103-2233-AAL GIS Basics

Semester	Autumn Semester 2020
Lecturers	M. Raubal
Periodicity	every semester recurring course
Language of instruction	English
Comment	Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.

Abstract	Fundamentals in geoinformation technologies: database principles, including modeling of spatial information, geometric and semantic models, topology and metrics; practical training with GIS software.
Learning objective	Know the fundamentals in geoinformation technologies for the realization, application and operation of geographic information systems in engineering projects.
Content	Modelling of spatial information Geometric and semantic models Topology & metrics Raster and vector models Databases Applications Labs with GIS software
Literature	Worboys, M., & Duckham, M. (2004). GIS - A Computing Perspective (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. O'Sullivan, D., & Unwin, D. (2010). Geographic Information Analysis (second ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.