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PART II: Geographical information systems
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52 Lessons
10 Weeks
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CHAPTER 12: Geographical information systems
5
1.1
12.1 Introduction
10 mins
1.2
12.2 Software tools
10 mins
1.3
12.3 GIS, cartography and thematic mapping
10 mins
1.4
12.4 Standards, inter-operability and metadata
10 mins
1.5
12.5 GIS and the internet
10 mins
CHAPTER 13: Data models and structures
9
2.1
13.1 Introducing spatial data in representing geographic features
10 mins
2.2
13.2 How are spatial data different from other digital data?
10 mins
2.3
13.3 Attributes and measurement scales
10 mins
2.4
13.4 Fundamental data structures
10 mins
2.5
13.5 Raster data
10 mins
2.6
13.6 Vector data
10 mins
2.7
13.7 Data conversion between models and structures
10 mins
2.8
13.8 Summary
10 mins
2.9
13.9 Questions
10 mins
CHAPTER 14: Defining a coordinate space
5
3.1
14.1 Introduction
10 mins
3.2
14.2 Datums and projections
10 mins
3.3
14.3 How coordinate information is stored and accessed
10 mins
3.4
14.4 Selecting appropriate coordinate systems
10 mins
3.5
14.5 Questions
10 mins
CHAPTER 15: Operations
8
4.1
15.1 Introducing operations on spatial data
10 mins
4.2
15.2 Map algebra concepts
10 mins
4.3
15.3 Local operations
10 mins
4.4
15.4 Neighbourhood operations
10 mins
4.5
15.5 Vector equivalents to raster map algebra
10 mins
4.6
15.6 Automating GIS functions
10 mins
4.7
15.7 Summary
10 mins
4.8
15.8 Questions
10 mins
CHAPTER 16: Extracting information from point data
5
5.1
16.1 Introduction
10 mins
5.2
16.2 Understanding the data
10 mins
5.3
16.3 Interpolation
10 mins
5.4
16.4 Summary
10 mins
5.5
16.5 Questions
10 mins
CHAPTER 17: Representing and exploiting surfaces
6
6.1
17.1 Introduction
10 mins
6.2
17.2 Sources and uses of surface data
10 mins
6.3
17.3 Visualising surfaces
10 mins
6.4
17.4 Extracting surface parameters
10 mins
6.5
17.5 Summary
10 mins
6.6
17.6 Questions
10 mins
CHAPTER 18: Decision support and uncertainty
7
7.1
18.1 Introduction
10 mins
7.2
18.2 Decision support
10 mins
7.3
18.3 Uncertainty
10 mins
7.4
18.4 Risk and hazard
10 mins
7.5
18.5 Dealing with uncertainty in GIS-based spatial analysis
10 mins
7.6
18.6 Summary
10 mins
7.7
18.7 Questions
10 mins
CHAPTER 19: Complex problems and multi-criterion evaluation
7
8.1
19.1 Introduction
10 mins
8.2
19.2 Different approaches and models
10 mins
8.3
19.3 Evaluation criteria
10 mins
8.4
19.4 Deriving weighting coefficients
10 mins
8.5
19.5 Multi-criterion combination methods
10 mins
8.6
19.6 Summary
10 mins
8.7
19.7 Questions
10 mins
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