GEOG 631 GIS for Transportation and Logistics

Globalization has increasingly connected people, places, products, and culture and these are all primarily connected through the world’s transportation networks by sea, air, land, and digital modalities. Many of these connections and exchanges are significantly impacted by geographical concepts of place, distance, and topography. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allows practitioners to evaluate spatial relationships and conduct network analysis for geospatial data related to transportation networks and logistics. Students will specifically explore best practices related to transportation and logistics in constructing geospatial data, conducting network analysis, and evaluating flow models.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (5)

Discussions are designed to foster interpersonal connections among students for a more engaging learning environment, Students are invited to discuss anything pertaining to the module on the discussion topic. Students will complete 5 discussions throughout this course.

Threads: Each thread must be a maximum of three paragraphs with at least 200 words per paragraph in response to the provided prompt and demonstrate course-related knowledge.

Peer Replies:

Students will then reply to threads of two peers. Each reply must be at least 150 words.

Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover the Learn materials for the Modules: Weeks in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book and open-notes, contain 10 multiple choice questions and short questions, and have a 45-minute time limit.

Lab Assignments (7)

The student will conduct a series of exercises using the ArcGIS Pro software. Each exercise will involve producing maps/data and answering a series of questions. The labs will also incorporate concepts and key information from the text readings. The labs include:

• Lab Exercise: Mapping Transit Route and Stops Assignment
• Lab Exercise: Intermodal Network Facilities Visualization Assignment
• Lab Exercise: Choose the Best location with Location-Allocation Analysis Assignment
• Lab Exercise: Vehicle Routing Problem Analysis Assignment
• Lab Exercise: Origin-Destination Cost Matrix Analysis Assignment
• Lab Exercise: Road Density and Traffic Congestion Analysis Assignment
• Lab Exercise: Traffic Crash Analysis Assignment

Final Lab Project Assignment

The student will complete a GIS application final project applying course topics and materials into a project. The project will complete Assess Access to Public Transit, where students will determine those areas in a city most in need of a new bus line.