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== Course outline ==
 
== Course outline ==
  
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* geospatial information and data (scientific and technical viewpoints)
 
* principles of databases,  
 
* principles of databases,  
 
* computer graphics and  
 
* computer graphics and  

Revision as of 08:02, 14 April 2006

An introductory course on geospatial information science and systems. Up: Educational Resources

Course outline

  • geospatial information and data (scientific and technical viewpoints)
  • principles of databases,
  • computer graphics and
  • information technology architectures
  • basic cartography and geodesy
  • some remote sensing
  • geospatial problem solving with information systems

Readings

Freely downloadable texts are needed.

Lectures

Lecture slides are needed.

Assignments

These need to have detailed instructions and pre-prepared datasets. Also instructions how to get and install the needed software.