Online Courses Handbook 2003

10428 (v.2) Land Information Systems 384

Area:	Department of Spatial Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	10425 (v.2) Land Information Systems 383 or any previous version
Scope of applications in LIS and GIS. Data quality management. Application of LIS and GIS to land data management, land title systems, urban administration, infrastructure management, mining and petroleum, business, and environmental modelling. Practical implementation and management considerations. Economics and cost-benefit of LIS. Includes case studies with reference and application to systems used in Western Australia. Practical application of GIS software to solve land and geographic problems.