GEOG205-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide the tools for managing, analysing and presenting spatial information in an intuitive and graphical way. This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts, principles and techniques of GIS. The course examines the use of geographic technology including global positioning systems as well as GIS. It also introduces you to the development of GIS and GPS software skills, including ArcView.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points of 100 level geography, or
entry with the approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

Gregory Breetzke

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 50%
Assessed Lab 5%
Lab Porfolio 1 20%
Lab Portfolio 2 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Heywood, D. Ian. , Cornelius, Sarah, Carver, Steve; An introduction to geographical information systems ; 2nd ed; Prentice Hall, 2002.

Longley, Paul; Geographical information systems and science ; 2nd ed; Wiley, 2005.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $665.00

International fee $3,075.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

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