Geog 464 GIS-based Decision Support

Lab Summary and Schedule

Updated October 23, 2017

Assignment	Sections	Start dates	Due Dates
Perform Functional Plan Modeling for Natural Capital
Lab 1 Assessment Modeling for Water Functional Planning - 30 points Lookup table Perform representation, process, and evaluation modeling for functional planning of natural capital within a watershed.	AB AA	3/27 3/28	4/10 4/11
Lab 2 Intervention Modeling for Water Functional Planning - 30 points Perform change, impact, and decision modeling for functional planning of natural capital within a watershed.	AB AA	4/10 4/11	4/24 4/25
Perform Improvement Program Modeling for Natural Capital
Lab 3 Assessment Modeling for Natural Capital Improvement Programming - 35 points Perform representation, process, and evaluation modeling for water improvement programming within a watershed.	AB AA	4/24 4/25	5/8 5/9
Lab 4 Intervention Modeling for Natural Capital Improvement Programming - 35 points Perform change, impact, and decision modeling for water improvement programming within a watershed.	AB AA	5/8 5/9	5/15 5/16
Capital Improvement Project Implementation
Lab 5 Database Development for Capital Project Implementation - 35 points Develop a geodatabase to address capital project implementation. Data are needed to characterize various impacts such as those related to traffic and wetlands.   Stakeholder perspectives	AB AA	5/15 5/16	5/22 5/23
Lab 6 Assessing Traffic and Environmental Impacts - 35 points Students perform traffic and wetlands impact analysis for a biotechnology research park. Lab 6 Part 1 Lab 6 Part 2	AB AA	5/22 5/23	5/31 6/01
Final Project Overview: 5 parts to final project – total X points Students in two- or three-person groups will choose a GIS topic of interest to them and execute the project in multiple phases.	AB AA	Not to be assigned
Final Project Status Report 1 – 5 points See description in Final Project Overview	AB AA	Not to be assigned
Final Project Status Report 2 – 5 points See description in Final Project Overview	AB AA	Not to be assigned
Final Project Presentation – 10 points See description in Final Project Overview	AA, AB	Not to be assigned
Final Project Report – 30 points See description in Final Project Overview	AA, AB	Not to be assigned
Peer Evaluation See description in Final Project Overview		Not to be assigned