Editing and Writing Assignments

EDITOR 1 - (Karen Beardsley, University of California, Davis)

• 1. Accessing Spatial Data Sources

  • 1.1 Acquiring existing digital data

    • 1.1.1 data acquisition (UNIT 1) - (Karen Beardsley, University of California, Davis)

  • 1.2 Locating data

    • 1.2.1 demographic data (UNIT 2) - (Kevin Matthews, George Mason University)
    • 1.2.2 transportation networks (UNIT 3) - (Val Noronha, VITAL, University of California, Santa Barbara)
    • 1.2.3 land records (UNIT 4) - (Ken Russell, Houston Community College)
    • 1.2.4 natural resources data (UNIT 6) - (Barry Bitters, Lockheed Martin Information Systems)

EDITOR 2 - (Rustin Dodson, DYNAMAC)

• 1.3 Assessing data

  • 1.3.1 using and interpreting metadata (UNIT 7) - (Mary Larsgaard, Map and Imagery Library, University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • 1.3.2 error checking (UNIT 8)

• 1.4 Converting data

  • 1.4.1 Converting digital spatial data between formats, systems, and software (UNIT 9) - (Rustin Dodson)
  • 1.4.2 Projecting data (UNIT 10) - (Rustin Dodson)
  • 1.4.3 Registration and Conflation (UNIT 11) - (Paul Sutton, University of California, Santa Barbara)

EDITOR 3/4 - (Greg Haddock, Northwest Missouri State University)

• 2. Creating Digital Spatial Data

  • 2.1 Digitizing

    • 2.1.1 Planning a digitizing project (UNIT 12) - (Eileen McGowan, Holyoke Community College)
    • 2.1.2 Digitizing maps (UNIT 13) - ( Lesley Ann Dupigny-Giroux, University of Vermont)
    • 2.1.3 Digitizing on-screen (UNIT 14) - (Greg Haddock, Northwest Missouri State University)
    • 2.1.4 Labeling (UNIT 15) - (Barry Bitters, Lockheed Martin Information Systems)

  • 2.2 Scanning

    • 2.2.1 Planning a scanning project (UNIT 16) - (Eileen McGowan, Holyoke Community College)
    • 2.2.2 Scanning maps (UNIT 17) - (Greg Haddock, Northwest Missouri State University)
    • 2.2.3 Scanning airphotos (UNIT 18) - (Craig Seaver, ERDAS, Inc.)

EDITOR 5 - (JR Paey, Community College of Southern Nevada)

• 2.3 Creating tabular data

  • 2.3.1 Planning a tabular database (UNIT 19) - (JR Peay and associates)
  • 2.3.2 Using text editors (UNIT 20) - (JR Peay and associates)
  • 2.3.3 Using spreadsheets (UNIT 21) - (JR Peay and associates)
  • 2.3.4 Merging tabular data with spatial data (UNIT 22) - (JR Peay and associates)

EDITOR 6 - (John Schaeffer, Central Oregon Community College)

• 2.4 Creating maps with CAD (UNIT 23) - (John Schaeffer, Central Oregon Community College)
  

  2.5 Using GPS data
  

  • 2.5.1 Collecting GPS data (UNIT 24) - (John Schaeffer, Central Oregon Community College)
  • 2.5.2 Using GPS coordinates to register spatial data (UNIT 24)
  • 2.5.3 Creating a spatial database using GPS data (UNIT 24)

  2.6 CoGo (UNIT 25) - (Ross Miller, British Columbia Institute of Technology)

EDITOR 7/8 - (Tim Minter, St. John's River Water Management District)

• 3. Managing Spatial Data

  3.1 Editing spatial data

  • 3.1.1 Editing point data (UNIT 26) - (Pau Serra Del Pozzo, Universitat de Barcelona)
  • 3.1.2 Editing linear data (UNIT 27) - (Pau Serra Del Pozzo, Universitat de Barcelona)
  • 3.1.3 Editing polygon data (UNIT 28) - (Pau Serra Del Pozzo, Universitat de Barcelona)
  • 3.1.4 Editing raster data (UNIT 29) - (REMOVED)

  3.2 Validating databases (UNIT 30) - (Chris Cogan, University of California, Santa Cruz)

  3.3 Managing database files (UNIT 31) -

  3.4 Managing digital libraries (UNIT 32) - (Tim Minter, St. John's River Water Management District)

EDITOR 9 - (Susan Jampoler, Geoknowledge)

• 4. Analyzing Spatial Data

  4.1 Using buffering operators (UNIT 33) - (Violet Gray, University of California, Santa Barbara)

  4.2 Using overlay operators

  • 4.2.1 Pre/Post overlay tasks (UNIT 34) - (Teresa Pitts, Virginia Tech)
  • 4.2.2 Types of overlay operators (UNIT 34)
  • 4.2.3 Point in polygon operations (UNIT 35) - (Paul Braun, University of South Carolina)
  • 4.2.4 Line in polygon operations (UNIT 35)

  4.3 Using distance and connectivity operators (UNIT 36) - (Thomas Cova, University of California, Santa Barbara)

  4.4 Characterizing spatial neighborhoods or regions

  • 4.4.1 Data compression/4.4.2 Data Expansion (UNIT 37/38) - ()

  4.5 Performing statistical analyses (UNIT 39) - (Chris Funk, University of California, Santa Barbara)

  4.6 Using reclassification operators (UNIT 40) - ()

  4.7 Using boolean search techniques (UNIT 41) - (Chris Allen and Michele Fulk, Idrisi)

  4.8 Using map algebra (UNIT 42) - (Chris Allen and Michele Fulk, Idrisi)

  4.9 Using derivative surface operators (UNIT 43) - (Ashton Shortridge, University of California, Santa Barbara)

  4.10 Using hydrologic models (UNIT 44) (REMOVED)

  4.11 Using location/allocation operators (UNIT 45) - ()

  4.12 address matching (UNIT 46) - (Susan Jampoler, Geoknowledge)

EDITOR 10/11 - (Patsy Luther, AEgis Services Corporation)

• 5. Reporting on Spatial Data

  • 5.1 Visualizing and Representing Spatial Data

    • 5.1.1 On screen visualization (UNIT 47) - (Rob Edsall, Penn State University)
    • 5.1.2 Designing products for printing (UNIT 48) - (Kevin Curtin, University of California, Santa Barbara, Geography Department)

  • 5.2 Plotting and Printing Spatial Data

    • 5.2.1 Operating plotter/printer hardware (UNIT 49) - (Jason Simpson/Greg Hajic, University of California, Santa Barbara)
    • 5.2.2 Operating plotter/printer software (UNIT 50) - (Jason Simpson/Greg Hajic, University of California, Santa Barbara)

  • 5.3 Preparing Digital Presentations (UNIT 51) - (Paul Van Zuyle, University of California, Santa Barbara, Geography Department)

• 6. Implementing and Managing GIS

  6.1 Project management (UNIT 52) - (Patsy Luther, AEgis Services Corporation)

  6.2 Communicating about and distributing GIS products (UNIT 53) - (Chris Harlow, GeoGraph International)

Other Writing/Editing Tasks

• Geography for Technical GIS
  • Using Spatial Concepts
  • Mapping the Earth

• Computer Skills for Technical GIS
  • Operating Computer Systems and Software
  • Programming for GIS

• GIS Case Studies highlighting Technical GIS skills

• General Resources for GIS Education in Community Colleges