CE 394K.3 GIS in Water Resources

Fall Semester 2010

University of Texas at Austin

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

 

 

Course Videos are viewable at http://www.utwired.engr.utexas.edu/maidment10  

 

Course Syllabus: Syllabus2010.docx   Syllabus2010.htm

 

Course Schedule: Schedule2010.htm

 

Adobe Connect Web Link: http://meeting.austin.utexas.edu/gis2010 

 

Term Paper Library: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/giswr2010/docs/termpaperlibrary.htm

 

Term Project List: http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/giswr2010/docs/termprojlist.htm

 

World Bank Water Sector Writing Contest  WorldBank.pdf  

 

Final Exam  GISWRFinal2010.docx   Solution to Question 3

 

Post Term Papers: PostTermPaper.htm

 

Oral Term Paper Presentation Guidelines  TermPaperPresentations.docx  TermPaperPresentations.htm

 

Session 1: Thurs 26 August Lecture 1: Introduction to GIS in Water Resources  Slides Lecture12010.pptx

 

Session 2: Tues 31 August  Lecture 2: Introduction to GIS Software  Lecture22010.pptx 
Readings:  http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/arcgis.pdf  http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/arcgis-desktop.pdf  http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/spatialanalystbro.pdf  

 

Session 3: Thurs 2 September  Exercise 1, Introduction to ArcGIS and to HydroDesktop.   Ex1HydroDesktop.docx Ex1HydroDesktop.htm  Solution to Exercise 1  Ex1Soln.docx  Ex1Soln.htm

 

Session 4: Tues 7 September  Data Sources for GIS in Water Resources  DataSources2010.docx  DataSources2010.htm  DataSources2010.pptx  

 

Session 5: Thurs 9 September  Exercise 2, Building a BaseMap of the San Marcos Basin   Ex2_2010.docx  Ex2_2010.htm  Ex2Data.zip  Ex2Soln.docx

 

Session 6: Tues 14 September  Geodesy, Map Projections and Coordinate Systems  MapProj.pptx  Homework 1  Hmwk1.docx  Hmwk1.htm Hmwk1Soln.docx  Hmwk1Soln.htm

 

Session 7: Thurs 16 September Spatial Analysis using Grids   Spatial.pptx

 

Session 8:  Tues 21 September   Exercise 3  Spatial Analysis   Ex32010.docx   Ex32010.htm  Data: Ex3.zip  Ex3Soln.doc

 

Session 9.  Thurs 23 September  DEM’s, Watershed and Stream Network Delineation  DEMWatershedDelineation.pptx

 

Session 10.  Tues 28 September  Exercise 4  Watershed and stream network delineation  Ex42010.doc  Ex42010.htm  Data: Ex4.zip  Solution Ex4Soln2010.docx Computation of slope  Slope.docx

 

Session 11.   Thurs 30 September  Hydro Networks  HydroNetwork.pptx

 

Session 12.  Tues 5 October  Flow Networks and Basin Precipitation   Ex5_2010.docx  Ex5_2010.htm (data are obtained from ArcGIS.com) SpaceTime2010.pptx  Ex5Soln2010.docx  Ex5Soln2010.htm

 

Session 13. Thurs 7 October  Review for the Midterm Exam  Review2010.docx   Review2010.pptx

 

Session 14, Tues 12 October   Midterm Exam  Solution  Exam2010Solution.pdf

 

Session 15, Thurs 14 October  Arc Hydro Groundwater    ArcHydroGroundwater.pptx

 

Session 16, Tues 19 October Arc Hydro Groundwater demo (Tim Whiteaker)  Orlando Video  GroundwaterTime.pptx

 

Session 17, Thurs 21 October  Remote Sensing    RemoteSensing2010.pptx

 

Session 18, Tues 26 October  Exercise 6 Image Analysis and Classification Techniques using ArcGIS 10  Ex6.docx Ex6.htm Ex6.zip  QuestionEx6.docx  Ex6Soln.docx

 

Session 19, Thursday 28 October   Water Observations Data    FlashFlood.pptx   HISCentral.xlsx   HydroDesktopWorkshop.docx HydroDesktopWorkshop.htm  HydroModelerExercise.docx  HydroModelerExercise.htm   Bringing HydroDesktop time series themes into ArcGIS  HydroDesktopToArcGIS.docx  

 

Session 20, Tuesday 2 November  Sattelite Based ET Estimation. SatelliteET.ppt. Optional Exercise Ex7.docx. Ex7.zip.

 

Session 21, Thursday 4 November  Autonomous multispectral remote sensing with unmanned airborne vehicle. AAFC.pdf

 

Session 22, Tuesday 9 November   A Services-Oriented Architecture for Water Observations Data  WaterServices.pptx

 

Session 23, Thursday 11 November   CUAHSI Observations Data Model and HydroServer  ODMHydroServer.pptx  

 

Session 24, Tuesday 16 November Presentation of Term papers  US Water Resources   Batch Processing by Lindsay Olinde

 

Session 24, Thursday 18 November Presentation of Term papers  Regional Water Resources

 

Session 24, Tuesday 23 November Presentation of Term papers Texas Water Resources

 

Session 24, Tuesday 30 November Presentation of Term papers  Austin Water Resources

 

Session 24, Thursday 2 December Presentation of Term papers  International Water Resources  and class evaluation and review for final exam