Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Winter 2019 Institute

S4 Winter 2019 GIS Institute

Winter 2019 Group PhotoWorkshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on January 18, 2019.

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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. SSRL is the computer lab in the basement of Maxcy Hall. DSL is in room 135 at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

Monday, January 7th, 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 (PSTC)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–12:00         Space: Questions and Tools, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (PSTC)
  • 12:00–1:00           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:45             Introduction to ArcGIS, Bruce Boucek, S4 (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00             Reception and presentation with S4 Postdoctoral Associate, Daniel Schleith (PSTC)

Tuesday, January 8th, 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
  • 1:00–3:50             Introduction to ArcGIS II, Bruce Boucek, Library (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00             Reception and faculty presentation with John Logan, Sociology and S4 (PSTC)

Wednesday, January 9th, 2019

  • 9:30–11:45           Introduction to Geocoding, Bruce Boucek, Library (SSRL)
  • 12:00–1:30           Lunch and faculty presentation with Michael White, Sociology and S4 (PSTC)
  • 2:00–5:00           OPTIONAL: A hands-on exercise on Accessibility Analysis using GIS Programming, Guixing Wei, S4 (SSRL)

Thursday, January 10th, 2019

  • 9:30–12:00           Introduction to Spatial Analysis, 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 guest presentation with Patrick Rashleigh, Library (PSTC)

Friday, January 11th, 2019

  • 9:30–10:45           Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (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 Patrick Vivier, School of Public Health (PSTC)

Monday, January 14th, 2019

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

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Friday, January 18th, 2019

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