This course This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts, theories, and applications of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS). GIS is a powerful tool for capturing, managing, analyzing, and visualizing spatial data, enabling informed decision- making across various disciplines. Students will learn about the principles of GIS, spatial data sources, data acquisition, manipulation, analysis, and cartographic visualization
IS -132 CRs
“Geographic Information Science and Systems” by Paul A. Longley, Micheal F.Goodchild, et al.
“GIS Fundamentals: A first Tet on Geographic Information Systems” by Paul Bolstad.
Online resources and tutorials related to GIS software (e.g ArcGIS, QGIS).
| content serial | Description |
|---|
| 1 | Introduction to GIS background and an overview |
| 2 | Introduction to GIS background and an overview |
| 3 | Spatial Data Sources and Acquisition |
| 4 | Spatial Data Sources and Acquisition ( cont.) |
| 5 | Spatial Data Management and Database Design |
| 6 | Spatial Data Management and Database Design(cont.) |
| 7 | Data Manipulation and Analysis |
| 8 | Data Manipulation and Analysis (cont.) |
| 9 | Cartographic Principles and Visualization |
| 10 | Cartographic Principles and Visulation ( cont.) |
| 11 | Applications of GIS |
| 12 | Application of GIS (cont.) |
| 13 | Advanced Topics in GIS |
| 14 | Advanced Topics in GIS (cont.) |
| 15 | GIS Project and Case Studies |
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