Lecture Materials

The calendar events for the course are not available to the public, so we have created this page for posting lecture materials.

Key to course reading material:
Assigned readings: Read and come to class prepared to discuss the details of these readings.
Suggested readings: Read to get more insight and background on the lecture topic.

Date	Topic	Lecturer
Aug. 26	Introduction to Python Programming PowerPoint Slides: Class1_Intro_to_Python.pptx Download Class1_Intro_to_Python.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/88l5z Links to an external site.	Horsburgh
Aug. 28	Intro to Python Programming Coding Challenge PowerPoint Slides: None (in class exercises) Python Coding Challenge: Class2_PythonCodingChallenge.pdf Download Class2_PythonCodingChallenge.pdf Example Python Scripts: Brady Wilde Download Brady Wilde, Carly Hansen Download Carly Hansen, Charlotte Hayes Download Charlotte Hayes, Jeff Hansen Download Jeff Hansen, Justin Dietrich Download Justin Dietrich, Kurt Marchant Download Kurt Marchant, Lily Cartwright Download Lily Cartwright, Madeline Merck Download Madeline Merck, Sulochan Dhungel Download Sulochan Dhungel, Trinity Stout Download Trinity Stout Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/csdtd Links to an external site.	Horsburgh, Goodall

Data and the Data Life Cycle
Sep. 2	Water Data Opportunities in the Information Age Course introduction, review of syllabus, introductions of instructors and students. PowerPoint Slides: Class3_Intro_to_Hydroinformatics.pptx Download Class3_Intro_to_Hydroinformatics.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/23noz Links to an external site.	Horsburgh, Ames, Burian, Goodall, Ogden
Sep. 4	Data Management, the Data Life Cycle, and Metadata Pre-Class (required): PowerPoint: Class4_DataLifeCycleDataManagement - 2014.pptx Download Class4_DataLifeCycleDataManagement - 2014.pptx Videos: 2013 Lecture Recording Links to an external site. Metadata Cartoon "I want your data" "I Want Your Data Cartoon" Links to an external site. Metadata Video Links to an external site. Reading: Class4_0012-9623-90.2.205.pdf Download Class4_0012-9623-90.2.205.pdf Class4_EthanWhiteShareData2013.pdf Download Class4_EthanWhiteShareData2013.pdf Class4_Michener2006.pdf Download Class4_Michener2006.pdf Sample Data Management Plans: Class4_CI-WATER_DMP.pdf Download Class4_CI-WATER_DMP.pdf Class4_iUTAH_DMP.pdf Download Class4_iUTAH_DMP.pdf PowerPoint Slides: Lecture4_DataMgmt+Metadata_Fall2014.pptx Download Lecture4_DataMgmt+Metadata_Fall2014.pptx Class Activity: Class4_Activity1_DMP.docx Download Class4_Activity1_DMP.docx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/1xds1 Links to an external site.	Burian

Databases and Data Models
Sep. 9	Data Models PowerPoint Slides: Class5_DataModels.pptx Download Class5_DataModels.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/f9a6h Links to an external site.	Horsburgh
Sep. 11	Data Model Design PowerPoint Slides: Class6_DataModelDesign.pptx Download Class6_DataModelDesign.pptx Software Installation Instructions for Mac: Class6_Install_MySQL_and_MySQL_Workbench_on_Mac_OSX.pdf Download Class6_Install_MySQL_and_MySQL_Workbench_on_Mac_OSX.pdf Software Installation Instructions for Windows: Class6_Installing_MySQL_and_MySQL_Workbench_on_Windows.pdf Download Class6_Installing_MySQL_and_MySQL_Workbench_on_Windows.pdf Instructions: Class6_CreatingDataModelDiagramsinMySQLWorkbench.pdf Download Class6_CreatingDataModelDiagramsinMySQLWorkbench.pdf Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/g4cqd Links to an external site.	Horsburgh

Sep. 16	Data Model Design PowerPoint Slides: Class7_DataModelDesign.pptx Download Class7_DataModelDesign.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/2c363 Links to an external site.	Horsburgh
Sep. 18	Data Model Design PowerPoint Slides: None. In class exercises and demos. Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/2m6rf Links to an external site.	Horsburgh

Sep. 23	Database Implementation PowerPoint Slides: Class9_DataModelImplementation.pptx Download Class9_DataModelImplementation.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/fuf7t Links to an external site.	Horsburgh
Sep. 25	Database Implementation Assigned Reading: ODM Design Specifications - ODM1.1.1DesignSpecifications.pdf Download ODM1.1.1DesignSpecifications.pdf Instructions for Assignment 3 - Assignment3_Instructions.pdf Download Assignment3_Instructions.pdf Suggested Reading: ODM Paper - Horsburghetal_2007_ODM_WRR.pdf Download Horsburghetal_2007_ODM_WRR.pdf PowerPoint Slides: Class10_DataModelImplementation.pptx Download Class10_DataModelImplementation.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/9bavn Links to an external site.	Horsburgh

Sep. 30	Using SQL to Query a Relational Database Assigned Reading: Instructions for Assignment 4 - Assignment4_Instructions.pdf Download Assignment4_Instructions.pdf PowerPoint Slides: Class11_UsingSQL.pptx Download Class11_UsingSQL.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/36et1 Links to an external site.	Horsburgh
Oct. 2	Using SQL to Query a Relational Database PowerPoint Slides: Class12_UsingSQL.pptx Download Class12_UsingSQL.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/fobj4 Links to an external site.	Horsburgh

Visualizations, Transformations, Analysis, and Modeling
Oct. 7	Using Python to Retrieve and Visualize Data Assigned Readings: Instructions for Installing Canopy: Class13_InstallingCanopy.pdf Download Class13_InstallingCanopy.pdf Recommended Readings: Best Coding Practices: Class13_CodingBestPractices.pdf Download Class13_CodingBestPractices.pdf The Return of Programming: Class13_TheReturnOfProgramming.pdf Download Class13_TheReturnOfProgramming.pdf PowerPoint Slides: Class13_VizPython.pptx Download Class13_VizPython.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/fk6je Links to an external site.	Goodall
Oct. 9	Using Python to Retrieve and Visualize Data Assigned Readings: Instructions for Assignment: 5. Using Python to Retrieve and Visualize Data PowerPoint Slides: Class14_VizPython.pptx Download Class14_VizPython.pptx Example Python Scripts: Version 1.0 of the example scripts is available as a single zip file here Links to an external site.. If you have problems with the code in the above link, please first check here Links to an external site. for a new version of the code. If you are still having issues, please email Jon Goodall (goodall@virginia.edu). Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/awz1d Links to an external site.	Goodall

Oct. 14	Fall break week for some sections. Check with your local instructor for plans for this week.
Oct. 16	Fall break week for some sections. Check with your local instructor for plans for this week.

Oct. 21	Introducing Service Oriented Architecture, Web Services, the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System, and the HIS Central Catalog PowerPoint Slides: Class15-HIS.pptx Download Class15-HIS.pptx (for this week and next week) Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/8lyy6 Links to an external site.	Ames
Oct. 23	Sharing data on the CUAHSI HIS using HydroServer PHP. Installation, configuration and entry of data into HydroServer, using the HydroServer web interface. Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/12jm6 Links to an external site.	Ames

Oct. 28	Retrieving Data from a HydroServer Through Web Services Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/7shdh Links to an external site.	Ames
Oct. 30	Search and Discovery of Data on the HIS Central Catalog Using HydroDesktop. Jacob's Well Exercise: HydroDesktop Tutorial - Jacob's Well-2014.docx Download HydroDesktop Tutorial - Jacob's Well-2014.docx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/gim2t Links to an external site.	Ames

Nov. 4	Accessing Data from Web Services using Python PowerPoint Slides: Class19_PythonWebServices.pptx Download Class19_PythonWebServices.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/gaan4 Links to an external site.	Goodall
Nov. 6	Accessing Data from Web Services using Python - Programming Challenge PowerPoint Slides: Class20_PythonWebServices.pptx Download Class20_PythonWebServices.pptx Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/hcnyc Links to an external site.	Horsburgh

Nov. 11	Analysis Web Services: Using Python to Interact with the EPA WATERS Web Services PowerPoint Slides: Class21_AnalysisWebServices.pptx Download Class21_AnalysisWebServices.pptx Example Code: https://github.com/goodalljl/hydroinformatics_class/blob/master/Class21_NHDGeocoder.py Links to an external site. Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/frnom Links to an external site.	Goodall
Nov. 13	Analysis Web Services: Using Python to Interact with the EPA WATERS Web Services (part 2) PowerPoint Slides: Class22_AnalysisWebServices.pptx Download Class22_AnalysisWebServices.pptx Example Code: https://github.com/goodalljl/hydroinformatics_class/blob/master/Class22_NHDFlowlineDistanceTool.py Links to an external site. Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/ewl8e Links to an external site.	Goodall

Nov. 18	Preparing precipitation data for a model: Introduction to working with NEXRAD data stored in NetCDF format using Python PowerPoint Slides: Class23_ModelDataPrep.pptx Download Class23_ModelDataPrep.pptx Example NetCDF File: NetCDF Format: nws_precip_conus_20141117.nc Download nws_precip_conus_20141117.nc CDL format: nws_precip_conus_20141117.cdl Download nws_precip_conus_20141117.cdl Example Code: https://github.com/goodalljl/hydroinformatics_class/blob/master/Class23_GetPrecipForCville.py Links to an external site. Video Recording: Unfortunately, we had technical problems on this day and no video is available.	Goodall
Nov. 20	Preparing precipitation data for a model: Continue working with NEXRAD data stored in NetCDF format using Python; Introduce OPeNDAP/PyDAP for working with gridded data PowerPoint Slides: Class24_ModelDataPrep.pptx Download Class24_ModelDataPrep.pptx Example Codes: https://github.com/goodalljl/hydroinformatics_class/blob/master/Class24_GetPrecipTSForCville.py Links to an external site. https://github.com/goodalljl/hydroinformatics_class/blob/master/Class24_NLDAS-Pydap-Example.py Links to an external site. Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/295ht Links to an external site.	Goodall

Nov. 25	Drowning in Data PowerPoint Slides: Ogden_24Nov2014_Drowning_in_Data_Panama.pdf Download Ogden_24Nov2014_Drowning_in_Data_Panama.pdf Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/gmtcx Links to an external site.	Ogden
Nov. 27	Thanksgiving day. No class.

Dec. 2	Final Project Oral Presentations Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/7mc42 Links to an external site. (USU Student Presentations Only)	Students
Dec. 4	Course Wrap Up and Review Video Recording: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/bttid Links to an external site.	All

Dec. 9	USU Finals Week	All
Dec. 11	USU Finals Week	All