Academic Calendar 2017/2018 - Spatial Analysis Using GIS

GEOG 3056  Spatial Analysis Using GIS

Prerequisites:

GEOG 2017

Antirequisites:

GEOG 4056 and GEOG 2011

Hours:

Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory work per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This systematic technique course is a lecture-lab course that covers the basic theory and character of geographical information systems (GIS). Issues that are examined include: the generation of spatial databases using socio-economic and environmental data; advantages and disadvantages of raster and vector GIS models; and selected algorithms for decision making in a GIS environment. This course may be credited towards Science.