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Advanced Geographic Computation for Urban Planning

3-2-7 units · Graduate

Provides instruction in advanced topics in geographic computation and GIScience and their application in urban planning. Topics include, but are not limited to, designing and implementing spatial databases, programming replicable spatial analysis workflows, areal interpolation, spatial regression modeling, analyzing clustering and dispersion, service areas and measures of accessibility, interactive mapping, programmatic cartography, and contemporary theories of spatial methodology and practice. Culminates in a project in which students implement, document, and present a spatial analysis or algorithm relevant to research or the practice of urban planning.

Spring 2003 · Spatial Database Management and Advanced Geographic Information Systems

Topics

  • Metadata and MIT’s Geodata Tool
  • ESRI’s Spatial Database Engine
  • Serving Maps on the Web
  • On-site Visit and Meeting with Client
  • Meeting with Consultant
  • Project Work
  • On-site Work with Client
  • On-Site Project Presentation
  • Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps

Readings

  • Worboys, Michael F. GIS: A Computing Perspective. London: Taylor & Francis, 1995. (Paperback). Note: The book appears to have been repackaged in 1998 or 1999, but this appears to be the same book regardless as they have the same ISBN.
    Listed reading
  • Loney, Kevin, and George Koch. Oracle 8i: The Complete Reference. Berkeley: Osborne McGraw-Hill, 2000.
    Listed reading
  • Oracle 8: The Complete Reference. Berkeley: Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1997.
    Listed reading
  • Trimble, Harvey J., Jr., and David Chappell. A Visual Introduction to SQL. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
    Listed reading
  • Using ArcView Spatial Analyst. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1996.
    Listed reading
  • Using ArcView 3D Analyst. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1998.
    Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: 11.205 and Coreq: 11.220 ; or permission of instructor G (Spring) 3-2-7 units

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