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JDZ7202 | Spatial Data Models and Data Str. For Gis | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Çetin CÖMERT | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To establish an understanding of spatial data models and spatial data structures used in GIS. To get a grasp of these models and structures from a developers perspective. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | Spatial data models for GIS will be learned | 10,11 | 1 | PO - 2 : | Spatial data structures for GIS will be learned | 10,11 | 1 | PO - 3 : | Relational and object-relational data models will be learned | 10,11 | 1 | PO - 4 : | A related software will be used | 12 | 4 | 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 | |
An introduction to spatial data models and data structures for GIS. Relational and Object-Oriented data models. Raster and vector representations. Spatial data structures; Quadtrees and other hierarchical data structures. Spatial indexing and spatial clustering. Data models of the popular GIS software. Project; realisation of the concepts in Oracle Spatial. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | An introduction to spatial data models and data structures for GIS; fundamentals, course contents. | | Week 2 | Relational data models | | Week 3 | Object-Oriented data models | | Week 4 | Vector representations | | Week 5 | Raster representations | | Week 6 | Spatial data structures | | Week 7 | Quadtrees and other hierarchical data structures | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Data models of the popular GIS software | | Week 10 | Term Project | | Week 11 | Term Project | | Week 12 | Term Project | | Week 13 | Term Project | | Week 14 | Term Project presentations and oral exam on term projects | | Week 15 | Term Project presentations and oral exam on term projects | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Samet, H., 1990;The design and Analyses of Spatial Data Structures, Addison Wesley, New York. | | 2 | Worboys, M, Duckham M., 2004,GIS, A computing Perspective, CRC Press, second edition. | | |
1 | Oosterom, P.,V., 1993; Reactive Data Structures for GIS, Oxford University Press. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1,5 | 30 | Laboratory exam | 15 | | 2 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1,5 | 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 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Proje | 3 | 5 | 15 | Kısa sınav | 2 | 3 | 6 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 115 |
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