EV3502 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This subject introduces participants to more advanced forms of spatial analysis, in both theory and practice. Topics to be covered include: raster modelling; spatial interpolation and terrain modellng; landscape ecology applications; spatial statistics; data quality and error analysis; GPS mapping; Web GIS design and development.
Learning Outcomes
- create, integrate and manage data from diverse sources;
- explain important geospatial concepts and/or tools;
- design and execute spatial analysis in both vector and raster GIS;
- use GIS to solve a real world problem and communicate the results effectively.
| Prerequisites: | AT LEAST 12 CREDITS AT LEVEL 2 INCLUDING EV2502. ALLOW CONCURRENT ENROLMENT FOR EV2502 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EV5502 GE3502 GE5502 TG3110 TG5102 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 11 | |
| Census Date 06-Dec-2018 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Dec-2018 to 11-Dec-2018 (Weekends excluded. Two weeks of online learning and assessment prior to the Face to Face component and self directed study after the face to face component ends) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr James Moloney |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); assignments (25%); final report (55%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.