align topics with schedule topics and add links

index.html

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ <h3>Schedule and Learning materials</h3>
 <a class="term-changes" href="https://moodle-courses2425.wolfware.ncsu.edu/course/view.php?id=1183">
 Moodle</a> is used to access the recorded videos, upload your assignments, read our feedback, post your questions to forum and discuss your projects.
 <li>
-<a href="../logistics.html">Course logistics</a> 
+<a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/logistics.html">
+Course logistics</a> 
 web page provides links to software (GRASS GIS and ArcGIS Pro) and data used in the assignments and
 describes the structure of assignment papers.
 </ul>
@@ -157,9 +158,8 @@ <h3>Topics</h3>
 <b>Geospatial data acquisition</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li>mapping natural phenomena, concept of continuous fields and discrete sampling</li>
-    <li>units, projections, coordinate transformations, georeferencing</li>
-    <li>geospatial formats, conversions, geospatial data abstraction library</li>
-    <li>raster and vector representation, raster-vector conversions and resampling</li>
+    <li>coordinate reference system, units, projections, transformations</li>
+    <li>introduction to open source concepts</li>
 <!--
     <li>data repositories, interpreting metadata, evaluating the data, accuracy, uncertainty, scale</li>
     <li>essentials in attribute management: import and assignement of attributes,
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ <h3>Topics</h3>
 </ul></li>
 <li>
 <a href"=https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/data_models_visu.html">
-<b>Data display and visualization</b></a>
+<b>Geospatial Data Models and Visualization</b></a>
 <ul>
-    <li>display of
-    continuous and discrete data, use of color, shading, symbols, to
+    <li>raster and vector data representation, raster-vector conversions and resampling</li>
+    <li>geospatial formats, conversions, geospatial data abstraction library</li>
+    <li>display of continuous and discrete data, use of color, shading to
     extract the spatial pattern and relationships</li>
     <li>3D visualization: multiple surfaces and volumes, 3D vector objects</li>
     <li>visualization for data analysis (lighting, zscaling, transparency,
@@ -182,32 +183,45 @@ <h3>Topics</h3>
 <b>Geospatial Analysis</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li>foundations for analysis of continuous and discrete phenomena</li>
-            <li>neighborhood operations and buffers,</li>
-            <li>analysis and modeling with map algebra,</li>
-            <li>cost surfaces and least cost path,</li>
-    <li>spatial interpolation and approximation (gridding)</li>
+    <li>neighborhood operations and buffers,</li>
+    <li>analysis and modeling with map algebra,</li>
+    <li>cost surfaces and least cost path</li>
 </ul></li>
-<li><b>Terrain Modeling and Analysis (Geomorphometry I-III)</b>
+<li><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/spatial_interpolation.html">
+<b>Spatial interpolation and approximation (gridding)</b></a></li>
+<ul>
+    <li>definitions, principles and applications of spatial interpolation
+    <li>selected methods and their properties
+    <li>smoothing spline interpolation 
+    <li>evaluating interpolation accuracy, crossvalidation
+    <li>trivariate interpolation of volumes and topo-climatology
+</ul>
+<li><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/geomorphometry_basics.html">
+<b>Geomorphometry: Terrain Modeling and Analysis</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li> terrain and bathymetry mapping</li>
-        <li> mathematical and digital representations (point clouds, contour, raster, TIN)</li>
+    <li> mathematical and digital representations (point clouds, contour, raster, TIN)</li>
 <!--    <li> resolution, scale, accuracy, uncertainty</li>-->
     <li> DEM, DTM and DSM, working with multiple return lidar data</li>
-    <li> spatial interpolation of elevation data and topographic analysis</li>
-    <li> line of sight, viewshed analysis</li>
-    <li> solar irradiation, photovoltaic energy potential</li>
+    <li> spatial interpolation of elevation data</li>
+    <li> basic topographic analysis: slope, aspect and curvatures 
+    <li> mapping landforms and terrain features
+    <li> computing parameters from noisy data
     <li> time series of elevation data, analysis of coastal change</li>
 </ul></li>
-<li><b>Flow tracing, Watershed Analysis and Landforms I-II</b>
+<li><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/viewsheds_solar.html">
+<b>Viewsheds and solar irradiation</b></a>
+<ul>
+    <li>line of sight, viewshed and cumulative viewshed analysis
+    <li>solar radiation: components and dynamics
+    <li>solar radiation in complex terrain, cast shadows
+</ul>
+<li><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/topics/flow_modeling.html">
+<b>Flow Modeling and Watershed Analysis</b></a>
 <ul>
     <li>methods for flow routing and flowaccumulation</li>
     <li>extraction of stream networks</li>
     <li>extraction of watershed boundaries </li>
-    <li>feature extraction, landforms</li>
-</ul></li>
-<li><b>Introduction to Modeling of Geospatial Processes</b>
-<ul>
-    <li>model formulation, input data processing</li>
     <li>introduction to GIS-based hydrologic and erosion modeling</li>
 </ul></li>
 <li><b>Project</b></li>