Earthsys 144: Fundamentals of GIScience

Week 2: Lab Session

where is your data? gis.stanford.edu

Syllabus Updates

readings for next week

SGC Officeless Hours

https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99512966406?pwd=SHUyblB4dHRhVlhxSXJNeUVsTndrdz09

Wednesdays 2-3pm

Tuesdays 11am-noon

Lab 1 Rubric - 10pts

• Lakes & Road Map - 1pt
• Wetlands Map - 1pt
• Inset Map with Vector & Raster data - 2pt
• Statewide Projections Map - 2pt
• Reprojected/Repaired Projection Counties & Lakes -2pt
• County Area in sqkm worksheet - 1pt
• Applying some creativity - 1pt

More on Projections!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkK_HsY7S_4&feature=youtu.be

https://bl.ocks.org/syntagmatic/ba569633d51ebec6ec6e

Comparing Map Projections

http://www.georeference.org/doc/guide_to_selecting_map_projections.htm

Selecting Map Projections