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GG5053: GIS TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES II (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:38


Course Overview

This module will introduce students to a selection of more advanced geospatial tools and techniques for analysing spatial data. This will include for example: geostatistics, cluster analysis, kriging, and network analysis. A number of ‘real world’ applications will illustrate the application of these spatial tools and techniques. Emphasis will be placed on obtaining a sound understanding of the fundamentals and principles of each technique, as well as how to select the correct technique for solving a problem, the analysis of the spatial data, and the interpretation of the results. ArcGIS software will be used for the practical work.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr David Green

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of Archaeology (AY) (Studied) or Computing Science (CS) (Studied) or Geography (GG) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This module will introduce students to a number of the more advanced geospatial tools and techniques for analysing spatial data. This will include: geostatistics, cluster analysis, kriging network analysis, MCE, and modelling. A number of real world applications will be used as the data exploration, spatial analysis, and visualisation. Emphasis will be placed on obtaining a sound understanding of the fundamentals and principles of each technique, as well as selection of the correct technique for a problem, analysis of the data, and interpretation of the results. A number of different GIS and remote sensing/image processing software tools will be used as the basis for the project.

Further Information & Notes

N/A

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

100% Continuous Assessment - A number of short Practical Exercise Projects Duly Completed, covering a number of techniques, and one short assignment (25%) and one project assignment (75%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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