2009 Course Handbook
GEOS264: Geographic Information Systems
This unit introduces students from a range of disciplines to Geographic Information Science and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS is a technology that manages, analyses and disseminates geographic information. GIS use databases to provide "intelligent maps" of features on the earth's surface and provide tools to derive new information from existing data. GIS provide information for many fields; for example, resource management, environmental evaluation, responding to emergencies and targeting market segments.
This unit provides basic knowledge of and skills in GIS that are applicable to a wide range of workplaces. The lecture program has short segments which explore the diversity of GIS. Lecture material introduces the nature of GIS, the basic GIS tools, concepts and techniques used in urban management and planning, and environmental evaluation and management, analysis of transport networks and remote sensing. Practicals introduce GIS skills using ArcGIS software. Students choose between two differing practical programs: either a program focused on management of the built environment (usually Tuesday am and Thursday am sessions); or a program focused on the management of the natural environment (usually Tuesday pm and Wednesday am sessions).
External students must have a home computer with Windows XP.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: 30 May) |
| Staff Contact: | Ms Carol Jacobson, Associate Professor Mike Poulsen |
| Prerequisites: | Any 100-level COMP(P), ISYS(P) or STAT(P) unit |
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| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Environment and Geography |
Timetable Information
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