Doing Your Part to Combat Viruses

Please make sure you do not bring infected disks into the lab. The lab has software which will check your disks, and NCSU has site licensed anti-virus software for downloading for your use (you must have a Unity account and password). If you are in the Social Science Lab and have an account, please run the anti-virus program on all your disks. Note that use of an anti-virus program is required for all computers used on the NCSU campus.

Homework

Keep in mind you are supposed to do each week's assignments in advance, which means you should attempt to do the Week 2 homework between now and next week! The class period should answer any remaining questions and help consolidate your understanding of the weekly topic.
• Be prepared to answer these questions from Ormsby Chapters 1 and 2 next time.

  CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING GIS
  1. Layers may contain features or surfaces. Explain. Pp. 2-3
  2. Features and surfaces used different data formats. Explain and define. P. 4.
  3. Does any given map have one given scale? Define scale. Pp. 5-6
  4. How are GIS features related to what social scientists call variables? Pp. 6-8
  5. Does one feature correspond to one thematic map? Pp. 9-11
  6. What are examples of spatial relationships that can be asked in spatial queries? Pp. 9-11
  
  CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCING ArcGIS DESKTOP
  1. How are ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo related? P. 14
  2. What is the relation of ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox to ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo ? P. 14.
  3. What does ArcMap do? P. 14.
  4. What does ArcCatalog do? P. 14.
  5. What does ArcToolbox do? P. 288.
  6. What does Spatial Analyst do? P. 16.
  7.  What does 3D Analyst do? P. 16.
  8.  What does Geostatistical Analyst do? P. 17.
  9.  What does ArcSDE do? P. 18.
  10.  What does ArcGIS Online do? P. 18.
  

Explore

Simple Online Maps

Exploring What Cartographers Do

• GIS minor. Note that PA 541 is an alternative entry course in lieu of NR 531.
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, covering use of information systems by local, regional, and state governments.
• Computers, Environment and Urban Systems journal