GIS for Bachelor’s of Engineering

• describe basic GIS data structures and algorithms
• describe different techniques for the acquisition of geodata with respect to their fundamental principles, their field of application, the required effort and their limitations
• develop simple GIS applications with their requirements on geospatial data and GIS functionality
• handle an open source GIS software for typical geospatial questions with python programming
• use official Danish and European geodatabases for simple analyses in vector and raster data models
• develop a simple database for a given spatial problem in alignment with a suitable spatial data model and formulate simple queries on it
• handle GIS specific methods such as geo-referencing and map transformations
• transform geodata between different geodetic datums and map projections
• perform and understanding thematic mapping
• apply geometric operations to geodata in the vector and raster domain.

• Introduction to GIS and spatial analysis
• Core GIS methods and standards
• The applications of GIS (environmental management, resource allocation, transport, urban planning, climate change and socioeconomics)
• Data input in GIS and sources of spatial data
• GIS data structures and models
• Cartography and geovisualization
• Coordinate systems, map projections and datums
• Relational and spatial databases, database design and queries with SQL
• Spatial analysis in vector and raster data models.
• Simple Python programming within GIS

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Lectures and exercises.