GEO 440 Lecture Outline Page
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DATE |
TOPIC |
NOTE |
| SUN: 16.Feb. |
Introduction to GIS for Urban Planning |
Brief review of GIS, Remote Sensing, and GPS. |
| TUE: 18.Feb. |
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN REMOTE SENSING |
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| SUN: 22.Feb. |
Introduction to GIS for Urban Planning |
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| TUE: 25.Feb. |
GIS Lab.1: Lab 1 Remote Sensing and GIS for Urban Population |
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| SUN: 02.Mar. | Reading & Summary: Case study on GIS in the UAE | (PPT): RS and GIS in Developing Countries: Case of the UAE |
| TUE: 04.Mar. | Lab.1 due Blackboard | |
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SUN: 09.Mar. |
Reading & Summary: The appropriateness of GIS for Regional Planning in the developing world |
(PPT): The appropriateness of GIS for regional planning in the developing world |
| (PPT): The Appropriateness Of GIS for Regional Planning in the Developing World/Author: Klosterman | ||
| TUE: 11.Mar. |
GIS Lab.2: Where is waste landfill in Al Ain? what type of waste management there is in Al Ain? |
look up waste info. in the UAE and update waste lab info. using gulfnews.com data |
| http://enviroportal.ead.ae/mapviewer/Default.aspx | ||
| SUN: 16.Mar. |
Reading & Summary: The application of GIS in urban and regional planning: (a review of the North American experience) |
(PPT): The application of GIS in urban & regional planning: a review of the North American experience |
| TUE: 18.Mar. | Self-Study | GIS Lab 1 & 2 due Blackboard |
| SUN: 23.Mar. | Self-Study | |
| TUE: 25.Mar. |
Chapter (1): Introduction: Need for Geographic Information Systems in Decision Support |
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| 30.Mar-10.Apr | Spring Break (no classes) | |
| SUN: 13.Apr. |
Chapter(2): GIS in Decision Support Situations |
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| TUE: 15.Apr. |
GIS Lab.4: where is it best for the extension of Dubai-Alain road to go through CBD of Al Ain or proposed new extension near Air port road? &why? |
Use GIS for answering the lab question: Dubai-Alain Road |
| Transportation | ||
| SUN: 20.Apr. | Chapter(3): GIS Decision Support Methods and Workflow | |
| TUE: 22.Apr. | GIS Lab.3: Spatial Analysis | |
| SUN: 27.Apr. | ||
| TUE: 29.Apr. | Mid-Term Exam | |
| SUN: 04.May | Video | |
| TUE: 06.May | GIS Labs due Blackboard | |
| SUN: 11.May | Dubai Strategic Plan (2015) | Video |
| TUE: 13.May | GIS Lab.5: Understanding Overlay Analysis | |
| SUN: 18.May | ||
| TUE: 20.May | Work on your poster time | |
| SUN: 25.May | Break (no classes) | |
| TUE: 27.May | ||
| SUN: 01.June | Abu Dhabi Plan 2030.(pdf) | (PPT): Abu Dhabi Plan 2030 |
| TUE: 03.June |
Lecture |
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| SUN: 08.June |
Al Ain Urban Plan 2030.(pdf) |
(PPT): Al Ain Plan 2030 |
| Mon: 09.June | Poster Day | |
| TUE: 10.June | Western Region Plan 2030.(pdf) | (PPT): Al GHARBIA Plan 2030 |
| SUN: 15.June | Review Final Exam | |
| TUE: 17.June | Final Exam | |
| THU: 19.June | Last day of classes | |
| SAT: 21.June | Final Examinations begin | |
| THU: 26.June | Final Examinations end | |
| SUN: 29.June | Grades due to Registrar’s Office | |
| MON: 30.June | Grades announced |