Review from first class:

• Ensure all understand syllabus
• Discuss GIS and its relationship with popular geospatial viewers

New Stuff:

• What is ArcMap and ArcCatalog and how do we open these applications?
• Download Practice Data (ensure you install to the C:/ directory)
  
• Example #1: Explore Metroplex Pizza Data
• Task: Identify the Census Block Groups with the highest median household income
• We will do this by opening the attribute table, sorting, and selecting.
  
• Example #2: Explore Austin Congress Avenue Data (time permitting)
  
• Task: Identify the trees with the height class of '2'
• Height Class (1 = <15 feet, 2 = 15-25 feet, 3 = >25 feet)
• Background on tree dataset: 'Staff created field spreadsheets and enlisted volunteers to conduct study on two Saturdays in April 2002. Over 100 volunteers collected the data on over 3000 trees. Results were digitized. Some field checking occurred to asses data accuracy.'
• Select a College for Personal Geodatabase Project
• Download Data Here
• Any college except for those in the Metroplex (Dallas/Tarrant County) or A&M College Station (reserved).

In case we need a basemap, here are some good ones.

1. Successfully install ArcGIS on your home computer.

2. Write a brief (one paragraph is fine) explanation describing what is different between the following two maps, why this difference exists, and how the use of one of these maps may skew (mislead?) interpretations. In both of the following images, the darker blue the color the higher the value represented.

• Total Hispanic Population by Census Block Group: IMG
• Total Hispanic Population as Percent of Total Population by Census Block Group: IMG

Do not email! Please print off and bring to class.