Courses on Campus | Online Courses | Recommended Texts

Learning Resources

Courses on Campus

Courses focusing on or utilizing Geographic Information Systems/Science are offered by a few departments on campus. Some of these courses are only offered at the graduate level.

• Geographical Studies
  • Introduction to GIS (GEOG 28201/38201)
  • Intermediate GIS (GEOG 28400/38400)
  • Advanced GIS Analysis (GEOG 28600/38600)
• Geophysical Sciences
  • Settlement Systems, the Management of Nature, and the Emergence of Humankind with a Dynamic Environment (PHSC 13300)
• Economics
  • Methods and Models in Spatial Economics (ECON 21500)
  • Economics of Urban Policies (ECON 26600/36500, GEOG 26600/36600, LLSO 26202, PBPL 24500)
• Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
  • Ancient Landscapes 1: GIS and Landscapes (NEAA 20061/30061, GEOG 25400/35400, ANTH 26710/36710)
  • Ancient Landscapes 2: GIS and Landscapes (NEAA 20062/30062, GEOG 25800/35800, ANTH 26711/36711)

Online Courses

ESRI's Virtual Campus offers many technical training courses in GIS software and analysis techniques. A list of courses (under Premium Subscription) are available free of charge for students, staff, or faculty affiliated with the University of Chicago. In order to access the online courses, please request an access code for a particular course or courses from gis@lists.uchicago.edu. Enrollment for other courses is available with an educational discount from ESRI. Please contact gis@lists.uchicago.edu with any questions or for enrollment information.

Links to Blogs/General Info

GIS-related blogs

Tutorials/Videos

Making a map using BatchGeocode and Umapper Part 1
Making a map using BatchGeocode and Umapper Part 2
How to map spreadsheet data in indiemapper
GIS Programming 101 for ArcGIS 10: Mastering Python
Using ArcPy Mapping to Add and Remove Layers in a Map Document
User Interface Creation Made Easy with ArcGIS Server JavaScript API and Dojo
Use a JavaScript API live sample to build a Web editing application
LiDAR 101 Video
Beginners' guide to OpenStreetMap
Geoprocessing with Python using Open Source GIS
Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Videos

Recommended Texts

Allen, David W. Getting to Know ArcGIS: Modelbuilder. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press, 2011.

Burt, James E., Gerald M. Barber, and David L. Rigby. Elementary Statistics for Geographers, 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2009.

Longley, Paul A., Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire and David W. Rhind. Geographic Information Systems and Science, 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 2010.

Mitchell, Andy. The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2, Spatial Measurements and Statistics. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press, 2005.

Ormsby, Tim, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Carolyn Groess and Laura Feaster. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, 3rd ed. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press, 2010.

Rogerson, Peter A. Statistical Methods for Geography, A Student's Guide, 3rd ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd., 2010.

Wang, Fahui. Quantitative Methods and Applications in GIS. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2006.