Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHAMMED AYDOĞAN |
Offered to |
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
Course Objective |
An online or web-based GIS system is simply that, a mapping system you can use on the web. These systems provide data that go beyond your farm operation and provide data at the county, state and national levels. The enefit from using these tools is that you don't need to purchase stand-alone software. You can either download a viewer or use a web browser to access online web maps. You can overlay several data layers, make measurements ie, acres, feet), obtain data, display, and print maps. However, many of these online GIS systems are designed for specific purposes and are limited to the data that it represents. In many cases you are not able to download data to your own software or add your own data through the online GIS. In the future, there will be more services that can allow you to add your own data. Since these tools rely on the Internet it requires fast bandwidth to refresh and isplay maps adequately on your computer. This can be a large drawback for rural communities with limited bandwidth capabilities. In some cases, the map will not even display. Some examples of online GIS systems include county and engineering offices for putting up real estate parcel and tax information. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Zhong-Ren Peng and Ming-Hsiang Tsou, Internet GIS: Distributed Geographic Information Services for the Internet and Wireless Networks, New York: John Wiley & Sons, March 2003, available at the Third Coast Design bookstore. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Presentations |
Assessment Methods |
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*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable. |
Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
None |
Assessment Criteria |
To be announced. |
Language of Instruction |
English |
Course Policies and Rules |
To be announced. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
To be announced. |
Office Hours |
To be announced. |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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