Course Materials
FR 5131 - Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems in Natural Resources
A first course in GIS, taught in Fall and Spring Semesters.
This course consists of a two-hour lecture (or two one-hour
lectures) and one two-hour lab per week. There are three exams,
two homework sets, and 12 laboratory exercises. Most of the
laboratory exercises require additional time in the computer
lab to complete. Class size typically runs 90-100 students.
-- For Graduate Students only --
Undergraduate students go to FR 3131
Syllabus FR
5131.pdf
Datum Transformation Information doc
pdf
Readings
Understanding
Map Projections
Mapping
Watersheds MN
Map Scale USGS
GIS history:
Eastman
GIS
history: Tomlinson
Using GIS
with GPS
With
Tools on Web
Mapping
Example
Normal Forms Tutorial.pdf
ARCIS Student License doc
pdf
Lab Handouts: Please NOTE that
the PDF downloads work best if you right click on PDF in the
appropriate cell and select save link target as . . . and
then specify the file location on your local device. You may
then open the file using acrobat reader. If you left click
on the file, the browser plug-ins often don't work correctly.
MSWord files are also available, either with a left or right
click and then save target link.
Getting Started (PDF)
(MSWord)
Homework
Files for Homework 2
Homework2.dbf
Homework2.txt Homework2.zip
Tables for Extra Homework
Cloquet (DBF)
(XLS)
Winona (DBF)
(XLS) Extra.zip
Lectures
PDF formats
(see note in red about
downloading pdf files)
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