Workshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on June 9, 2017.

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S4 Summer 2017 GIS Institute

Meeting locations are indicated in parentheses. PSTC is the seminar room on the 2nd floor of the Population Studies and Training Center. SSRL is the computer lab in the basement of Maxcy Hall.

Tuesday, May 30th, 2017

• 9:30–10:30      Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, Michael White and Rachel Franklin, S4 (PSTC)
• 10:30–10:45    Break
• 10:45–12:00    Space: Questions and Tools, Rachel Franklin, S4 (PSTC)
• 12:00–1:00      Lunch
• 1:00–3:45        Introduction to ArcGIS, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 4:00–5:00        Reception and presentation with Parker VanValkenburgh, Anthropology (PSTC)

Wednesday, May 31st, 2017

• 9:30–10:30      Introduction to Cartography, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 10:30–10:45    Break
• 10:45–12:00    Cartography Tutorial, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 12:00–1:00      Lunch
• 1:00–3:50        Introduction to ArcGIS II, Bruce Boucek, Library (SSRL)
• 4:00–5:00        Reception and faculty presentation with S4 Fellow, Lorenzo Aldeco, Economics (PSTC)

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

• 9:30–10:45      Introduction to Geocoding, Bruce Boucek, Library (SSRL)
• 10:45–11:00    Break
• 11:00–12:00    Primary Data Collection, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (SSRL)
• 12:00–1:00      Lunch
• 1:00–3:50        Raster Data and Map Algebra, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (SSRL)
• 4:00–5:00        Reception and faculty presentation with Andrew Foster, Economics (PSTC)

Friday, June 2nd, 2017

• 9:30–12:00      Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 12:00–1:00      Lunch
• 1:00–3:45        Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Tom Marlow, Sociology (SSRL)
• 4:00–5:00        Reception and research presentation with Leah VanWey, Sociology (PSTC)

Monday, June 5th, 2017

• 9:30–11:45      Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 12:00–1:30      Lunch and guest research presentation with Michael White, Sociology and S4 (PSTC)
• 2:00–5:00        OPTIONAL: Introduction to Python for Spatial Analysis, Yi Qi, S4 (SSRL)

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017

• 9:30–11:30      Introduction to Network Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 11:30–12:00    Question and Answer Period, Rachel Franklin, S4 (SSRL)
• 1:00                 Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017

• Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Thursday, January 8th, 2017

• Project Work

Friday, June 9th, 2017

• 9:00–4:00        S4 GIS Institute Conference (PSTC)