Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2016
 
TNK046 Geographic Information Systems, 6 ECTS credits.
/Geografiska informationssystem/

For:   BI   KTS   SL  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 108

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Transportation Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
The main purpose is to give basic theoretical and practical knowledge in geographic information systems (GIS).The course shall also give an introduction to database technology. After the course the student should
  • understand the relational model and the query language SQL
  • be familiar with the basic theory within geographic information science
  • be familiar with several methods used for GIS-analyses
  • be able to choose the right method to use for analysing different problems
  • be able to work independently with GIS-software and to present results from GIS-analysis in a clear and well structured report


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)


Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
Positioning Systems

Organisation:
Lectures, lessons and laboratory work. The laboratory work is mandatory.

Course contents:
Data structures and modelling. Relational databases and query languages, especially SQL. Spatial data bases. Cartography. Data collection for GIS's. Spatial analysis. Applications related to traffic and transportation.

Course literature:
Harrie L. (red), 2013: Geografiska informationsbehandling, Teori, Metoder och Tillämpningar. Sjätte upplagan. Studentlitteratur.
Laborationshäfte


Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Carl Henrik Häll
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/28/2014