Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Winter 2016 Institute

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Winter 2016 Institute

S4 Winter 2016 GIS Institute

Winter 2016 Group PhotoWorkshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on January 22, 2016.

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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. Zimmer Lounge is in the basement of Maxcy Hall.

Monday, January 11th, 2016 

  • 9:30–10:30 Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, John Logan 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 
  • 1:00–3:50 Introduction to ArcGIS, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT) 
  • 4:00–5:00 Reception and presentation with S4 Fellows Amanda Boston, Africana Studies, and Laura Chilson, History of Art and Architecture (PSTC)  

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 

  • 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 John Logan, Sociology and S4 (PSTC) 

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 

  • 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 faculty presentation with Patrick Vivier, School of Public Health (PSTC) 

Thursday, January 14th, 2016 

  • 9:30–12:00 Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT) 
  • 12:00–1:00 Lunch 
  • 1:00–3:50 Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Tom Marlow, Sociology (CIT) 
  • 4:00–5:00 Reception and research presentation with Scott Frickel, Sociology (Zimmer Lounge) 

Friday, January 15th, 2016 

  • 9:30–11:50 Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT) 
  • 12:00–1:30 Lunch and guest research presentation with Yeşim Sungu-Eryilmaz, Urban Studies (Zimmer Lounge)  
  • 2:00–5:00 (OPTIONAL)Analog to Digital and Digital to GIS: An Introduction to Georeferencing Historical Maps, Yi Qi, S4 (CIT) 

Monday, January 18th, 2016 

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Independent Project Work Day 

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 

  • 9:30–11:45 Introduction to Network Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT) 
  • 11:45–12:00 Question and Answer Period, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT) 
  • 1:00 Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff 

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016  

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff 

Thursday, January 21st, 2016 

  • Project Work 

Friday, January 22nd, 2016 

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