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| JDZ5850 | Spatial Information Systems | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Volkan YILDIRIM | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide that students have knowledge about land related information systems and GIS. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Have advanced level information about geographical information systems. | 1 | 1,6 | | PO - 2 : | Learn basic definitions and concepts about digital map and spatial information. | 3 | 1,6 | | PO - 3 : | Classify spatial information systems and will learn basic components. | 1 | 1,6 | | PO - 4 : | Learn data collecting, data storage end visualization techniques. | 1 | 1,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition and development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) . Digital map and spatial information related concepts. Classification of information systems and spatial information systems. GIS functions. Designing and applications of GIS. Data acquiring, managing and displaying techniques. Spatial analysis types and applications. Structural needs and institutionalization of GIS. Importance of GIS in use of information and GIS problems. GIS software and hardware. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS). | | | Week 2 | Concepts of information technology, information, data, system, information systems etc. | | | Week 3 | What is GIS? Main functions and components of GIS. How GIS basically works? | | | Week 4 | Main concepts on geographical entities. Data collection techniques and data quality in GIS. | | | Week 5 | Spatial analysis in GIS. Spatial queries, union, overlay, buffering and a proximity analyses. | | | Week 6 | Network analysis and geometrical manipulations in GIS. Digital elevation systems and 3D analyses. | | | Week 7 | Data output and display process in GIS. Presentation of results and map design factors. | | | Week 8 | System design in GIS. Definition of GIS strategy. Financing GIS projects. | | | Week 9 | Midterm examination. | | | Week 10 | Software and hardware systems in GIS. National and international GIS organizations and activities. | | | Week 11 | GIS applications. The use of GIS in cadastral-based, infrastructure, urban, forestry, business areas. | | | Week 12 | Introduction to Land Information Systems (LIS). | | | Week 13 | Urban Information Systems (UIS). Main functions of UIS.
| | | Week 14 | Latest developments in GIS area. Internet GIS applications. Remote sensing and GPS integrations. | | | Week 15 | Submit of the Term project. Evaluation of the course.
| | | Week 16 | End of term examination | | | |
| 1 | Yomralıoğlu, T., (2000), ?Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri: Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar? (In Turkish), 4.Baskı, s.480, Akademi Kitabevi, Trabzon | | | |
| 1 | Paul A. Longley, Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire, David W. Rhind, 2007, Geographic Information Systems and Science | | | 2 | W.L. Gorr, K.S. Kurland, 2008, GIS Tutorial, Third Edition, Redland, California, USA | | | 3 | ArcGIS software documents. http://www.esri.com | | | 4 | Stanford University http://library.stanford.edu/depts/gis/index.html | | | 5 | Yomralıoğlu, T., (1999), ?Yerel Yönetimlerde Kent Bilgi Sistemi Uygulamaları Sempozyumu? Bildiriler Kitabı (editör), KTÜ, s.325, Trabzon | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 3 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 6 | | 24 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 3 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Uygulama | 5 | 10 | 50 | | Ödev | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 188 |
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