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SSCI 582 (35695), Spatial Databases Syllabus Units: 4 Term — Day — Time: Fall 2017, Online Location: Online Instructor: An-Min Wu, PhD Office: AHF B57B Regular Office Hours: Wednesdays 11 am - 12 noon PT and Thursdays 3 – 4 pm PT via BlueJeans. Please contact me via email in advance to ensure I will be online. Also available most days and times by appointment via email. Contact Info: [email protected], 213-740-2876 http://bluejeans.com/6137352004 Library Help: Sherry Mosley Office: VKC B40C Office Hours: By appointment Contact Info: [email protected], 213-740-8810 (office) IT Help: Richard Tsung Office: AHF 146 Office Hours: By appointment Contact Info: [email protected], 213-821-4415 (office)
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SSCI582(35695),SpatialDatabasesSyllabusUnits:4Term—Day—Time:Fall2017,OnlineLocation:OnlineInstructor:An-MinWu,PhDOffice:AHFB57B
RegularOfficeHours:Wednesdays11am-12noonPTandThursdays3–4pmPTviaBlueJeans.PleasecontactmeviaemailinadvancetoensureIwillbeonline.Alsoavailablemostdaysandtimesbyappointmentviaemail.
ContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-2876http://bluejeans.com/6137352004
LibraryHelp:SherryMosleyOffice:VKCB40COfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-8810(office)ITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHF146OfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:[email protected],213-821-4415(office)
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CourseScopeandPurposeGeographicinformationsystems(GIS)arefundamentallyinformationsystems,typicallybuiltondatabasemanagementtechnologies.AlthoughGISoffersspecialfacilitiesforstoringandmanipulatingspatialdata,muchofthefunctionalityprovidedbyGISissharedwithconventionaldatabasesoftwareanditsubiquitousStructuredQueryLanguage(SQL).Thus,understandingdatabaseprinciplesisthefoundationformasteringthetechnicalaspectsofGIS.
Thiscourseprovidesahigh-leveltourofthetheoreticalunderpinningsofdatabasescontainingbothspatialandtabulardata,astheseareintegratedintoGIS.However,thecoreobjectiveofthecourseisapracticalone:tounderstandthefundamentalprinciplesofthedesignandimplementationofwell-conceivedspatialdatabases,especiallyEsrigeodatabases,andbeabletomanipulatethembothinsideandoutsideofGIS.
Inaddition,thiscourseservesadiverseaudiencegivenitsroleasarequiredcoursefortheGeographicInformationScience&TechnologyM.S.andGraduateCertificatePrograms,andasanelectivecourseintheSpatialInformaticsM.S.Program.Thedifferentstudentaudiencesareprovidedavarietyofoptionsinworkingwithcoregeospatialdatasetsthroughoutthesemesterthatbestcoincidewiththeirpersonalacademicandcareergoals.
Inthiscourseweexaminethefundamentalsofrelational,object-orientedandunstructureddatabases.Amajorbenefitoftherelationalmodelisthatitprovidesametaphorthatisclosertothewayhumansthinkaboutdatathandidpreviousdatabasemodels.YetwithinGIS,someauthorshavearguedthattheobject-orientedmodelprovidesaninherentlymoresuitablebasisforstoringgeographicaldatathantherelationalmodel.Theunstructuredmodelisincreasinglybeingusedtosupportapplicationsincludingbigdatastorageandretrieval(e.g.Twitter,Facebook,Google).Theinfluenceofobject-orientedconceptshasbecomesteadilymoredominantthroughoutvirtuallyeveryaspectofmoderncomputing.AnyonewishingtopursueacareerinGIS,infactinanyaspectofcomputing,shouldgainanunderstandingofboththerelationalandobject-orientedmodelswithrespecttospatialdatabases.
LearningOutcomesWhenyouhavecompletedthiscourse,youwillbeableto:
• Discussthecomplexityofthegeographicworldandtechniquesformodelingitinacomputer.
• Explainthestrengthsandlimitationsofvariousdatabasesandnon-relationalstructuresforspatialdata,includingthosesupportedbyEsri’sArcGISplatformandopensourcesystems.
• UseSQLfragmentsand/orstatementsasappropriatetointerrogatespatialdatabasestoaccomplishdataloading,maintenance,mapproduction,andanalysis.
• Defineageographicalrealmofinterest,modelthatrealmdiagrammaticallyandnarratively,andimplementthemodelinageodatabase.
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Prerequisite(s):SSCI581orpermissionoftheinstructorCo-Requisite(s):NoneConcurrentEnrollment:None
CourseStructureThemaintheoreticalconceptsareprovidedthroughadirectedreadingofthetextSpatialDatabaseSystems:Design,ImplementationandProjectManagement.Thecoursereaderwillemergeasacollectionofreadingnotesthatprovidethebasisforaninformedreviewofmostchapters.Additionalreadingsareassignedtoexpandonthetextwhenneeded.
Thiscoursewillunfoldonaweeklybasis.Whenpossible,assignmentswillbegiveninadvance,butusuallytheywillbepostedonorbeforeMondays.PracticalexercisesutilizeunpublishedandpublishedtutorialmaterialsusingtheArcGISplatformandafinalprojectallowsstudentstodemonstratetheirabilitytoapplyspatialanalyticaltoolsinanappropriate,informedmanner.
Thisisafourcredit,onesemestercourse.Studentsshouldexpecttospend10-15hoursperweekcompletingtheworkinthiscourse.
TechnologicalandCommunicationRequirementsArcGISisprovidedonlineviatheSSIServer;hence,youdonotneedtoinstallitonyourowncomputer.Instead,everystudentmusthavethefollowingtechnologyrequirements:
• AcomputerwithafastInternetconnection.• Afunctionalwebcamandamicrophoneforusewheneverapresentationormeetingis
scheduled.• Anup-to-datewebbrowsertoaccesstheSSIServer.
SSIServerandTechSupport–ThiscourseutilizestheSSIServerwhichisavirtualdesktopgivingaccesstomanydifferentprofessionalsoftware.Ifyouareunabletoconnecttotheserverorexperienceanytypeoftechnicalissues,sendanemailusingyourUSCaccounttoSSITechSupportatspatial_support@dornsife.usc.edu,(noteunderscore)makingsuretocopy(cc)meontheemail.
Communications–Thisisadistancelearningcourse,somostofourinteractionswillbeasynchronous(notatthesametime).AllmaterialstobehandedinwillbesubmittedviaBlackboard.Itiseachstudent'sresponsibilitytostayinformedaboutwhatisgoingoninourcourse.Inadditiontoemailabouttime-sensitivetopics,anyimportantannouncementswillbepostedontheAnnouncementpageinBlackboard.BesuretochecktheseeachtimeyoulogontoBlackboard.
IwillsendviaemailthroughBlackboardanynoticesthataretimesensitive.PleasebesurethatyoureadassoonaspossibleallemailsentfromBlackboardorfromme.Donotignorecourseemailuntilthedaybeforeassignmentsaredue.AlsodoublechecktobesurethatemailsentfromtheUSCblackboardaccountdoesnotgointoyourjunkmail!
WhileIamusuallyon-linealldayandwillprobablyrespondtoemailsfromstudentsveryquickly,Iwillendeavortorespondtoallemailwithin24hoursofreceipt,aimingfornomore
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than72hoursdelay.IntherarecasewhenIexpecttobeoff-lineformorethan72hours,IwillpostanannouncementontheBlackboardsite.
Discussionforums–OntheBlackboardsite,Iwillpostaseriesofdiscussionthreadsrelevanttovarioussectionsofthecourse.Discussionsprovideakeymeansforstudent-to-studentdiscussionandcollaborationthatcanreplicatetheface-to-facecontactyoumayhaveexperiencedintraditionalclassrooms.Here,studentscanprovidesupporttoeachotherwhileworkingontheirassignments,sharinghintsandhelpfultips,asyouwouldinaclassroomlaboratory.Pleasepostyourquestionsaboutassignmentsthere,asyouwouldaskthempublicallyintheclassroom.Imonitorthediscussionthreadsandoffercommentswhennecessary,butmoreimportantly,considerthediscussionboardakeywaytoconnectwithyourclassmatesandshareyourdiscoveries.
RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterialsTherequiredtextbookforthiscourseis:
• Yeung,AlbertK.W.andG.BrentHall.2007.SpatialDatabaseSystems:Design,ImplementationandProjectManagement.Dordrecht:Springer,553pp.Whileyoumaypurchasethisbookifyouwishtoownaboundcopy,itisavailableonlinethroughtheUSCLibraries.SignontotheUSCLibrariesandsearchforthistitle.Usedcopiesofthisbookiswidelyavailableonline,sothereisnoneedtopaythefullretailprice.
Supplementaryreadingswillbeassignedfromvarioussourcesincluding:
• Couclelis,Helen.1992."Peoplemanipulateobjects(butcultivatefields):Beyondtheraster-vectordebateinGIS",inTheroriesandMethodsofSpatio-TemporalReasoninginGeographicSpace,editedbyAndrewU.Frank,IreneCampari,andUbaldoFormentini,65-77.London:Springer.
• Hunter,GaryJ.2002."Understandingsemanticsandontologies:They'requitesimple,really-IfyouknowwhatImean."TransactionsinGIS6:83-87.
• Longley,PaulA.,MichaelF.Goodchild,DavidJ.Maguire,andDavidW.Rhind.2005.GeographicalInformationSystemsandScience,2nded.,Ch.3,63-83.Hoboken,NJ:Wiley.
• Peuquet,DonnaJ.1999."TimeinGISandgeographicaldatabases",inGeographicalInformationSystems:Principles,Techniques,Management,andApplications,2nded.,editedbyPaulA.Longley,MichaelF.Goodchild,DavidJ.Maguire,andDavidW.Rhind,91-103.Hoboken,NJ:Wiley.
• Shekhar,Shashi,andSanjayChawla.2003.Ch.1,1-21,Ch.2,22-51,Ch.3,52-82.inSpatialDatabases:ATour,UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,288pp.
• Wilson,JohnP.,andJohnC.Gallant.2000."DigitalTerrainAnalysis",inTerrainAnalysis:PrinciplesandApplications,editedbyJohnP.WilsonandJohnC.Gallant,1-26.Hoboken,NJ:Wiley.
• Zeiler,Michael.2010.“InsidetheGeodatabase”,1inModelingOurWorld:TheEsriGuidetoGeodatabaseConcepts,2nded.,Redlands,CA:EsriPress,308pp.
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Aswell,forseveraloftheassignmentsinthiscourse,youwillconductonlinelibraryresearchtofindarticlesthatapplyspecifictechniquesinanapplicationareaofyourchoice.
DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignments
WeeklyAssignments
Yourgradeinthiscoursewillbedeterminedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessments.
ResumeAssignment–1worth2points.Werequireallcurrentstudentstopostandmaintainapublicresume,shortbiographyandrecentphotoonoursharedSSIStudentCommunityBlackboardsite.PleaseprepareyourresumeintheSSItemplatewhichwillbeprovidedtoyou.Unlessyouoptout,yourresumewillbeincludedintheSpatialSciencesInstituteGraduateProgramsResumeBook.Thisresumebookiscompiledannuallyand,alongwithourwebpresence,isusedtopromoteourprograms,andmoreimportantly,yourskills,experienceandprofessionalaspirations.
Tutorials–5worthatotalof35points.DueintheweeksbetweenReadingAssignments,hands-onTutorialswillbeusedtopracticethetechniquesexploredintheoryinthetext.Atthecompletionofeachtutorial,youwillprepareabriefwrittenreporttodemonstratethatyouhavecompletedit.
ReadingAssignments–5worthatotalof20points.Thesewillfocusonthetextandotherassignedreadings.Theirobjectiveistohelpyouevaluateandintegratetheinformationyouhaveacquiredfromthecoursereadings.Someofthesewillinvolvediscussionsandcollaborativework,mostwillbeindividualefforts.Otherswillstimulatein-depthinvestigationintotheontologyandsemanticsofcoregeospatialdatasetsintegratedintotutorials.
Discussions–5worthatotalof10points.Structureddiscussionswillfocusoncombinationsoftheoryandpractice.Youwillpostnewmessageandrepliestomessagespostedbyyourclassmates(i.e.twoperforum)atspecifiedtimesthroughoutthesemester.
WikiAssignments–5worthatotalof10points.Studentswillutilizenewknowledgegainedfromdiscussions,readingsandhands-onassignmentstobuildtowardthefinalprojectthroughaseriesofpeer-reviewedimplementationsoflessonspostedwithinBlackboardWikis.
FinalProject
Tointegrateyourlearningofallthematerialcoveredinthecourse,inthefinalproject,youwilldesign,undertakeandreportonanindividuallychosenspatialdatabaseprojectthatwillbethecontextofdiscussioninmanyoftheassignments.Theprojectcomponentswillbedueatdifferenttimesthroughoutthesemestertobuildgraduallyonthematerialpresentedinthecourse.Allpointsforprojectcomponentswillbeassignedusingagradingrubricprovidedatthetimetheprojectassignmentisposted.ThefourcomponentsoftheProjectare:
Proposal-3points.Abriefdescriptionofthespatialquestion(s)youwouldliketoaskorthespatialproblemyouwanttosolveandbrieflyhowyouplantosolveit.
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GeodatabaseDesign&ImplementationVideo–5points.Avideoillustratingyouroverallspatialdatabasedesignandfunctionality.
Presentation-5points.Apresentationmadeon-lineviaBlueJeans,opentoallstudentsinthecourse.
FinalProjectReport-10points.Awrittenreportonmethods,datasources,andresultingdatabasestructure.
GradingBreakdownAssessment Number PointsEach TotalPoints
WeeklyAssignments
ResumeAssignment 1 2 2
Tutorials 5 7 35ReadingAssignments 5 4 20Discussions 5 2 10WikiAssignments 5 2 10
ProjectComponentsProposal 1 3 3GeodatabaseVideo 1 5 5Presentation 1 5 5FinalReport 1 10 10
Total 25 - 100
AssignmentSubmissionPolicyUnlessotherwisenoted,assignmentsmustbesubmittedviaBlackboardbytheduedatesspecifiedintheCourseSchedulebelowandontheassignmentinstructions.
Unlessotherwisenoted,allAssignmentsaredueby11:59pmPTonTuesdaysorThursdays.ProjectcomponentshavedifferentduedatesasindicatedontheCourseSchedulebelow.Yourattentiontoon-timeassignmentsubmissionisessentialifIamtomeetmygoaltoreturncommentsonyoursubmittedassignmentsbeforethenextoneisdue.Sometimesthisisimpossible,soIwillpostanoticeonanticipateddelaysifneeded.
Strictpenaltiesapplyforlateassignmentsasfollows:
• Allassignmentswillbepenalized2pointsuptoFOURdayslate.NopointswillbegivenforsubmissionsmorethanFOURdayslate.Notethatallassignmentsworth2pointswillreceive0pointsifsubmittedlate.
• Additionally,nowrittenworkwillbeacceptedforgradingafter5pmPTonthelastdayofclasses.
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Schedule Topic ReadingsandAssignments Deliverables/DueDatesWeek18/21 GettingStarted
Longleyetal.(2005)Ch.3,pp.63-83ResumeAssignmentReadingAssignment1
ResumeAssignment:Thursday,8/24
Week28/28 Technological
Context
Yeung&Hall(2007)Ch.1Zeiler(2010)Ch.1
Tutorial1Discussion1
ReadingAssignment1:Tuesday,8/29Discussion1:Thursday,8/31
Week39/5**Monday,9/4isauniversityholiday
FieldsasObjectsYeung&Hall(2007)Ch.2,top.35,
andCh3.top.78Discussion2
Tutorial1:Thursday,9/7
Week49/11 Semanticsand
Ontology
Hunter(2002)Tutorial2
ReadingAssignment2
Discussion2:Tuesday,9/12
Week59/18 RepresentingTerrain Yeung&Hall(2007)Ch.2,fromp.35
Wilson&Gallant(2000)
ReadingAssignment2:Tuesday,9/19Tutorial2:
Thursday,9/21Week69/25
DataModeling
Yeung&Hall(2007)Ch.3,top.79Shekhar&Chawla(2003)Ch2
Discussion3ReadingAssignment3
FinalProjectProposalMeeting:
Monday,9/25andTuesday,9/26Discussion3:Thursday,9/28
Week710/2
EsriGeodatabases(I)FinalProjectkick-off Tutorial3 ReadingAssignment3:
Tuesday,10/3Week810/9 DatabaseMechanics
FinalProjectWeek1
Yeung&Hall(2007)Ch.3,fromp.79Discussion4
ReadingAssignment4:Normalization&Generalization
Discussion4:Tuesday,10/10
Tutorial3:Thursday,10/12
Week910/16
EsriGeodatabases(II)FinalProjectWeek2
WikiAssignment1Tutorial4
ReadingAssignment4:Tuesday,10/17
Week1010/23
RepresentingTimeFinalProjectWeek3
Peuquet(1999)WikiAssignment2
WikiAssignment1:Tuesday,10/24
FinalProjectProposal:Wednesday,10/25
Tutorial4:Thursday,10/26and
Friday,10/27
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Week1110/30 LegacyGeodata
FinalProjectWeek4
Yeung&Hall(2007)Ch.4Shekhar&Chawla(2003)Ch3&4
WikiAssignment3ReadingAssignment5
Tutorial5
WikiAssignment2:Tuesday,10/31
Week1211/6 Documentation
FinalProjectWeek5
Yeung&Hall(2007)Ch.5&6WikiAssignment4
FinalProjectGeodatabase–Data,metadata,design,queriesandmaps
WikiAssignment3andReadingAssignment5:
Tuesday,11/7Tutorial5:
Thursday,11/9Week1311/13
FinalProjectWeek6WikiAssignment5
FinalProjectGeodatabase–Reflections
WikiAssignment4:Tuesday,11/14
Week1411/20**11/22-11/26isauniversityholiday
FinalProjectWeek7
FinalizeProjectGeodatabaseDiscussion5
WorkonFinalProject
Week1511/27
FinalProject FinalProjectCompletion
WikiAssignment5:Monday,11/27
GeodatabaseDesignImplementation&
Video:Thursday,11/30FinalReport&FinalDiscussion:Nolater
than5pmPTonFriday,12/1
FinalExamWeek12/6-12/13 FinalProject Presentations
FinalProjectPresentation:
Wednesday,12/6-Thursday,12/7
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TheCourseBlackboardpageandtheSSICommunityBlackboardpagehavemanyresourcesavailablefordistancestudentsenrolledinourgraduateprograms.Inaddition,allregisteredstudentscanaccesselectroniclibraryresourcesthroughthelinkhttps://libraries.usc.edu/.Also,theUSCLibrarieshavemanyimportantresourcesavailablefordistancestudentsthroughthelink:https://libraries.usc.edu/faculty-students/distance-learners.Thisincludesinstructionalvideos,remoteaccesstouniversityresources,andotherkeycontactinformationfordistancestudents.
