NIGB15035U Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Bacheloruddannelsen i naturressourcer
The course comprises:
- Cartography (both in relation to paper and digital maps respectively)
- Map Comprehension and Appreciation
- Map Types (topographic, thematic, legal, historic, etc.)
- Geodata Resources (at the servers of the Institute and on the Internet)
- Digital Data Types: the vector data model (points, lines and polygons) and the raster data model (images and thematic rasters)
- Data Capture (GPS, digitizing and image georectification)
- Geodatabase build-up and editing
- Assessment of Accuracy and Quality
- Data Transformation (incl. overlay and proximity analyses)
- Recent developments within the field of GIS
- Internet-based GIS
- Map Layout and Digital Cartography
- GIS in Landscape and Urban Planning
Learning Outcome |
The student will learn the basic concepts being used when
acquiring, storing, handling, and presenting geographical
information – including digital maps. The course will introduce the
basic analytical capabilities of vector/feature-based GIS. Further,
focus will be put on basic cartography and map-reading. In this way
the student will obtain the needed theoretic as well as practical
skills and competences required to work with maps – both in paper
and digital form. She/he will learn to use the achieved theoretic
knowledge when evaluating the quality of available data and
produced results. The student will practice communication with
other professionals of the geodata and GIS community.
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Compulsory reading:
1. Heywood, Cornelius and Carver. 2011. An introduction to
Geographical information systems (Fourth edition). Pearson/Prentice
Hall. ISBN: 978-0-273-72259-5. Can be purchased from the LIFE book
store.
2. All exercise notes.
Supplementary reading/resources:
3. Balstrøm, Jacobi og Bodum. 2006. Bogen om GIS og Geodata.
Forlaget GIS & Geodata (www.gis-geodata.dk). ISBN:
87-991446-0-3.
4. ESRI. What is ArcGIS? On-line documentation.
5. Danish metadata on-line:
http://www.geodata-info.dk/
- Category
- Hours
- Excursions
- 2
- Lectures
- 28
- Practical exercises
- 56
- Preparation
- 48
- Project work
- 72
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 2 hours under invigilationDescription of Examination: A two-hour examination consisting of written responses to short, factual questions referring to the text of all exercises and the obligatory course texts, and one longer question referring more to the practical skills of handling a GIS project.
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Assignments have to be handed in and accepted.
The DIGIT test forms connected to the exercises (provided by the Absalon) has to be filled out and handed in. Further, the project work has to be displayed as a public poster and accepted.- Aid
- Only certain aids allowed
All aids allowed, except electronic communication equipment (e.g. computers, mobile telephones, PDAs).
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
Criteria for exam assesment
* Accepted - 50%
* Grade 12 - 90%
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGB15035U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 70 studerende
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Patrik Karlsson Nyed (4-60717b7e5079777e3e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
Hans Skov-Petersen
Senior Researcher
Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
University of Copenhagen
Tel: + 45 3533 1816
E-mail: hsp@ign.ku.dk
Ole Hjort Caspersen
Senior Researcher
Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
University of Copenhagen
Tel: + 45 3533 1835
E-mail: ohc@ign.ku.dk
Lene Fischer
Senior lecturer
Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
University of Copenhagen
Tel: + 45 4011 5084
E-mail: lfi@ign.ku.dk