Introduction to GEOINT -- GEOG111
This is a living document. Changes will be announced in class.
Instructor: Jim Coll
Office: 404C Lindley Hall
Email: jcoll@ku.edu
Office Hours: day from time-time & day from time-time or by appointment
Class Meetings: Monday 2:00 — 4:30 pm
Class Room: Lindley 228
Labs: Wednesday or Thursday 11:00 — 12:50 pm
Lab Room: Lindley 310
Hello all!
My name is Jim Coll and I am your instructor for the semester. A few notes for you pertain to how I run this course. Although the KU blackboard site will be the “official” site for this class and the place you submit all work to, I use this site here for the benefit of all and my own selfish desire to streamline my digital footprint. I will keep both sites as identical as possible when double posting material (e.g. the syllabus and course schedule), but in case of a conflict treat this version as the most recent. Use the navigation table to the left to find the syllabus, labs, and other documents. I have made myself as available to you as I can so feel free to find me via:
- Class slack channel
- Cornering me in the hallway
Below you’ll find the course outline and slides as appropriate. I look forward to an exciting, productive, and stimulating semester with you all.
Best,
Jim
To help us stay on track, I have pinned the semester schedule below with the relevant lectures, tasks, due dates, and other important institutional dates: Note that this is a living timeline subject to change.
Date | Topic | Weekly Activity Due | Lab | University Dates | |
Week 1 | 2/2 | Syllabus Day | Reading: Lecture notes | Spatial skills pretest & Computer basics | |
2/4 | What is GIS & GEOINT | Assignment: Current event report | |||
Week 2 | 2/9 | GEOINT, GIS, and Ethics | Reading: Lecture notes | Intro to Google Earth Pro | |
2/11 | GEOINT in US Government | Assignment: Careers in GEO | |||
Week 3 | 2/16 | Datums and Coordinate Systems | Reading: Lecture notes | Coordinates and Position Measurements | |
2/18 | Projections and spatial references | Assignment: Favorite projection | |||
Week 4 | 2/23 | Geospatial data sources, data types | Reading: Lecture notes | GPS | |
2/25 | Data sources & collection methods | Assignment: Field relevant data | |||
Week 5 | 3/2 | Review | GIS introduction | ||
3/4 | Exam 1 | ||||
Week 6 | 3/9 | Introduction to GIS | GIS spatial analysis | ||
3/11 | Spatial Analysis (vector) | ||||
Week 7 | 3/16 | Spatial Analysis (raster) | Digital Terrain Analysis | ||
3/18 | Terrain Analysis | ||||
Week 8 | 3/23 | Map making and visualization | Map making | ||
3/25 | Cloud computation | ||||
Week 9 | 3/30 | Review | Cloud GIS | ||
4/1 | Exam 2 | ||||
Week 10 | 4/6 | Introduction to remote sensing | Visual Imagery Interpretation | ||
4/8 | Remote Sensing Principals | ||||
Week 11 | 4/13 | Digital Image Science | Remotely Sensed Imagery and Color Composites | ||
4/15 | Introduction to image interpretation | Assignment: Current event report | |||
Week 12 | 4/20 | Airborne systems | Landsat 8 Imagery | ||
4/22 | Satellite systems | Assignment: Image interpretation | |||
Week 13 | 4/27 | Remote Sensing applications | Earth-Observing Missions Imagery | ||
4/29 | Remote Sensing applications | Assignment: Favorite satellite | |||
Week 14 | 5/4 | Flex day | Spatial skills test | ||
5/6 | Review | ||||
Finals | 5/12 | In person final |