GIS
Courses at Penn
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City
and Regional Planning 666
Environmental
Studies 541
LARP
702
LARP
741
LARP
743
Systems
502
Urban
Studies 230
Urban
Studies 430
Note: Some courses have prerequisites.
See corresponding syllabi for more information—including additional course
description.
City and Regional Planning 666:
Modeling Geographical Objects
Professor: Dr. Dana Tomlin
This course introduces the fundamental conventions and capabilities of GIS
from a broad and practical perspective. It does so by offering hands-on training
in the use of one particular GIS and then relating these skills to the more
general context of theoretical concepts and current professional practice.
In contrast to the introductory course on GIS that is offered in the fall
semester (LARP 741), this one is oriented toward the use of vector (i.e. drawing-based)
as opposed to raster (i.e. image-based) GIS.
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Environmental
Studies 541:
Modeling
Geographical Objects
Professor:
Dr. Dana Tomlin
This course introduces the fundamental conventions and capabilities of GIS
from a broad and practical perspective. It does so by offering hands-on training
in the use of one particular GIS and then relating these skills to the more
general context of theoretical concepts and current professional practice.
In contrast to the introductory course on GIS that is offered in the fall
semester (LARP 741), this one is oriented toward the use of vector (i.e. drawing-based)
as opposed to raster (i.e. image-based) GIS.
Note: This course is equivalent to CPLN666 (above) but is offered through
the College of General Studies, takes place during the evening and is primarily
intended for part-time students.
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Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning 702:
Regional Planning Studio on The Sacred Geography of the Inka
Professor: multiple (see 2003
syllabus)
The primary objective of this course is to relate the academic experience
of students in the School of Design to professional challenges in regional
planning like those they may soon face in practice. This is a capstone course
intended to integrate concepts and capabilities from several PennDesign curricula
and to apply them in a real(istic) setting. The course seeks to refine skills
in regional site analysis, land allocation, physical planning, and plan evaluation
with particular emphasis on project organization and management, presentation
technique, and the use of modern information-processing technology.
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Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning 741:
Modeling
Geographical Space
Professor: Dr. Dana Tomlin
The major objective of this course is to explore the nature and use of raster-oriented
geographic information systems (GIS) for the analysis and synthesis of spatial
patterns and processes. In contrast to the spring semester course, CPLN 666
- Modeling Geographical Objects, LARP 741 is oriented more toward the qualities
of geographical space itself (e.g. proximity, density, or interspersion) than
the discrete objects that may occupy such space (e.g. water bodies, land parcels,
or structures).
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Landscape
Architecture and Regional Planning 743:
Advanced Topics
in GIS
Professor: Dana
Tomlin
The major
objective of this course is to afford students the opportunity to pursue independent
projects involving the development and/or application of geographic information
system (GIS) technology.
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Systems 502:
Spatial Data Analysis with GIS Applications
Professor: Tony E. Smith
The course is designed to introduce students to modern statistical methods
for analyzing spatial data. These methods include nearest-neighbor analyses
of spatial point patterns, variogram and kriging analyses of continuous spatial
data, and autoregression analyses of areal data. The underlying statistical
theory of each method is developed and illustrated in terms of selected GIS
applications. Students are also given some experience with ARCMAP, JMPIN,
and MATLAB software.
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Urban Studies 230:
GIS Applications in Social Science
Professor: Amy Hillier
This class aims to teach you how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can
be used to answer questions in the social sciences. I expect that you will
develop a basic understanding of the principles behind Geographic Information
Science and how GIS can be applied in a wide range of settings, as well as
the skills to use GIS software (ArcView 8.2) to integrate, display, and analyze
various forms of spatial data. The class is also meant to be fun, to challenge
you, to release your creativity and encourage your curiosity, and to engage
you as an active member in the group's learning process.
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Urban Studies 430:
Spatial Analysis in Urban Studies
Professor: Amy Hillier
This class aims to help you develop a conceptual understanding of the importance
of geography to urban history as well as specific analytical skills that you
can apply to future urban research. Rather than providing a comprehensive
history of Philadelphia, this course will highlight a series of issues relating
to race, ethnicity, housing, industry, and transportation in Philadelphia
over the past 100 years that have spatial dimensions. We will learn how researchers
and city planners have used maps and spatial theories to support their view
of the city as well as how GIS and spatial analysis can be used to better
understand historical change in cities.
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