451-335 Application and Development of GIS

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

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).

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.