11.188/11.520 Lab #1 In-Class Notes:
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website: http://mit.edu/11.520
this file:  http://mit/edu/11.520/www/labs/lab1/lab1_inclass_notes08.txt

Administrative:
    (1) Tell us if you did *NOT* get class email over weekend
    (2) We are working on readings in library
        (Meanwhile, we will handout intro chapter from
        Worboys and O'Sullivan/Unwin later today)
    (3) Wednesday - meet at 2 PM in Room 1-379 (unless you 
        get email saying we have secured a bigger room)

LAB #1:  http://mit.edu/11.520/www/lab1
    (1) Understand basic setup of machines and ArcMap
    (2) Experiment with basic GIS functions and analysis
    (3) Print thematic map of Cambridge

Getting into this room: 
	regular public cluster combo: xxxxx
        plus your MIT ID card

WinAthena PCs:
	login, your MIT "Athena" home directory is on Drive I:
        (Drive H:\ is your locker for Windows-specific stuff)
	Attach 11.520 locker: attach -Dm 11.520
	(makes Drive M: = /afs/athena.mit.edu/course/11/11.520)
	datasets: mostly in M:\data

Datasets:
	shapefiles: e.g., cambbgrp.shp (one name, many files)
	accessing via ArcCatalog
	using network drives in ArcMap

ArcMap: (key elements of Lab #1)
	Map window: experiment with buttons and geometry/attribute links
	Layer properties: experiment with thematic maps, symbology, ...
	classification: think about choices (quantile, equal interval, ...)
        Saving & Printing:
	 -- ArcMap - View as 'layout'
	 -- printers: B/W (acantha) and Color (echo)

Software on your machine:
	Download from http://mit.edu/software/win.html
	  Kerberos for windows 3.2.2 (WinAthena machines in lab still use 2.6.5)
	  VPN Client 4.8+
	Request ArcGIS desktop 9.3 DVD from: 
	  https://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/forms/esri.html
	Citrix server (for Mac access): http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=615
	For AFS file access:  http://openafs.org