MASC504 INTRODUCTION TO GIS
| Course Code: | 9500504 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (1.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Graduate School of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. KORHAN ÖZKAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the students are expected to
- be competent on fundamental concepts of GIS.
- be familiar with maps, datum and projections.
- be introduced to spatial data types and familiar with acquiring and generating spatial data.
- be capable of conducting basic operations on raster and vector data.
- be familiar with advanced analysis capabilities in GIS systems.
Course Content
This course is intended to serve as an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using ArcGIS software. The scope of the course is balanced between theoretical foundations and hands-on practical exercises. The practical exercises will be constructed relevant to marine sciences. The topics of interest include spatial data types, map projections and GPS, spatial operations on raster and vector data as as well as using model builder.