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GIS Courses
Fundamentals of GIS ( ITM 521 ) An introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) theory and practice. Basic concepts and issues in GIS are presented in both a formal and a practical setting. The course provides a general exposure to GIS, its applications, algorithms and general methodology. The major components of a GIS, the functionality of these components, and the interrelationship between GIS and other sciences and technologies are also discussed. A state of the art of GIS will be used to carry out practical assignments concerned with basic data entry and database building, data analysis and modelling, cartographic production and data transfer. A. Introduction
B. A first view of GIS
C. Data acquisition
D. Spatial databases
E. Vector view of GIS
F. Using the GIS
G. Past, present and future
H. Coordinate systems & geocoding
I. Visualization
Lectures/Assistants : Royal Roads, COGS, IPB Information System & Technology ( ITM 522) The course begins with a general survey of different kinds of information systems, and then considers database management systems in particular. The general discussion of DBMS will include such topics as entity-relationship diagrams, normalization and data modelling, or object-oriented design. Following this, the application development process will be investigated including requirement analysis, design, and implementation. Students will create working prototypes using the Oracle relational database management system, supporting SQL standard. Finally, GIS/RS will be investigated as information systems in their own right. In this regard, we will consider database building, continous and vertical databases, and entity versus layer data organizations. Lectures/Assistants : Royal Roads, COGS, IPB GIS and Remote Sensing Application ( ITM 523 ) This course will cover the design, sensor specification and utility of passive and active airborne and spaceborne remote sensing systems that have earth resources observation as their primary operating objective. Specification of Landsat and SPOT and Radar satellites, the quality of their imagery, format, correction, interpretation, and applications to various disciplines will be discussed. The coverage of other spaceborne systems includes meteorological satellites, ocean dynamics measuring satellites, the space shuttle, and the space station. Sensor specifications and applications of airborne scanner systems, such as the emerging high resolution satellites, airborne multispectral component includes the examination and digital image processing of the above imagery. This course also includes a case study based on GPS Application A. GIS application areas
B. Decision-making in a GIS context
C. System planning
D. System implementation
E. Other issues
Lectures/Assistants : Royal Roads, COGS, IPB Carrying on from the first semester course on fundamentals of GIS (ITM 521), this course will address a number of advanced issues in GIS technology. Topics may include digital elevation and 3D display, network allocation and routing, raster data modelling and image integration, coordinate geometry, and large continuous database management. The course will also deal with an in depth use of fourth generation language programming for custom application development. Analytical and modelling aspect of GIS will be the focus of this option with emphasis on database development, including digital data transfer from GIS and remotely sensed data. Analytic topics include area calculation and cross tabulations, proximity analysis, trend surface analysis, adjacency, neighborhood and others. Modelling topics include simple map overlays, complex multiple map overlays, and intervisibility and 3D display, with advanced techniques using weighted criteria by the Boolean, index, and fuzzy logic methods. A. Data structures & algorithms for surfaces, volumes & time
B. Visualization
Lectures/Assistants : Royal Roads, COGS, IPB Spatial Database Management ( ITM 625 ) A. Vector data structures & algorithms
B. Raster data structures & algorithms
C. Databases for GIS
D. Error modeling & data uncertainty
Lectures/Assistants : Royal Roads, COGS, IPB |
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