211-362 GIS and Remote Sensing

Credit Points

Coordinator

Corequisites

Forest Inventory and Planning.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

At the end of this course students should: have enhanced their knowledge of photographic and digital Remote Sensing and raster and vector Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

The course covers:

• basic terminology, principles and characteristics of raster and vector based GIS's for spatial data mapping, thematic map overlay analysis and modelling and their use in forest management;
• the principles of Remote Sensing and photogrammetry with particular reference to the use of aerial photos and digital sensors for spectral and spatial analysis of natural resources;
• the technical and managerial requirements for introducing and implementing GIS and Remote Sensing technologies.

Assessment

One 2-hour written examination at the end of the semester and assignments and reports on practical work during the course.

Prescribed Texts

• Aranoff, S.A., Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective. WDL Publications, 1989.
• Harrison BA and Jupp JDL, Introduction to image processing. 1990 CSIRO.