451-307 Spatial Analysis

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

451-208 Mathematics 2 (Geomatics Course) or equivalent subject

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is present the theory and procedures of quantitative techniques in the analysis of spatial data.

Point patterns; measures of dispersion; measures of arrangement. Patterns of lines; parts, branching, circuits; route planning; topology and network analysis; concepts of distance. Patterns of area; coverage, assignment, growth, partitioning; spatial scale and spatial aggregation problems; integration of data from various sources; concepts of space; multi-dimensional spaces; digital terrain models.

Assessment

Not more than three 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