HAZM408-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010

Special Topic

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 July 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 25 July 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 October 2010

Description

Special Topic

HAZM408 will introduce geoscientific information systems (ArcGIS ArcView 9.3) to participants. After an introduction to software (including all available extensions) and its graphical user interface (GUI), the focus is on GIS-based analysis of geological topics like hazard assessment, remote sensing, geostatistic analysis and land use management. Lectures cover complete project workflow, i.e. data preparation (georeferencing, digitizing, attributing, reclassification, etc), analysis (raster calculation, statistical analysis, multicriteria analysis, weighting, etc.), visualization (2D, 3D, 4D) and distribution (layout, web publishing, etc.).

Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing this course will be able to use GIS independently in project work.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Initial meeting Monday 12 July 2010 3 pm Room 210 von Haast. Subsequent meetings by arrangement.

Course Coordinator

Anekant Wandres

Lecturer

Rouwen Lehne

Assessment

Project work to be advised.

Textbooks / Resources

Textbooks will be announced. Resources will be announced.

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Special Topic 2010 - Introduction to GIS

Course Content: Functions of ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox. Data file formats (raster data, vector data, File-Geodatabase). Organizing projects, georeferencing, projections, coordinate systems, digitizing (including editing and advanced editing functions). Assigning attributes, labeling, modify symbology. Queries (select by attributes, select by location). Spatial Analyst (raster calculator, convert, reclassify, resample, surface analysis, interpolation methods). 3D-Analyst (create TIN, surface analysis, convert). ArcScene (including animation). ArcGlobe. Vectorization of raster data by ArcScan. Hazard assessment (single & multi-criteria analysis, analytical hierarchy process). Layout.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $760.00

* 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 Geological Sciences .

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