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Geographic Information Systems

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
  • Course Goals
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS), Kinds of used information, transforming the analog drawings to digital maps and study of the errors resulting from the process of transforming and merging, building attribute database and linking and linking it with the analog data. Methods of data input, store, and output. Applications of GIS in the field of roads, transportation, and sanitary engineering. Applications of GIS in water resources harbors, marine contraction, and hydraulic contraction like regulators, dams, and other projects. Decision-making support by GIS in non-engineering fields.
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS), Kinds of used information, transforming the analog drawings to digital maps and study of the errors resulting from the process of transforming and merging, building attribute database and linking and linking it with the analog data. Methods of data input, store, and output. Applications of GIS in the field of roads, transportation, and sanitary engineering. Applications of GIS in water resources harbors, marine contraction, and hydraulic contraction like regulators, dams, and other projects. Decision-making support by GIS in non-engineering fields.
  • Department
    Public Works
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (30 = tr.Industry 5% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 5% , tr.Seminar 20% ) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • - Bolstad P.2019. GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems. XanEdu Publishing Inc; Sixth edition (July 15, 2019).