Introduction to GIS for Architecture

When:	Friday, September 11, 2-3 pm Wednesday, September 16, 12-1 pm * new addition Friday, September 18, 12-1 pm
Where:	DIRC (14N-132) (20 computers)

Presentation | Exercises | Data |

Introduction:

• Quick presentation about GIS
• What you can do with GIS
• Sources of GIS data
• Making your own GIS data
  

Exercise 1: Creating a basic map
Make a quick map of Parcels, buildings, and roads with road names. Export data to CAD. Learn to export the map to PDF, Adobe Illustrator (AI), JPG, and other formats.

Exercise 2: Exploring Demographics
Download Census data, select some near a site and make a map of local demographic information. Make a chart.

Exercise 3:
Make an image line up with your GIS data (georeferencing). Add background imagery from the web. Add terrain data and extract contour lines from it.

Exercise 4: Working in 3D with ArcGlobe
Make a 3D scene showing the building site and surrounding structures.

Exercise 5: Challenge Exercise
Make a fly-around animation. Export the animation to an AVI file.