NIGK14002U Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
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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-as well as raster-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. The student will learn to use the achieved theoretic knowledge when evaluating the quality of available data and produced results. During the course, the students will through the practical exercises acquire the skills to plan, carry out and they shall submit a GIS project. Moreover, the student will practice communication with other professionals within the geodata and GIS community.
Knowledge
- 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 (2D: points, lines and polygons; 3D: point cloud) and the raster data model (images and thematic rasters)
- Data Capture (GPS, digitizing and image georectification, LiDAR)
- 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, Geodesign
Skills
• Understand and appreciate the theoretic and methodological
background of maps.
• Discriminate between map types, and to justify the use of various
thematic and topographic datasets for given purposes.
• Search, identify and retrieve digital geographic data from
various sources, incl. knowledge of key owners/distributors of
national and local geodata.
• Select data required for a given task, and to argue for the
choices made.
• Decide which type of geographical data (point, line, polygon,
raster) to apply in a given context, to a given phenomenon.
• Produce digital geodata ‘from scratch’ using analogue maps
and aerial photos (incl. georectification, georeferencing and
digitizing), or a GPS device.
• Find and select methods of data analysis required for a given
task, and to argue for the choices made.
• Produce composite maps from multiple sets of digital map sources.
• Using Internet-based GIS resources of geodata and tools.
Competences
• To possess a comprehensive insight into maps in general and GIS
in specific – from map reading to creating/collecting, storing,
transforming, and presenting digital spatial data.
• To apply maps and spatial analytical results to articles, theses,
project reports, posters etc, produced after attending the
course.
See Absalon for course literature.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 2
- Excursions
- 2
- Lectures
- 28
- Practical exercises
- 56
- Preparation
- 46
- Project work
- 72
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 2 hours under invigilationThe two hour examination consists of 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.
The course has been selected for ITX exam at Peter Bangs Vej. - Exam registration requirements
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
- All aids allowed
All aids allowed, including PC/printer, in accordance with the SCIENCE Faculty rules
Please observe: if the exam is held at the SCIENCE ITX-facility, computers will be available and the students are not permitted to bring their own computers, tablelts or cell phones. Textbooks and personal notes on paper or on a USB memory stick are allowed.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
- Re-exam
Identical to ordinary exam.
Requirements listed under the Exam registration requirements have to be met, in order to be eligable for re-examination.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please, see learning outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK14002U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 35 students (1 class of 35).
- 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)
Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
University of Copenhagen
Tel: + 45 3533 1832
E-mail: pakn@ign.ku.dk
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
Thomas Balstrøm
Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
University of Copenhagen
Tel: + 45 3533 5396
E-mail: tb@ign.ku.dk