Overview :
A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware,
software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and
displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
GIS have become a tool with widespread use in developmental
applications. The power of a GIS can have a positive influence in
community based planning and scientific decision making for
developmental activities.
In this class, you will learn about basic GIS concepts including
spatial data structures, data sources and transfer methods,
projections and coordinate systems, georeferencing, metadata,
supporting software, global positioning systems, the integration
of remote sensing and GIS, as well as fundamental spatial
analysis techniques such as overlay, extraction, and
interpolation. Concepts presented in lecture will be put into
practice through hands-on laboratory exercises utilizing the GIS
software product ArcGIS and AutoCAD Map.
Objective :
To gain a basic, practical understanding of GIS concepts,
techniques and real world
applications
Learn how GIS is utilized in the larger context of business needs
and IT strategies
Understand the basic concepts of geography necessary to
efficiently and accurately
use GIS technology
Understand basic GIS data concepts
Understand basic GIS analysis concepts
Understand the practical applications of GIS
Understand the technical language of GIS
Gain practical experience using basic GIS tools
Understand GIS as it relates to software development
Understand GIS career options and how to pursue them
Prerequisites :
Graduation geography,geology preferred . Background in computer
science or geography is helpful.
Skills taught :
On completion of this course, you should be able to:
demonstrate an introductory level of understanding GIS.
explain how GIS is used in their particular field of study.
to work with existing GIS data and maps.
build maps from GIS data and how to create, then add graphs and
reports to their maps.
create geodatabases and import data into them.
understand the basic data types used within GIS.
use the Internet to gather GIS data.
edit spatial data.
