Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Summer 2020 Institute

S4 Summer 2020 GIS Institute

Summer 2020 Group PhotoWorkshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on May 29, 2020.

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Schedule

All times indicated are in Eastern Time (ET).

Monday, May 18th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30am          Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, Michael White and Kevin Mwenda
  • 10:30–10:45am         Break
  • 10:45–12:00pm         Space: Questions and Tools, Kevin Mwenda
  • 12:00–1:00pm           Lunch Break​
  • 1:00–3:45pm             Introduction to ArcGIS, Kevin Mwenda
  • 3:45-4:00pm            Break
  • 4:00–5:00pm             Faculty Presentation – Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, School of Public Health

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

  •  9:30–10:30am           Introduction to Cartography, Kevin Mwenda
  • 10:30–10:45am         Break
  • 10:45–12:00pm         Cartography Tutorial, Kevin Mwenda
  • 12:00–1:00pm           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:45pm             Introduction to ArcGIS II, Kevin Mwenda
  • 3:45-4:00pm             Break
  • 4:00–5:00pm             Faculty Presentation – Parker VanValkenberg, Anthropology

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:45am           Introduction to Geocoding Addresses, Kevin Mwenda
  • 11:00–12:00pm         Primary Data Collection, Lynn Carlson
  • 12:00–1:00pm           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:50pm             Raster Data and Map Algebra, Lynn Carlson
  • 3:45-4:00pm             Break
  • 4:00–5:00pm             Faculty Presentation – John Logan, S4 & Sociology

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30am           Introduction to Network Analysis, Kevin Mwenda
  • 10:30–10:45am         Break
  • 10:45–12:00pm         Network Analysis Tutorial, Kevin Mwenda
  • 12:00–1:00pm           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:45pm             Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Tom Marlow
  • 3:45–4:00pm            Break
  • 4:00–5:00pm             Presentation – Patrick Rashleigh, Library

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30am           Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Kevin Mwenda
  • 10:30–10:45am         Break
  • 10:45–12:00pm         Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Kevin Mwenda
  • 12:00–1:00pm           Lunch Break
  • 1:00–2:00pm            Faculty Presentation – Michael White, S4 & Sociology
  • 2:00–2:15pm            Break

    Concurrent sessions

  • 2:15–5:00pm         Automating Geoprocessing Workflows – Guixing Wei
  • 2:15–5:00pm         Image Georeferencing – Kevin Mwenda

Monday, May 25th, 2020

  • Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

  • 9:30 – 5:00pm                Project Work and Consultation with Instructors

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

  • 9:30 – 5:00pm                Project Work and Consultation with Instructors

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

  • 9:30 – 5:00pm                Project Work and Consultation with Instructors

Friday, May 29th, 2020

  • 9:30 – 4:00pm                S4 GIS Institute Virtual Conference