10515 (v.3) GIS Applications 582

Area:

Department of Spatial Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

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

Syllabus:

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.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit, students will have - Experienced a spectrum of industry and discipline based applications of LIS/GIS and have an appreciation of the management and technical issues involved in setting up and maintaining a GIS.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Burrough, P.A., (1986), Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment, Clarendon Press. Burrough, P.A. and McDonnell, R., (1998), Principles of Geographical Information Systems, Oxford, Oxford University Press. DeMers, M.N., (1997), Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, Wiley. Heywood, D.I., Cornelius S., and Carver, S., (1998), An Introdution to Geographical Information Ssytems, Longman. Longley, P.A., Goodchild, MF., Rhind, D.W., (2001), Geographic Information Systems and Science, John Wiley and Sons Limited.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Exam 50%, Laboratories 6%, Projects 24%, Mid semester test 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y