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GIS_Urban Design: Electronic Implementation for Urban Design ELDS 720/306

This course introduces students to the use of computers for assessment and representation of the environmental landscape, as applied to urban design and development. The Geography information system (GIS) system is introduced. Data collection, assessment and synthesis are incorporated as components of the urban design and development process. Prerequisite: ELDS 225.

Software: ESRI Arc View http://www.esri.com/

What is GIS?
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a system of hardware, software, and procedures designed to support the capture, management, manipulation, analysis, modeling and display of spatially referenced data for solving complex planning and management problems. GIS applications use both spatial information (maps) and databases to perform analytical studies.

Goal and Course outcome
This course covers underlying geographic concepts (world coordinate system and projections, vector map topology, tiled and layered maps, standard computer map file formats, urban applications, etc.) and provides computer lab tutorials and case studies on the leading GIS software, ArcGIS 9.0 from Environmental Systems Research Institute.
By the end of the course, students will have sufficient background so that with on-the-job experience they can become expert users of GIS in organizations - building, managing, and using GIS maps and data.
Some topics covered include City and Regional Planning, Community and Economic Planning and Development, Housing Studies, Transit and Transportation Issues, Land Use, Historic and Archeological Studies, Crime Analysis and Policing, Emergency Management and Public Works Utilities, Census and Demographic Studies, Public Health, and Business uses including Marketing and Advertising.

 

Student projects and useful links Here is the link to some student projects from the previous GIS courses I taught in SCAD. I put them within myGIS research pages . These are two very valuable link collections I keep update every month. One is GIS for Urban Design , another is GIS data resource . (uploaded by Ming Tang on 2006-08-03) Case Studies in ESRI GIS for Urban and Regional Planning.Zoning, growth management..etc. check more (uploaded by Ming Tang on 2006-02-05) Savannah GIS map Examples about how to use GIS to visualize Savannah Urban area. (PDF. 1.3MB) format. Attached file (uploaded by Ming Tang on 2006-02-01) Text Book GIS Tutorial : Workbook for ArcView 9.0 (Spiral-bound) by Wilpen Gorr, Kristen S. Kurland ISBN: 1589481275 The book also includes a full working copy of ArcView GIS software (good for 180 days from the date of installation) and all of the sample data required to run the exercises. check more (uploaded by Ming Tang on 2005-12-14)