Programming for Geographical Information Analysis: Advanced Skills

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Introduction

[Part 1: Data Processing]

Arc: Model Builder

Lectures Practicals

Arc: Framework
Arc AddIn
Arc: Data
Arc Toolbar
Arc: Editing
Arc Window

At this point, having covered Arc, you can choose to carry
on looking at data or engage with the freeform option, coming
back to do modelling.

Databases/SQL
JDBC Database IO
XML
XML, SVG, & Java

[Part 2: Analysis]

Visualisation
JChart / Processing
Science
R, R & Java
Web scraping

[Part 3: Modelling]

End of freeform option; everyone back for this.

Agents I
Netlogo
Modelling
Git / Validation
Supercomputing
Parallelization
Agents II
Frameworks




Mop up
Extra practicals

 

About the course

The course is divided into three parts:

 

1: Data processing
2: Analysis
3: Modelling

 

However, part of the data processing and analysis sections can be swapped out for time to develop an interest in other technologies if you just want to cover ArcGIS and modelling.

Freeform section

Suggestions for things you might like to investigate include:

 

Python programming
Javascript programming
Android programming
Processing programming
Computer ethics
Linux admin

 

Anything else you care to arrange with us and we feel we can support.

Info

Course handbook & Staff
Outline / Key concepts
Assessments
Debugging
Help with software
Extra materials
Helpful links
Helpful books
Course cookbook
Full examples
Previous student projects
About this site
 

Some examples covered on the course

Jer Thorp's
Global twitter feeds

Nick Malleson's
Crime model

Paul Butler's
Facebook friends

Hazel Parry's
Parallel insect models