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EV3502 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
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
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Mixed in-class assessment - (20%) - Individual
- Written > Project report - (50%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (20%) - Group.
Prerequisites: |
AT LEAST 12 CREDITS AT LEVEL 2 INCLUDING EV2502. ALLOW CONCURRENT ENROLMENT FOR EV2502 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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EV5502 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 11,
Intensive
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Census Date 07-Dec-2023 |
Face to face teaching
04-Dec-2023 to 13-Dec-2023 (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)
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Coord/Lect: |
Assoc. Professor Karen Joyce. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 56 hours workshops
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.