GIS Basemaps and Environmental Applications

  • Environment Protection and Crisis Management Center

Outlines

Course Outlines:

  • Introduction to Environmental Pollution
  • Introduction to Maps, Map Types and What is Basemap
  • Environmental Sensitivity Maps
  • Basic Remote Sensing, Imagery types, GIS Concepts and Terminology
  • Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing Software
  • Data Collection, Management, Conversion and Geo-Referencing
  • Geodatabase, Update and Standardization
  • Map Design and Incorporating Basic Map Elements, Map Validation and Cartographic Display
  • Building Basemap
Simulator Exercises:
  • 3D Maps and Smart City, 3D Geospatial Data Visualization and Environmental Application.
  • Scenario of Building a Basemap and Adding the Environmental Map of Suggested Area.
Course Learning Outcomes
  • Understanding the basic GIS concepts and terminology.
  • Understanding the basic Remote Sensing and Imagery types.
  • Data collection and management.
  • Building Basemap.
  • Building Environmental map through a small training scenario of suggested area.
Target Audience
  • Students (in the field s of science, engineering, geography).
  • Postgraduate students (MSc, PhD).
  • Employees from petroleum companies, environmental affairs and all related digitalization applications fields.

Program

Environment Protection and Crisis Management

Objectives

  • This course aims to promote the use of GeoSpatial Technology and to raise the awareness on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing and their role in basemaps building and environmental maps and applications.

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