Class Syllabus |
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| Lecture 1-2 | Introduction to GIS, computer hardware
and software for GIS and peripheral devices Geographical principles in GIS |
| Lecture 3-4 | Vector and raster types of GIS Data structure and applications |
| Lecture 5-6 | Data input in GIS. Scale issues. Data resolution
vs. spatial resolution Topology of spatial objects. Data editing |
| Lecture 7-8 | GIS databases and attribute tables. Relational
databases Database query and analysis. |
| Lecture 9-10 | Visualization in GIS. Maps as informational
tool. Basic cartographic principles. Techniques of spatial data visualization |
| Lecture 11-12 | Data interpolation. Statistical methods of interpolation
Map Algebra. Interpolation with raster and vector GIS data |
| Lecture 13-14 | Topographic data Digital Elevation Models (DEM) |
| Lecture 15-16 | Global Positioning System (GPS). Use of the
GPS data in GIS. Terrain and bathymetrical modeling using GPS data |
| Lecture 17-18 | GIS and hydrological modeling Engineering design and use of GIS data. |
| Lecture 19-20 | Guest Lecturer (TBA). Remote Sensing and GIS applications |
| Lecture 21-22 | Ross Bagtzoglou. Groundwater modeling and GIS applications |
| Lecture 23-24 | Roeloff Versteeg/Theresa Kennedy. Geophysical data in GIS applications. The New York Virtual Harbor. |
| Lecture 25-26 | Roberta Miller (CIESIN). Demographic and socioeconomic studies |
| Lecture 27 | Final Exam |