791-310 Geographic Information Systems

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791-310 Geographic Information Systems
Credit Points	7.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Mr Graham Brodie
Prerequisites	Remote Sensing.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	40 hours
Subject Description	The objective of this subject is to enable the student to: perform basic functions within a GIS environment; become familiar with different GIS; review the usage of GIS in industry/government organisations; develop project proposals that will implement GIS functionally; and evaluate the limitations of GIS. The content of this subject will cover the following areas: introducing GIS, maps and map analysis, textual database management, date input, verification and output, spatial objects and relationships, GIS methods, Vector GIS and Raster GIS, system review and digital elevation models.
Assessment	Examination (30%); practical tasks (30%); two assignments (40%).

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