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June 4 - 8, 2007 ,
6:00 p.m. (M) - 12:00 p.m. (F)
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
For liberal arts faculty who are interested in interpreting and analyzing their spatial data sets with appropriate statistical tools. Primarily for faculty from the social and natural sciences; however, faculty from any discipline may participate. Staff (e.g. GIS Specialists) who are responsible for supporting the faculty with these statistics may also be interested. (Liaisons' deadline: March 1, 2007)
Previous experience with GIS concepts and software and statistics is required. The course will assume some familiarity with statistical concepts up to the level of correlation and regression. Familiarity with raster and vector spatial data structures, particularly as used within ESRI’s ArcGIS, is also necessary. Nominees will be asked to confirm that they meet workshop prerequisites.
Course Text: Dave O'Sullivan and David Unwin. (2003) Geographic Information Analysis (Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons). This book will be available for consultation during the course, but we recommend that participants acquire their own copy ahead of time. Available through Amazon, etc.
While many people have explored the use of GIS to visualize patterns in their data, few take their analyses further to assess and evaluate the patterns in a quantitative approach. In this workshop, participants will be provided with the background necessary to enter the world of spatial statistics. Our lead instructor will be Dave Unwin, co-author of Geographical Information Analysis (Wiley, 2003) and recent recipient for the 2006 UCGIS Educator Award. Participants will simultaneously explore the world of high-tech learning environments through the use of synchronous, multi-point, interactive video-conferencing (Marratech).
Participants will use GIS software in conjunction with other applications well-suited to analyses of point and areal patterns (GeoDa, CrimeStat). We will concentrate on theoretical examples in the mornings, through presentations and discussions, and spend our afternoons in hands-on practice sessions. Participants may use their own data sets or others that we will provide.
Special note on workshop format: David Unwin, lead instructor and co-author of the course text, hails from the University of London and will not be physically present during the workshop. Instead, we’ll be using the Marratech internet conferencing system throughout this event. David will lecture and present in the mornings using a standard projection system, and during the afternoon sessions will be on-hand in a virtual “consultation room” for individual enquiries. Our two other instructors, Bill Huber and Diana Sinton, will be at Wheaton College with participants throughout the workshop.
Workshop participants will have several opportunities to learn more about Marratech and meet the instructors (virtually) during the spring of 2007, prior to the workshop.
Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this symposium, please contact your campus liaison. Your campus liaison will select your campus's nominees and send their names to NITLE. NITLE will confirm that nominees meet workshop prerequisites. Nominees who meet prerequisites will receive further information from NITLE about the registration process.
Interested faculty and staff from other colleges: Please note that spaces may be available after Thursday, March 1, 2007. Please send an e-mail message, at any time, to Alex Wirth-Cauchon to express your interest in participating.
For more information about this workshop, please contact Diana Stuart Sinton.
For logistical questions, please contact Jennifer Whitman.
For more information about this workshop, including information about the workshop instructors, please visit http://gis.nitle.org/workshops/spatstat.htm.
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