Learning Module: Terrain Analysis

Learning Objectives

• Mosaic together multiple rasters to make a single raster.
• Use slope, aspect, and viewsheds to make spatial decisions
• Create contour maps to illustrate elevation.
• Create hillshades for backgrounds

Reading

• Bolstad Chapter 11
• New York Before the City
• GIS Aids in Search for Man Lost in California's Rugged San Bernardino Mountains (optional)

Presentations

• Terrain Mapping
• Contours
• Calculating Slope
  • Interactive Slope Tool
• Calculating Aspect
• Viewsheds
• Hillshades
• Raster Histograms

Lab

• Terrain Analysis - Planning a Homestead
• Alternate lab (same steps but with zombies!)