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Credit points: 8.00
Coordinator: Dr. I. C. Ezigbalike
Prerequisite: 451-311 Environmental Visualisation
Contact: 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of practical work
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this subject the student should:
- have an understanding of computer graphics and digital mapping as these apply to the technology of GIS
- have a knowledge of the characteristics and uses of computer graphics and digital mapping
- have an understanding of current research issues and directions in computer graphics and digital mapping
Content:
Digital Mapping: Data acquisition and processing, digital terrain modelling, digital elevation modelling, contour smoothing, generalisation, cartographic licence, polygon processing, topology, registration of vector and raster data, application to land and geographic information systems, application of artificial intelligence and expert systems.Applications Packages: Use of software packages for display and processing of vector and raster data.
Assessment:
Not more than two-hours of written examinations and tests and not more than the equivalent of 20 pages of written assignments and reports on practical work. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be published at the commencement of the subject.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 122)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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