Welcome to Spring 2025!
Welcome to Spring 2025!
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Geography 112: GIS Software and Technology is part of City College of San Francisco’s 3-course certificate program on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In this course we use ArcGIS Pro v3, the industry-leading “desktop GIS” software package to explore in-depth the concepts, methodology, and techniques employed by GIS professionals today to create, manipulate, analyze, and communicate geographic information. The lab assignments will allow students to apply knowledge and problem-solving skills learned in class on real-world applications. We will concentrate on GIS database development, analytical data models (linear referencing and network analysis), and automated geo-processing with Model-Builder and Python scripting, web GIS including Google Maps. Additional advanced topics will be discussed in lectures.
Instructor Contact Info
Instructor Contact Info
Ian Duncan
Department of Earth Sciences
Science 134, Ocean Campus
50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA 94112
Email: Canvas inbox or rduncan@ccsf.edu
Phone: 415-452-7423
Office Hours: TBD, and by appointment via ConferZoom
Response Time: 24-48 hours for responses, excluding weekends and holidays
Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus
GEOG 112 syllabus in Canvas
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes
Design and utilize scripts for geoprocessing, edit data, and automate cartographic tasks.
Employ advanced geodatabase design in geographic problem solving.
Formulate and perform spatial analysis using network modeling or linear referencing.
Design and implement basic GIS web sites.
Course Basics
Course Basics
GEOG 112: GIS Software and Modeling
CRN: 32586-931
(3-unit, fully online) online activity is facilitated using CCSF's online learning management system (Canvas).
GEOG 112 is a fully online, asynchronous, 16-week course. It begins January 27, 2025 and ends May 21, 2025 .
Textbook: Heywood, I. An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition (2nd and 3rd editions are fine) ISBN13: 9780273722595
Course Technology
Course Technology
Arc Pro v. 3
Arc Pro v. 3
Software: ESRI’s ArcPro GIS desktop software version 3 is required. If you need the software, contact me (some students have it already through work or from taking GIS previously). You are eligible for a free 1-year academic subscription that allows you to download the desktop software from ESRI. When you contact me, I can send you an authorization code and instructions on download and installation.
Hardware: The recommended hardware to run the ArcMap can be found on ESRI’s system requirements page
IMPORTANT! ArcPro is a Windows program. You can run the program in MacOS, but only via a virtual machine, like Parallels, or from a separate Windows partition via Boot Camp or similar. Laptops such as Chromebook, MacBook Air, and ultra-books are discouraged, as they generally lack sufficient processing power or memory.
Adds, Attendance, and Drop Policy
Adds, Attendance, and Drop Policy
If you are on the waitlist, check the CCSF waitlist info page for details.
A student may be dropped from the class under the following circumstances (please note that communication is key!):
"No show": if a student does not participate in any of the assigned Canvas tasks (quizzes or assignments) or discussions by the end of the first two weeks of class, and at the same time, they do not communicate to me that they are unable to participate during that time, they will be dropped.
A student may also be dropped later in the semester if they stop participating for two weeks in assigned tasks or discussions, miss a lab submission, or the midterm, and do not contact me within ten days
Important Dates
Important Dates
Day Class Begins: 1/27/25 (1st day of for 16-week classes)
Day Class Ends: 5/21/25 (last day of instruction college-wide)
Last Day to Add: 2/14/25
Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol: 2/14/25
Last Day to Opt for Pass/No Pass: 4/24/25
Last Day to Drop with a W: 4/24/25
Final Exam Date: TBD
Quicklinks
Quicklinks
Earth Sciences degree programs:
Earth Sciences degree programs:
Log-in Instructions
Log-in Instructions
Go to the RAM ID Portal and Login.
Username: CCSF ID, examples: W12345678 or @12345678
Your Canvas password is your RAM ID password.
Instructions for new students
Once logged in, Click on the Canvas Tile.
Shortcut: Login directly to Canvas.
Canvas Chat Support is available 24/7.
Online Learning
Online Learning
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