GEOG205-12SU2 (C) Summer Nov 2012 start

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 5 November 2012
End Date: Sunday, 16 December 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 18 November 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 2 December 2012

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

Wayne Tyson

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Heywood, D. Ian. , Cornelius, Sarah, Carver, Steve; An introduction to geographical information systems ; 4th ed; Prentice Hall, 2011.

Longley, Paul. , Ebooks Corporation; Geographical information systems and science ; 2nd ed; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2005.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $692.00

International fee $3,200.00

* 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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