues in Australia First Ministers Briefing, Nov 7, 2006, Water Resources Observations Network, Murray-Darling Basin Initiative, Australian Basins and Gage Networks.
Session 23 (Thurs Nov 16): Class is canceled unless you happen to be in Austin, TX where you can visit the CUASHI Hydrologic Information Systems Workshop. Agenda, Directions. See http://www.utwired.engr.utexas.edu/maidment/ where there are four video files that show the session on Thursday morning.
Session 24 (Tues Nov 21): Texas Student Presentations.
Session 24 (Tues Nov 28): USU Student Presentations I.
Session 25 (Thurs Nov 30): USU Student Presentations II.
Session 26 (Tues Dec 5): USU Student Presentations III.
Session 27. (Thurs Dec 7): Take home final exam gisfinal2006.doc. Data: Ex5.zip, nlcd.zip. Information. fs10800.pdf.
Exercise 1: Due Thursday Sept 14. Introduction to ArcGIS, Data Files: Ex12006.zip, Exercise 1 Addendum: Introduction to Google Earth, Addendum Data Files: Ex12006Google.zip.
Homework 1. Due Tuesday Sept 19. Geodesy and map projections.
Exercise 2: Due Thursday Sept 21. Building a BaseMap ex22006.doc ex22006.htm Data files: Guadalupe.zip.
Exercise 3: Due Thursday Oct 5. Spatial Analysis Exercise. Ex32006.doc. Data files: Ex3.zip. [The zip file Ex3reclass.zip contains the result from the reclassification 'reclass by ASCII table' on page 31 of the exercise that some are having trouble with. If you are unable to get the reclass to work, download this zip file, unzip the contents and use the grid 'threclass' that it to continue on with this exercise.].
Exercise 4: Due Thursday Oct 12. Watershed and Stream Network Delineation. Exercise: Ex42006.doc, Data files: Ex4.zip.
Homework 2. Due Thursday Oct 12. Watershed Delineation by Hand.
Exercise 5: Due Tuesday Oct 17. NHDPlus and Flow Networks. Exercise: Ex52006.doc, Data files: Ex5.zip.
Exercise 6: Due Tuesday Nov 7. Building an Arc Hydro with Time Series Geodatabase. Exercise: Ex62006.doc, Ex62006.htm. Data files: Ex6Data.zip.
Homework 3: Due Tuesday Nov 14. Review of term project proposals and progress reports. HW3.doc.
Final Exam: Take home, due Friday Dec 15. gisfinal2006.doc. Data: Ex5.zip, nlcd.zip. Information. fs10800.pdf.