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10428 (v.3) GIS Applications 382


Area: Department of Spatial Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 10425 (v.3) GIS 281 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Scope of applications in geographic information systems (GIS). Practical applications in GIS software to solve land and geographical problems. GIS in urban administration, infrastructure management business. Archaeological, military, geological and environmental applications of GIS. Data quality management. Practical implementation and management considerations. Economics and cost-benefit of land information systems (LIS). Includes case studies with reference and application to systems used in industry and Government in Western Australia.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 
Field of Education: 031100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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