SSCI 382L – Geographic Information Science: Spatial Analytics

SSCI382L–GeographicInformationScience:SpatialAnalytics SyllabusUnits:4Term-Day-Time: Spring 2021, Mondays 3-4:20 p.m. andWednesdays3-4:20p.m.Location:THH102andOnline(SeetheBlackboardcoursesiteforthezoomlink)Instructor:An-MinWu,PhDOffice:AHFB55BRegularOfficeHours:Tuesdays11:30a.m.–12:30p.m.andThursdays3-4p.m.PacificTimeviazoom–pleasecontactmeviaemailinadvancetoensureIwillbeonline.Alsoavailablemostdaysbetween9a.m.–6p.m.byappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:[email protected]/TeachingAssistant:MichelleLivings,MPHOfficeHours:Wednesdays1:30-2:30p.m.andFridays12:00-1:00p.m.PacificTimeviaZoom(SeeBlackboardforZoomlink)Contactinfo:[email protected]:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKC36BOfficeHours:Thursdays10a.m.-12p.m.PacificTimeviaZoom(SeeBlackboardforZoomlink)ContactInfo:[email protected]:RichardTsungOffice:AHF145DOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:[email protected]

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CourseDescription

ThisisthefirstofthetwocoursesthatprovideanoverviewofGeographicInformationScience(GIScience)andcoversthetheoreticalfoundations,datamodelsandanalyticalmethodsusedforGIScience.Thecourseaimstoprovidestudentswiththeknowledgeandskillsnecessarytomanageandanalyzegeospatialdata.Asthesecondorthirdcourseinafour-coursesequenceaboutgeographicinformation,thisparticularcourseseekstoelucidatehowspatialanalyticsprovideagatewaytothenaturalandsocialsciencesviatheirabilitytosolvemanyofthesocietalandenvironmentalproblemswefaceintoday’sever-changingworld.

Thecourseservesseveralaudiences,givenitsroleasarequiredcourseforB.S.inGeodesign,B.S.inGlobalGeodesignandB.S.inHumanSecurityandGeospatialIntelligence,theMinorsinGISandSustainabilityScienceandSpatialStudies,aswellasanelectivecourseintheMinorinHumanSecurityandGeospatialIntelligence.Thiscoursewillbeofferedinahybridformat.Lectureswillbestreamedforremoteaccessatthebeginningofthesemesterandwillbealsoofferedinpersonwhenin-personmeetingsareallowedoncampus.Thelab/discussionsectionswillbeofferedonlinebothsynchronously(discussion)andasynchronously(labs)toprovidestudentssufficientguidanceforlabworkwhilebeingflexibleintermsofwhenthelabworkiscompleted.Studentsmustenrollinthelectureandonelab/discussionsection.

LearningObjectives

Oncompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeableto:

• Describethekeytheoreticalconceptsthatsupportspatialanalytics.• Explainhowweusegeodatabasesandrelatedmethodologiestomodelthecomplex

geographicworldindigitalforms.• Analyzevectorandrasterdatasetsusingrelevantgeospatialtechniquestohelpsolve

socialandenvironmentalproblems.

Prerequisite(s):SSCI301LCo-Requisite(s):None

ClassConduct

Harassment,sexualmisconduct,interpersonalviolence,andstalkingarenottoleratedbytheuniversity.AllfacultyandmoststaffareconsideredResponsibleEmployeesbytheuniversityandmustforwardallinformationtheyreceiveaboutthesetypesofsituationstotheTitleIXCoordinator.TheTitleIXCoordinatorisresponsibleforassistingstudentswithsupportiveaccommodations,includingacademicaccommodations,aswellasinvestigatingtheseincidentsifthereportingstudentwantsaninvestigation.TheTitleIXofficeisalsoresponsibleforcoordinatingsupportivemeasuresfortransgenderandnonbinarystudentssuchasfacultynotifications,andmore.IfyouneedsupportiveaccommodationsyoumaycontacttheTitleIXCoordinatordirectly([email protected])withoutsharinganypersonal


informationwithme.Ifyouwouldliketospeakwithaconfidentialcounselor,RelationshipandSexualViolencePreventionServices(RSVP)provides24/7confidentialsupportforstudents(213-740-9355(WELL);press0afterhours).

CourseStructure

Thisisafour-creditcoursecomprisedoflectures(twoperweek)andlab(oneperweek).Thelecturesessionsareorganizedintolearningmodulesthatbuilduponthecoreprinciplesofgeographicinformationscience(GIScience),spatialanalysisandtheuseofvarioussoftwaresystemstosupporttheexplorationofthesetopics.Theweeklylabmeetingsandlabassignmentsaredesignedtodeepenyourunderstandingoftheavailabledatamanagementandgeoprocessingtechniques,broadenyourpracticalexperienceinGIS,andenhanceyourproblem-solvingskillswithintheframeworkofthescientificmethod.Thelecturesandlabsessionsaredesignedtocomplementeachothertoprovideyouwithsoundtheoreticalreasoningandthetechnicalskillstoinvestigatevariousphysicaland/orsocialprocesses.YourweeklylaboratoryreportswillbegradedandreturnedviaBlackboard,andthemid-termandfinalexamswillcoverboththelectureandlaboratorycomponents.Itisrequiredthatyouregisterforboththelectureandonelaboratorysessionforthiscourse.

TechnologicalandCommunicationRequirements

GISsoftwareaccesswillbeprovidedbytheSpatialSciencesInstitute;hence,youdonotneedtoinstallitonyourowncomputer.Instead,everystudentmusthavethefollowingtechnologyrequirements:

• AcomputerwithafastInternetconnection.• Afunctionalwebcamandamicrophoneforusewheneverapresentationormeetingis

scheduled.

Ifastudentdoesnothaveaccesstoanyofthese,pleasespeakwiththeinstructoratthestartofthesemestertoestablishaworkaround.

SSIServerandTechSupport–ThiscourseutilizestheSSIServer,whichisavirtualdesktopgivingaccesstomanydifferentprofessionalsoftwareprograms,andApacheGuacamole,aremotedesktopprogramgivingaccesstocomputingservicesphysicallylocatedintheSSIcomputinglab.Ifyouareunabletoconnecttotheserverorremotedesktop,orexperienceanytypeoftechnicalissues,sendanemailusingyourUSCaccounttoTechSupportatspatial_support@usc.edu,makingsuretocopy(cc)yourinstructorontheemail.Questionspertainingtospecificassignmentsshouldbedirectedtoyourlabinstructor.

Communications–AllcoursematerialsandcorrespondencewillbepostedonthecourseBlackboardwebsite.YourassignmentswillbegradedandreturnedviaBlackboard.Asaregisteredstudentyouwillfindthiscourseavailableforyoutoaccessat10amPTonthefirstdayofclasses.Inadditiontoemailabouttime-sensitivetopics,announcementswillbeposted


onBlackboard.Itiseachstudent'sresponsibilitytostayinformedastocourseactivitiesandupdates.AllstudentsareinchargeofensuringthatemailsentfromtheUSCBlackboardaccountisnotdirectedtojunkmail.

Theinstructorwillendeavortorespondtoemailwithin24hoursofreceipt,aimingfornomorethana72-hourdelay.Anannouncementwillbepostedintherareinstancewhenaninstructorisofflinefor72hoursormore.

RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterials

Therequiredtextbooksforthiscourseare:

• Burrough,P.A.,R.A.McDonnel,andC.D.Lloyd.2015.Principlesofgeographicinformationsystems(3rded.).Oxford,UK:OxfordUniversityPress.

Supplementaryreadingswillbeassignedfromvarioussourcesincluding,butnotlimitedto:

• Aljoufie,M.,M.Zuidgeest,M.BrusselandM.vanMaarseveen.2013.Spatial–temporalanalysisofurbangrowthandtransportationinJeddahCity,SaudiArabia.Cities,31,57-68.

• Bagui,E.andR.Earp.2012.Chapter4:ThebasicERdiagram:Adatamodelingschema.InDatabaseDesignUsingEntity-RelationshipDiagrams.AuerbachPublications(availableonlineviaUSCLibraries)

• Batra,R.2018.Chapter1:AnIntroductiontoSQL.InSQLPrimer:AnAcceleratedIntroductiontoSQLBasics(1sted.).Berkeley,CA:ApressL.P.(availableonlineviaUSCLibraries)

• Chaikaew,P.,Adeyemi,O.,Hamilton,A.O.,&Clifford,O.2020.Spatialcharacteristicsandeconomicvalueofthreatenedspecies(Khayaivorensis).ScientificReports,10(1):1-8.

• deSmith,M.J.,M.F.Goodchild,andP.A.Longley.2020.Geospatialanalysis:Acomprehensiveguidetoprinciples,techniquesandsoftwaretools(6thed.).Winchelsea,UK:TheWinchelseaPress(availableonlineathttp://www.spatialanalysisonline.com)

• Harris,N.L.,E.Goldman,C.Gabris,J.Nordling,S.Minnemeyer,S.Ansari,M.Lippmann,L.Bennet,M.Raad,M.Hansen,andP.Potapob.2017.Usingspatialstatisticstoidentifyemerginghotspotsofforestloss.EnvironmentalResearchLetters12:024012.

• Kim,C.2016.LanduseclassificationandlandusechangeanalysisusingsatelliteimagesinLombokIsland,Indonesia.Forestscienceandtechnology,12(4):183-191.

• Li,W.,Batty,M.,&Goodchild,M.F.2020.Real-timeGISforsmartcities.InternationalJournalofGeographicInformationSystems34:311-324.

• Shi,Xun,JenniferAlford-Teaster,TracyOnega,andDongmeiWang.2012.SpatialaccessandlocaldemandformajorcancercarefacilitiesintheUnitedStates.AnnalsoftheAssociationofAmericanGeographers102(5):1125-1134.


• Webster,K.,J.Arroyo-Mora,O.Coomes,Y.Takasaki,andC.Abizaid.2016.AcostpathandnetworkanalysismethodologytocalculatedistancealongacomplexrivernetworkinPeruvianAmazon.AppliedGeography73:13-25.

• Wright,D.J.,andC.Harder.2019.GISforscience:Applyingmappingandspatialanalytics.Redlands,CA:EsriPress.

• Zeiler,M.2010.Chapter1.Insidethegeodatabase.InModelingourworld:TheEsriguidetogeodatabaseconcepts(2nded).Redlands,CA:EsriPress.

DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignments

Yourgradeinthisclasswillbedeterminedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessmentsasfollows:

In-ClassWork(10%):Agradeforthesemesterwillbeassignedbasedonyourengagementinclassdiscussionandactivities.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteanddiscussassignedreadings,engagewiththelecturematerials,shareanddiscusscourseassignmentsandcompletein-classassignments,amongotherformsofactiveengagement.Studentswillearnfullcreditbyengagingconsistentlythroughouttheentiresemester.

Discussion(15%):Fivediscussions(eachworth3points)relatedtocourseconceptsandreadingswillberequiredthroughoutthecourseperiodviatheDiscussionForumonBlackboard.

LaboratoryReports(40%):Thiscourseincludesalaboratorymeetingeachweektodeveloptechnicalcompetencywithgeospatialsoftwareplatformsandspatialanalytictechniques.Therewillbeatotalof10laboratoryreports(eachworth4points)dueoverthecourseofthesemester.Theweeklylaboratorysessionswillrun1-2hours,asshownintheScheduleofClassesandwillentaildiscussionsofthepreviousandthenextweek’slabassignments.Absencesfromsynchronouslabsessionsmustberequestedandapprovedviaemailsbythelaboratoryinstructorpriortothelabdiscussionsessionyouwillmiss.Excusedabsencesfromlabdiscussionsectionswillbegrantedonlyforvalidreasons;pleasenotifyusofthereasonforyourabsenceinyouremail.

Mid-TermandFinalExams(35%):Themid-termandfinalexamswillcontribute15and20%towardsyourfinalgrades,respectively,andwilluseamixofformatsandcoverbothlecturesandlabs.Studentsareexpectedtotaketheexamsattheindicatedtimes.

GradingBreakdown


Assessment Number PointsEach TotalPointsIn-classwork -- -- 10Discussions 5 3 15Laboratoryreports 10 4 40

Midtermexam 1 15 15

Finalexam 1 20 20

Total 17 -- 100

Schedule

Topic ReadingsandAssignments Deliverables/DueDates

Reviewon301&IntrotoCourse

Week1

1/20**Monday,1/18isuniversityholiday

Introductiontocourse Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.1 Nolabs

Week2

1/25

Reviewon301/381&spatialETL

Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.4uptoSec.4.3(pp.69-78)&Ch.5

Lab1:spatialdataengineering

Usecase1.TrafficSafetyinLosAngeles

1/27Geographicdataanddata

modelsusingentity-relationshipdiagrams

Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.2andCh.3uptopp.49Bagui(2012)Ch.4

Week3

2/1

Spatialdatabasemanagementsystems

(SDBMS)

Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.3pp.49-67

Zeiler(2010)Discussion1 Lab2:ERD

2/3

Spatialdatabasestandards:topology,domain,subtype

&metadata

Burroughetal.(2015)Sec.4.4-4.10

Week4

2/8

SpatialdatabasemanagementusingSQL Batra(2018)Ch.1

Discussion1due:9amPT,Monday2/8

Lab3:Domain/subtype&basicSQL



Usecase2.GhostsmeltersintheU.S.

2/10 Statisticalmethodsandanalyticalprocess

Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.6uptoSec.6.2

deSmithetal.(2020)Sec.3.1

Week52/17**Monday,2/15isauniversityholiday

Exploratoryspatialdataanalysis(ESDA) deSmithetal.(2020)Sec.5.2 Lab4:ESDA

Week6

2/22Point-patternanalysis:

Distance-anddensity-basedmeasures

Burroughetal.(2015)Sec.6.7–6.8

Discussion2Lab5:Spatialpatterns

2/24 SpatialautocorrelationBurroughetal.(2015)Sec.

6.3–6.4deSmithetal.(2020)Sec.5.5

Usecase3.Crimeandracialjusticeanalysis

Week7

3/1 Polygon-basedanalysis

Burroughetal.(2015)Sec.7.1-7.3;Sec.7.7-7.8

deSmithetal.(2020)Sec.4.2


Lab6:crimeanalysisincl.pattern/space-timecube/possible

causes3/3 Space-timeanalysis Aljoufieetal.(2013)

Harrisetal.(2017)

Week8

3/8 Mid-termexam

NoLabs

Usecase4.Renewableenergyoff-coast

3/10**3/12isuniversityWellnessDay(1)

Environmentalapplications(Guestspeaker:Dr.Pasicha

Chaikaew)

Wright&Harder(2019)Chaikaewetal.(2020)

Week9



3/15

Gridoperations Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.10Discussion3 Lab7:Rasteranalysis

&siteselection3/17

Distance-basedanalysis&simplesiteselectionmodel

Burroughetal.(2015)Sec.7.4-7.6

Week103/22**3/23isuniversityWellnessDay(2)

Digitalterrainanalysisandhydrologicalnetwork Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.11


Nolab

3/24Locationoptimization:

weightedoverlay&fuzzyoverlay

Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.13

Usecase5.Smartfarming(sustainableprecisionagriculture&precisionconservation)

Week113/29

Earthobservation&remote

sensingdataanalysis

Kim(2016)Discussion4

Lab8:RSchangedetection

3/31 SpatialinterpolationI Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.8

Week124/5**4/7isuniversityWellnessDay(3)

SpatialinterpolationII Burroughetal.(2015)Ch.9

Discussion4due:9amPT,Monday4/5Lab9:Spatialinterpolation

Usecase6.Publichealthaccessibility

Week13

4/12

Spatialaccessibility:Two-stepfloatingcatchmentarea

(2SFCA)Shietal.(2012) Lab10:2SFCA



4/14 NetworkanalysisandO-Dmatrix

deSmithetal.(2020)Sec.4.4.1-4.4.4

Websteretal.(2016)

Week14

4/19Spatialnetworkandhealthaccess(Guestspeaker:Shea

Gilliam)Discussion5

Nolabs4/21**4/22isuniversityWellnessDay(4)

Real-timedatavisualizationandanalytics Lietal.(2020)

Coursereview&movingforward

Week15

4/26

Coursereview Discussion5due:9amPT,Monday4/26

4/28**Thursday,4/29islastdayofclass

LookingforwardonGIScience:ConnectingknowledgetoSSCI383L

FinalExam FinalExamfollowstheuniversityexamschedule:Friday,May7@2-4pm

StatementonAcademicConductandSupportSystems

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