Haroon Stephen Sahotra

GIS Applications in Civil Engineering
Introduction to the basics of Geographic Information Systems software and hardware and their use in civil engineering. Emphasis on the application of GIS for the planning, design, operations, and maintenance of civil engineering systems. Laboratory sessions provide hands-on experience with GIS software and hardware using specific examples/case studies of GIS applications in various areas of civil engineering.

Credits 3
Prerequisites CEE 301, and any one of: CEE 334, CEE 362, CEE 413, CEE 450.

Video Tutorial Modules

Note: The data for these tutorials can be downloaded from the following link.
Data for Video Tutorials

Useful Tips:

• ArcMap Desktop Environment
• Connecting Data Folder
• Adding Map Layers
• Types of Map Layers

Lab1:

• Module001 Introduction to Arcmap10.0 Interface
• Module002 Adding Data Layers to Map
• Module003 Navigation Tools
• Module004 Feature Types
• Module005 Changing Symbols And Colors
• Module006 Layer Properties
• Module007-A Map Layout And Print
• Module007-B Map Layout And Print
• Module008 Attribute Table And Selection Tools
• Module009 Data Frames
• Module010 ArcCatalog And File Types

Lab2:

• Module011 Connecting to ESRI Basemap
• Module012 Creating New Empty Shapefile
• Module013 Adding New Data To Shapefile
• Module014 Create Edit Polygon Shapefile
• Module015 Create Edit Polyline Shapefile
• Module016 Editing Multiple Shapefile

Lab3:

• Module022 Georeferencing (Part 1)
• Module022 Georeferencing (Part 2)
• Module023 Image Registration

Lab4:

• Import Point Data Manually
• Projection Transformation
• Importing Point Data from Excel
• Moving Feature Vertices
• Snap to Point/Vertex/Edge

Lab5:

• File Geodatabase
• Join Tables
• Field Calculator
• Spatial Overlay
• Tabulate Area

Lab6:

• Buffering
• Dissolve
• Raster Extraction

Lab7:

• Download DEM Data
• Browse DEM Raster Image
• DEM to Contours
• DEM to Slope
• DEM for Cut and Fill

Lab8:

Watershed and stream delineation

Lab9:

Runoff and hydrograph estimation

Lab10:

• Geostatistical Analysis (Part 1)
• Geostatistical Analysis (Part 2)
• Geostatistical Analysis (Part 3)
• Geostatistical Analysis (Part 4)

Exam Solutions
Take Home Exam:

• Problem 1: Landcover Change Analysis (Part 1)
• Problem 1: Landcover Change Analysis (Part 2)
• Problem 2: Accidents and Weather

Potential GIS Tools for Term Project

Cost Surfaces (Data available on WebCampus)

• Module040 (Part I): Raster Analysis
• Module040 (Part II): Raster Analysis
  

Digitizing (See OHV Trails Website)

Network Analyst (Data available at GISMO)

• Module041 (Part I): Network Analysis
• Module041 (Part II): Network Analysis
• Module041 (Part III): Network Analysis
• Module041 (Part IV): Network Analysis
• Module041 (Part V): Network Analysis

Field Data Collection using iPhone (See GIS Cloud Website)

• Lab 12-1 Field Data Collection
• Lab 12-2 Field Data Collection
• Lab 12-3 Field Data Collection

Opensource QGIS (See QGIS Website)

• Installing QGIS
• Desktop Interface
• Download Example Data
• Add Vector Data
• Project File Handling
• Change Vector Symbology
• Attribute Table
• Add Raster Data
• Change Raster Symbology
• Install GRASS Plugin

Install Google Earth (See Google Earth Website)

• Install Google Earth