GEOG 485 - GIS Programming and Customization

Summer 2013, Section 001 - 3.0 Credits
Schedule Number 144739

Important Dates

Reg Period: 2/4/2013 - 5/28/2013
First Day of Class: 5/22/2013
End of Class: 7/31/2013

Course Description

Customizing GIS software to extend its built-in functionality and to automate repetitive tasks.

Strong writing skills are recommended for this course. If English is not your native language, it is important that you read additional information regarding English language proficiency before registering for this course.

Prerequisites

GEOG 363 or GEOG 484; CMPSC101 or equivalent

Sample Course Syllabus

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Costs and Fees

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Remarks

Geography 485 is one of the elective courses students may choose as their final course in the Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems. It is also an elective for students in the Penn State Master of GIS degree program. The focus of the course is on geoprocessing automation within ESRI's ArcGIS desktop software environment by writing scripts in the Python programming language. While no previous programming experience is assumed, students in GEOG 485 will benefit from prior programming experience. Students who successfully complete the course are able to automate workflows and repetitive GIS tasks both graphically using Model Builder and programmatically using Python. Geography 485 requires use of ESRI's ArcView software.

CMPSC 101 prerequisite is waived

 

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Material Requirements

Your course materials are listed below. Textbooks can be acquired from any number of textbook sellers. If you wish, you may purchase your books from the sources listed below. The information displayed is provided pursuant to the U.S. Higher Education Opportunity Act.

Material Title	Edition	Author	ISBN	Source
ArcGIS 10.X software product. A 1yr education license currently provided free of charge - students receive during enrollment in GEOG 482, or upon request, see Software Requirements.	10.X			ESRI Press
Python Scripting for ArcGIS		Zandbergen, Paul A.	9781589482821	MBS

Technical Requirements

Requires: For the current requirements, please go to: https://gis.e-education.psu.edu/gis/techspecs

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Software Requirements

Requires: Work in this course requires the ArcGIS 10.1 Desktop software products. Details on acquiring an educational software license can be found at https://gis.e-education.psu.edu/gis/faq#esri . If you have questions regarding the software, please contact the instructor.

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