CE 394K.3 GIS in Water Resources

Fall Semester 2008

University of Texas at Austin

Instructors: David R. Maidment, David G. Tarboton and Ayse Irmak

 

 

Course Videos are viewable on the website at http://www.utwired.engr.utexas.edu/maidment08  

 

Course Syllabus: syllabus.htm

 

Course Schedule: schedule.htm

 

Term Paper Library: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/giswr2008/docs/termpaperlibrary.htm

 

Term Paper Presentations: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/giswr2008/docs/termprojlist.htm 

 

Term Project Instructions: TPInstructions.doc  TPInstructions.htm

 

Final Exam:  GISFinal2008.doc  GISFinal.2008.mht  Final.zip

 

Files on Webspace: Webspace.doc

 

Utah State University Site: http://www.engineering.usu.edu/dtarb/giswr/2008

 

University of Nebraska Site: http://snr.unl.edu/airmak/

  

Setting up your course web site: https://webspace.utexas.edu/

 

Session 1 (Thurs, Aug 28): Introduction to GIS in Water Resources. Review the course curriculum, course outline. Lecture12008.ppt

 

Session 2 (Tues, Sept 2): Introduction to GIS Software Lecture22008.ppt

 

Session 3 (Thurs, Sept 4): Introduction to ArcGIS and HydroExcel Instructions: Ex12008.doc   Ex12008.mht Data: Ex12008Data.zip   Ex1Soln.doc

 

Session 4 (Tues Sept 9): Data Sources for GIS in Water Resources  DataSources2008.doc  DataSources2008.mht  DataSources2008.ppt

 

Session 5 (Thurs Sept 11): Datums, map projections and coordinate systems  MapProj.ppt  Hw1.doc  EarthDistance.doc  Katrina.mdb  Hwk1Soln.doc

 

Session 6 (Tues Sept 16): Exercise 2: Building a Base Map for the San Marcos Basin Ex2_2008.doc   Ex2_2008.mht   Data: SanMarcos.zip     SanMarcosGDB.zip  Ex2Soln.doc

 

Session 7 (Thurs Sept 18): Spatial analysis using grids (Dr Tarboton) Spatial.ppt

 

Session 8 (Tues Sept 23): Exercise 3: Spatial Analysis  Ex32008.doc  Ex32008.mht   Ex3.zip  Dr David Lemon, CSIRO, Australia 30mDEMforAustralia.ppt  Ex3Soln.doc

 

Session 9 (Thurs Sept 25): Hydro networks  HydroNetwork.ppt

 

Session 10 (Tues Sept 30): Space and time SpaceTime2008.ppt

 

Session 11 (Thurs Oct 2): Exercise 4: Flow networks and basin precipitation  Ex42008.doc  Ex42008.mht  Data: Ex4.zip  ArcHydroTools for version 9.3 ArcHydroTools.zip Nexrad space-time file  NexradAnimation.mht   Ex4Soln.doc

 

Session 12 (Tues Oct 7): DEMs and Watershed Delineation  DEMWatershedDelineation.ppt   

 

Session 13 (Weds Oct 9): Exercise 5 Watershed and Stream Network Delineation  Ex52008.doc  Ex52008.mht  Ex5.zip  Ex5Soln.doc

 

Session 14 (Tues Oct 14):  Review for Midterm Exam   Review2008.ppt   Review2008.doc  Review2008.mht  

 

Session 15 (Thurs Oct 16):  Arc Hydro for Groundwater   Groundwater.ppt  

 

Session 16 (Tues Oct 21):  Groundwater and time series demos   Arc Hydro Groundwater Tools Tutorial_and_Installs.zip   Tutorials  GroundwaterTutorial.doc  GroundwaterTutorial.mht   HydroGetDemo  HydroGet.ppt   Precipitation Toolbox PrecipTool.zip  Tutorial on Precipitation Time series  NexradPrecip.doc

 

Session 17 (Thurs Oct 23):   Midterm Exam   Exam2008Solution.doc

 

Session 18 (Tues Oct 28):  Remote Sensing (Dr Irmak)  RemoteSensing1.ppt  

 

Session 19 (Thurs Oct 30):  Exercise 6 Evapotranspiration using GIS  Ex62008.doc  Ex62008.mht Data: Ex6.zip (110MB)  Solution: Ex6SolnPappas.doc

 

Session 20 (Tues Nov 4): Surfaces  Surfaces.ppt   Exgeostat.doc  ExGeostat.mht Nebraska.zip

 

Session 21 (Thurs Nov 6): Geostatistics Revisited – patterns over the United States  Geostatistics2.ppt

 

Session 22 (Tues Nov 11):  Accessing and using data using the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System: CUAHSI_HIS1.ppt. HISDemoSteps.doc.

 

Session 23 (Thurs Nov 13):  Sharing and Publishing Data using CUAHSI HIS CUAHSI_HIS2.ppt

 

Session 23 (Tues Nov 18): Term paper presentations  Environmental Issues  

 

Session 24 (Thurs Nov 20): Term paper presentations HydroGeology and Land Cover Change

 

Session 25 (Tues Nov 25): Term paper presentations Surface Water Hydrology

 

Session 26 (Tues Dec 2): Term paper presentations International Water Resources

 

Session 27 (Thurs Dec 4): Planning Issues