| 02541 Geographic Informations Systems |
| Danish title: Geografiske informationssystemer |
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Language: Danish ECTS-creditpoints: 5, External examination.
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Exam schedule:
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F5-A (jun 07 2002) |
| Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures and project work |
| Evaluation: Oral presentation and approval of reports
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| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: 67153 og 67252 |
| Participant limitation: Max. 999 |
| Aim: To introduce the basic tools of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). To give an insight into spatial information, geographical data sets, their quality, keys and accessibility through project work, lectures and seminars |
Contents: The course deals with:
- Digital maps, including technical maps, topographical maps, cadastral maps and the co-ordinate systems UTM and S34
- Data bases, relational databases and queries with SQL
- Explorative data analysis, measures for spatial continuity, spatial interpolation
- GIS tools, visualization, geometrical models
- Networks and network topology, dynamic segmentation and route systems, GIS in traffic planning and geological databases and maps |
| Remarks: The course is offered as a co-operation between different subject groups, representing among other things: mapping, mathematical models, database theory, computer graphics, traffic planning and geology. |
Contact: Ole Illum Jacobi, building 501, (+45) 4525 5982, oij@imm.dtu.dk
Poul Frederiksen, building 501, (+45) 4525 5986, pfr@imm.dtu.dk |
| Department: 002 Informatics and Mathematical Modelling |
| Course URL: http://www.imm.dtu.dk/courses/02541 |
| Keywords: GIS, digital maps, relational databases, geo-coding, spatial analysis |
| Updated: 15-01-2002 |
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