{"id":5904,"date":"2022-02-13T04:05:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T04:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/?page_id=5904"},"modified":"2026-07-19T12:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:38:52","slug":"introduction-to-gis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/teaching\/introduction-to-gis\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to GIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In this class, you will learn about the basic principles of maps, their specialized contents, and how to create these maps. The class will also address approaches to map projections, reference systems, and where to find locations. The class will introduce you to basic objects such as points, lines, and polygons in addition to features and ways to organize these in classes. It will also cover principles of geographic information systems, learn about spatial analysis, and how to represent data via data models such as raster and vector formats in addition to store and organize data in a geo-database. You will get hands on experience in using GIS software and acquire basic skills to insert, create, and extract data from different sources in addition to manipulating these in the GIS environment. 4 hr\/wk; one 2.0-hour lecture; one 2.0-hour Lab, 3 cr.<\/p>

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30% \u2013 Final Exam
10% \u2013 Mid-Term
05% \u2013 Attendance and participation
25% \u2013 Assignments and Homework
30% \u2013 Final Project
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Date<\/strong><\/td>\nLectures<\/strong><\/td>\nActivities (Lab and Research Project)<\/strong><\/td>\nAssignments \/ Homework<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 Feb 2020<\/td>\nLecture 1: Introduction and Application of GIS<\/a><\/td>\nIntroduction to ArcMap<\/a>: Basic Operations (\u00a0Lab data)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12 Feb 2020<\/td>\nCollege Closed (Lincoln’s Birthday)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19 Feb 2020<\/td>\nLecture 2: Introduction to Maps<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 3-4 (Understanding Maps and Data)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26 Feb 2020<\/td>\nLecture 3: GIS Data Models<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 5-6 (Projection and Coordinate Systems)<\/td>\nAssignment 1 (Global Map)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 Mar 2020<\/td>\nLecture 4: Coordinate Systems & Map Projections<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 7-8 (Symbology and Feature Classifications)<\/td>\nAssignment 2 (US Map)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 Mar 2020<\/td>\nLecture 5: GIS and Databases Basics<\/a>\n& Research Project Selection<\/strong><\/td>\nChapter 9-10 (Labeling, Map Layout, Export)<\/td>\nHomework 1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 Mar 2020<\/td>\nNo Lecture: College Closed (Covid19)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25 Mar 2020<\/td>\nLecture 6: GIS Data Source and Quality<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 11-12 (Geodatabase, Creating feature)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 Apr 2020<\/td>\nNo Lecture- CUNY Recalibration Period<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 Apr 2020*<\/td>\nLecture 7: Spatial Interpolation and Statistics<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 13-14 (Editing Feature and Geocoding)<\/td>\nAssignment 3 (Point Map)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15 Apr 2020<\/td>\nLecture 8: Remote Sensing<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 15-17 (Data Query and Selection, Join and Relate)<\/td>\nAssignment 4 (Digitizing CCNY Campus)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22 Apr 2020<\/td>\nLecture 9: Raster Analysis<\/a><\/td>\nChapter 18-19 (Data Analysis)<\/td>\nHomework 2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29 Apr 2020<\/td>\nLecture 10: Global Positioning System (GPS)<\/a><\/td>\nProject Research<\/td>\nHomework 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 May 2020<\/td>\nLecture 11: New Development in GIS<\/a><\/td>\nProject Research<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13 May 2020<\/td>\nReview of All Lectures and Final Examination<\/td>\nProject Research<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 May 2020<\/td>\nFinal Examination<\/strong><\/td>\nGroup Research Project Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this class, you will learn about the basic principles of maps, their specialized contents, and how to create these maps. The class will also address approaches to map projections, reference systems, and where to find locations. The class will introduce you to basic objects such as points, lines, and polygons in addition to features […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":9947,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5904","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9968,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5904\/revisions\/9968"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}