451-335 Application and Development of GIS

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

451-205 Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing (or equivalent).

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of this subject students should have a sound understanding of the principles, diversity, system design, development process and implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Topics include brief introduction to GIS, application areas, data models in GIS (spatial data models and thematic data structures), vector-based GIS (definition, elements, data bases, specific related problems and analysis), raster-based GIS (definition, data entry, specific related problems and analysis), system design and implementation, management and institutional issues, advanced topics on GIS (multi-criteria evaluation, location/allocation models)

Assessment

One 3-hour written examination, plus assignments and practical exercise reports totalling not more than 40 pages. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be provided to students at the beginning of the subject