Geospatial Information Science
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Geospatial Information Science. The module consists of lectures with integrated exercises. The theoretical foundations are taught in the lectures and the concrete application of complex GIS software, variety of geospatial data is practiced by the students in the exercises through solving given, subject-related problems. The exercises take place interactively in the labs and are supported by lecturers with the support of student tutors. The exercises are solved by the students individually. The interactive work on the problems using relevant software is an important professional qualification and a prerequisite for successfully completing courses in subsequent semesters in which work is done with these systems.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Contents
The course covers the following topics
- General Data Modelling
- Spatial Modelling
- Topology
- Geometry
- Georeferencing, Reference systems and Geoinformatics
- Spatial analysis and operations
- Geo Data Warehousing and Spatial Extract-Transform-Load (ETL)
- Introduction to Spatial Data Infrastructures
- Interoperability and data exchange
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the module, students will be able to,
- understand and apply spatial modeling and georeferencing of geodata
- explain different, common types of geodata modeling
- understand, explain and comparatively evaluate presented methods for spatial analysis
- critically question the tasks dealt with in practical exercises in relation to the theory.
Contact
For any queries regarding this course - lecture and exercise content, course dates, exam information, etc. please reach out to the following staff members.