CIV4261 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

AND REMOTE SENSING

1. Module Code: CIV4261

2. Module Title: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
3. Level: 4 Semester: II Credits: 5

Module Content
• What is GIS?
• Modeling our world – Spatial data modeling
• Database Management Systems – DBMS (Storing non spatial data)
• Spatial Data Management
• Data Input and Editing
• Spatial Data Retrieval
• Spatial Data Analysis
• Presenting Data – Data Visualisation and output
• Data Quality

Module learning objectives

▪ Understand and explain the basic spatial database development, management

and query
▪ Use the structure of relational databases. Records, tuple to define a database
▪ Model data and databases for particular application
▪ Understand the connection between GIS and DPMS and their roles in spatial data
management
▪ Apply basic methods for spatial analysis
▪ Understand and apply principles of visualization/cartography
▪ Understand and interpret topographic and thematic map