ANT 324 / GRG 356 GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Spring 2010
GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Denné Reed
Andrew Barr
reedd@mail.utexas.edu
wabarr@gmaill.com
EPS 1.102/4.146 (lab)
EPS 4.146
Office Hours: M 2-3; Th 2-3
Office Hours: M 12-2
Web:
Phone: 512.232.6380
http://webspace.utexas.edu/dnr266/www
Overview: This course surveys archeological and paleontological applications of remotely sensed data
such as aerial photography and satellite imagery for use in locating field sites, planning field logistics and
conducting landscape analysis. The remote sensing component of the course covers remote sensing data
acquisition, image georectification, image processing and classification.
The GIS component of the course builds on the remote sensing component and adds to it the analysis of
map features stored in databases. The course introduces databases theory and practice, and moves
through the various stages of GIS workflow: the planning and design of GIS projects, building geospatial
datasets, various methods of geospatial analysis and a short introduction to map layouts and reports.
This course covers GIS and remote sensing from an applied perspective and students are expected to
invest lab time in completing tutorials on GIS and RS methods as well as applying these methods to individual projects.
Prerequisites and Expectations: This course is designed to compliment ANT 324L Digital Data Systems
in Archeology, which has a greater emphasis on data acquisition and field methods. This is NOT an introductory course in GIS and remote sensing. This is an accelerated course is GIS and RS fundamentals.
There are no enforced prerequisites, but students should have a comfortable working knowledge of computers and an introductory GIS course is definitely beneficial.
Required textbooks:
Bolstad, P (2008) GIS Fundamentals: A first text on geographic Information systems 3ed., Eider Press:
White Bear Lake, MN.
Lillesand, TM, Kiefer R, Chipman J (2008) Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation 6ed. Wiley and
Sons: New York.
Recommended Textbooks:
The following book is recommended for those who are brand new to GIS using ESRI software:
Ornsby T et al. (2004) Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo. ESRI
Press: Redlands, CA.
Lectures meet on Monday from 3-4 PM in EPS 2.136. Labs are held from 4-6 PM in GRG 206. In the
labs we will be using ESRI ArcGIS software and Leica ERDAS Imagine software for remote sensing.
Each student will have access to their own GIS/RS workstation.
Grades for this course are assessed from lab work, and two practical exams. Weekly Labs 10 x 6% =
60%, Midterm Exam 20%, Second Exam 20%.
Syllabus: This is a tentative syllabus and is subject to change throughout the semester.
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ANT 324 / GRG 356 GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Spring 2010
Schedule
Date
Topic
Readings and Lab
18 Jan
MLK Holiday NO CLASS
NO LAB
25 Jan
Introduction to GIS
Introduction to ESRI ArcGIS
What is GIS?
Readings: Bolstad Chap. 1 & 2
GIS software components
GIS data types and data models
1 Feb
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Lab 1 Image Preparation
Remote Sensing Platforms
Bolstad Chap. 6
ERDAS Imagine Session
Import-Export
Compression formats
Image Subsetting
Image Mosaics
2
ANT 324 / GRG 356 GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Date
8 Feb
Topic
Coordinate Systems
Spring 2010
Readings and Lab
Lab 2 Coordinate Systems & Projections
History of Geographic Coordinates
Ellipsoids and Spheroids
Bolstad Chap. 3
Datums
Map Projections
Coordinate Calculator
Projected Coordinate Systems
UTM
State Plane
PLSS
Reprojecting Raster Images
15 Feb
Planning and Creating a GIS
Lab 3 Creating a Geodatabase
Building a GIS Database
Bolstad Chap. 4
GIS and RS data sources
Metadata
Digitizing
GPS
Image Rectification
3
ANT 324 / GRG 356 GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Date
22 Feb
Topic
Editing & Geoprocessing Spatial
Data
Spring 2010
Readings and Lab
Lab 4 Editing & Geoprocessing
Bolstad Chap. 5
Locating Errors
Accuracy Standards
Basic Editing
Topology
Edgematching
Geoprocessing
Python
1 Mar
Attribute Data
Lab 5 Managing Attribute Data
DB structures
Bolstad Chap. 8
Editing DB schemas
Adding data
Joins
Queries
Expressions
Cross Tabs
Summaries
8 Mar
Midterm Exam
15 Mar
Spring Break
4
NO LAB
ANT 324 / GRG 356 GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Date
22 Mar
Topic
Spring 2010
Readings and Lab
Image Enhancement
Lab 6 Image Enhancement
Image Bands
ERDAS Field Guide 155-242
Type of Resolution
Convolution Filtering
Fourier Tranforms
Resolution Merge
29 Mar
Classification
Lab 7 Classification
Classification theory
ERDAS Field Guide 155-242
Ground Truthing
Unsupervised classification
Accuracy Assessment
5 Apr
Terrain Mapping
Lab 8 Terrain Mapping
Sources of elevation data
Bolstad Chap. 11
Building terrain models
DEM, TINS
Aspects of Terrain Mapping
Image Draping
3D Visualization
12 Apr
Map Design and Layouts
Principles of Cartography
Key elements of a map
Designing map layous
5
Lab 9 Map Layouts
ANT 324 / GRG 356 GIS/Remote Sensing for Archeology and Paleontology
Date
19 Apr
Topic
Spring 2010
Readings and Lab
Spatial Analysis 1
Lab 10 Vector Spatial Analysis
Measuring Distance
Bolstad Chaps. 9,12
Pattern Analysis
Spatial Autocorrelation and Variagrams
Interpolation and Kriging
26 Apr
Spatial Analysis 2
Lab 11 Raster Spatial Analysis
Raster Data Formats
Bolstad Chap. 10
GRID
Map Calculator
Cost Surfaces
Zonal Analysis
Comparing Raster and Vector Data
3 May
6
Second Exam
NO LAB