This course is a foundation for other courses on the analytical use of spatial information. This course has a substantial laboratory component, with eight lab assignments. Most lab exercises use a set of computer hardware and software to present an aspect of spatial information management. Initial exercises are intended to practice skills, not to evaluate your learning. The teaching assistants will introduce each exercise in lab sessions and provide additional assistance in office hours.
Exercises are due the week following the lab sessions.
Exercises submitted in time will be returned within one week. Exercises judged insufficient will be returned with notes on what elements must be remedied. Revised submissions should be resubmitted by the week after they are returned. Late exercises reduce your ability to understand the course, since everything is cumulative. The Fourteenth Annual Map Design Booby Prize Awards will be conducted.