HAZM408-13S2 (C) Semester Two 2013

Special Topic

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 8 July 2013
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 21 July 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 October 2013

Description

Special Topic

The HAZM408 course provides background concepts for utilizing Geographic Information Systems in hazard and disaster management situations and practices. Although the course assumes no background in GIS, it will progress relatively quickly in Term 4 after students have gained initial familiarity with GIS in Term  3.  

Course Content
• Familiarisation with ArcGIS suite -- with a focus on geological, hazard and risk applications
• Data acquisition and uploading with GPS
•1 day workshop learning and using the multi-hazard loss assessment tool 'Riskscape' with GNS Science/NIWA

Learning Outcomes

  • Students successfully completing this course will:
  • Be familiar with the concepts and applications of GIS relevant to hazard & disaster management
  • Be able to adapt hazard & disaster management information to GIS-compatible format.
  • Be able to carry out GIS analyses of data to provide decision-makers with useful information.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Lectures - weekly 2 hour sessions
Laboratories – weekly 3 hour lab (Geography GIS lab, Geography room 608)
Workshop – full day workshop in week 37 (second week of term 4) Tom Wilson

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Tim Davies

Lecturer

Tom Wilson

Guest Lecturer

Matthew Hughes (College of Engineering)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 20% Assignment 1 - minor project
Assignment 2 40% Assignment 2 - major project
Assignment 3 20% Assignment 3 - Riskscape assignment
Course participation 20% Course participation - focussed on participation in laboratories including attendance, preparation and participation in class. Assessed by instructor


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 $874.00

* 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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