GLG410/598--Computers in Earth and Space Exploration


Announcements Syllabus Schedule Weekly lecture notes Assignments Links Term Project

Weekly Lecture Notes

DateTopic
Week 1:
1/20 &
1/22

Introduction to Computers in Geology
Introduction to HTML
Week 2:
1/27 &
1/29

Introduction to HTML (cont.)
Introduction to Matlab
Week 3:
2/3 &
2/5

Matlab Scripting
Dataset Subsetting & Matlab Plotting (cont.)
Week 4:
2/10 &
2/12

Interactive Graphics in Matlab
Simple Looping and Matrix Construction
Week 5:
2/17 &
2/19

Programming Functions in Matlab
Gridding and Contouring
Week 6:
2/24 &
2/26

Gridding and Contouring (cont.)
Week 7:
3/3 &
3/5

Matlab Debugging Strategies
Final Project and Cell Arrays
Week 8:
3/17 &
3/19

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Simple Image processing and getting images into ArcGIS
Week 9:
3/24 &
3/26

Digital Elevation Data
Digital Elevation Data II
Helper links: Seamless download for SRTM/NED comparison, SRTM 1 arc second DEM, NED 1 arc second DEM, NED 1/3 arc second DEM
More helper links: Seamless download of high res aerial photography, piece 1, piece 2
And: Seamless download of the DRG (Digital Raster Graphic), DRG
Week 10:
3/30 &
4/1

Georeferencing
Week 11:
4/7 &
4/9

Shapefiles in ArcMap
Application to Dreamy Draw, Phoenix Mtns.
Digitizing: Application to Dreamy Draw, Phoenix Mtns. (cont.)
Week 12:
4/14 &
4/16

Query and processing of vector data with application to Arizona seismic hazard
Week 13:
4/21 &
4/23

Combining analysis of rasters and vectors: application to landscape reconstruction
Week 14:
4/28

Using KML to Import Points and Image Overlays into Google Earth
Week 15:
5/5

Next generation data exploration and visualization tools: GeoMapApp

GLG410/598 Computers in Earth and Space Exploration


Last modified: May 5, 2009