Course overview
This course will enable students to appraise primary and secondary spatial data types and collection methods to subsequently apply appropriate analysis and presentation techniques to natural and built environmental projects. This course incorporates techniques of acquiring and building spatial data in the field and office environments, and then the analysis and presentation of various spatial data (e.g. raster and network) in GIS software packages.
Course learning outcomes
- Differentiate between the various spatial data types, structures and sources.
- Digitise, analyse, manage and communicate spatial data.
- Integrate, analyse and present field spatial data.