Geograhic Information Systems

Lectures

1. Historical overview, introductory concepts and definitions, general applications

2. Geographic Information Systems Data, Data Formats, Types of Spatial Objects or Elements, Spatial Measurements

3. Spatial data structures (or models)

4. Vector-Raster Data Conversions

5. Databases

6. Earth Imaging - Projection Systems, Concepts of the Scale

7. Cartography

8-10. Data Processing and Analysis, - Vector Data

11-13. Data processing and analysis, - Raster data The course also includes fieldwork on sampling issues.

LABORATORY EXERCISES

Exercise 1-2: Introduction of Spatial and Descriptive Data

Exercise 3: Managing databases

Exercise 4-5: Map Design

Exercise 6-7: Data Processing and Analysis, - Vector Data

Exercise 8-9: Data Processing and Analysis, - Raster Data

Exercise 10: Three-dimensional view

Exercise 11-13: Project