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EV5502 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This subject introduces participants to more advanced forms of spatial analysis, in both theory and practice. Topics to be covered include: raster modelling; spatial interpolation and terrain modellng; landscape ecology applications; spatial statistics; data quality and error analysis; GPS mapping; Web GIS design and development.
Learning Outcomes
- create, integrate and manage data from diverse sources;
- explain important geospatial concepts and/or tools;
- design and execute spatial analysis in both vector and raster GIS;
- use GIS to solve a real world problem and communicate the results effectively.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination - In class - (20%) - Individual
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Project report - (55%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (15%) - Group.
| Prerequisites: | EV2502 OR EV5505 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EV3502 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Intensive, Study Period 11 | |
| Census Date 09-Dec-2021 | |
| Face to face teaching 06-Dec-2021 to 15-Dec-2021 (Weekends excluded. Two weeks of online learning and assessment prior to the Face to Face component and self directed study after the face to face component ends) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Karen Joyce |
| Lecturers: | Dr Stephanie Duce, Assoc. Professor Mark Hamann, Dr Karen Joyce. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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