Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Summer 2019 Institute

S4 Summer 2019 GIS Institute

Summer 2019 Group PhotoWorkshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on May 31, 2019.

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Schedule

Meeting locations are indicated in parentheses. SSRL is the computer lab in the basement of Maxcy Hall. DSL is the Digital Scholarship Lab in room 137 at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library. DSM is the Digital Studio Minilab at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library.

Monday, May 20th, 2019

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

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

  •  9:30–10:30           Introduction to Cartography, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–12:00         Cartography Tutorial, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 12:00–1:00           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:45             Introduction to ArcGIS II, Bruce Boucek, Library (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00             Reception and graduate presentation – Julie Skarha, Epidemiology (DSL)

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

  • 9:30–10:45           Introduction to Geocoding Addresses, Bruce Boucek, Library (SSRL)
  • 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 – John Logan, Sociology (DSL)

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

  • 9:30–10:30           Introduction to Network Analysis, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–12:00         Network Analysis Tutorial, Kevin Mwenda, 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 faculty presentation – Patrick Vivier, Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute & School of Public Health (DSL)

Friday, May 24th, 2019

  • 9:30–10:30           Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (DSL)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–11:45         Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (DSL)
  • 12:00–1:30           Lunch and faculty presentation – Michael White, Sociology and S4 (DSL)
  • 2:00–3:00*           Automating Geoprocessing Workflows, Guixing Wei, S4 (SSRL)
  • Image Georeferencing, Bruce Boucek, Library (DSM)

*Concurrent Sessions (optional)

Monday, May 27th, 2019

  • Memorial Day: Independent Project Work Day

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

  • 9:30–10:00           Question and Answer Period, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 10:00                     Project Work and Consultation with S4 Core Instructors

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Core Instructors

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Core Instructors

Friday, May 31st, 2019

  • 9:30–4:00             S4 GIS Institute Conference (DSL)