10515 (v.3) GIS Applications 582

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Area:	Department of Spatial Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):	Admission: to Graduate Diploma program
Scope of applications in LIS and GIS. Practical applications. GIS software to solve land and geographic problems. GIS in urban administration, infrastructure management and business. Archaeological, military, geological and environmental applications ofGIS. Data quality management. Practical implementation and management considerations. Economic and cost benefit of LIS. Includes case studies with reference and application to systems used in industry and Government in Western Australia.