Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Winter 2013 Institute

S4 Winter 2013 GIS Institute

Winter 2013 Group PhotoWorkshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on January 18, 2013.

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Schedule

Meeting locations are indicated in parentheses.  PSTC is the seminar room on the 2nd floor of the Population Studies and Training Center.  CIT is a computer lab (Room 265) in the Watson CIT building. 

Monday, January 7th, 2013  

  • 9:30-10:30 Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, 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 (CIT
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and presentation with S4 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Julia Burdick-Will (PSTC

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 

  • 9:30-10:30 Introduction to Cartography, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 10:30-10:45 Break 
  • 10:45-12:00 Cartography Tutorial, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT)
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch 
  • 1:00-3:50 Introduction to ArcGIS II, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and faculty presentation with Cici Bauer, Biostatistics (PSTC

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 

  • 9:30-10:45 Introduction to Geocoding, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 10:45-11:00 Break 
  • 11:00-12:00 Primary Data Collection, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (CIT
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch 
  • 1:00-3:50 Raster Data and Map Algebra, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (CIT
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and research presentation with Peter Richards, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Environmental Change Initiative (PSTC

Thursday, January 10th, 2013 

  • 9:30-11:45 Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 11:45-12:45 Lunch 
  • 12:45-3:45 Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Cici Bauer, Biostatistics (CIT)  
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and faculty presentation with Patrick Vivier, Public Health (PSTC

Friday, January 11th, 2013 

  • 9:30-11:30 Lab Activity: Project Development, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 11:30-12:00 Question and Answer Period, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT

Monday, January 14th, 2013 

  • 9:30-10:45 Introduction to Point Pattern Analysis, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 11:00-1:00 Lunch and faculty research presentation with John Logan, S4 Director and Sociology (PSTC
  • 1:00 Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff 

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff 

Thursday, January 17th, 2013 

  • Project Work 

Friday, January 18th, 2013 

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