GIS and Spatial Analysis
C-modul, Efterår, 1 point, 5 ECTS NOTE: Kurset foregår på engelsk
Purpose To present the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and to introduce the concepts of exploratory mapping , spatial analysis and modelling with special reference to ecology.
Contents The course includes an introduction to the fundamentals of GIS: representation of geographic features (vector and raster models), data models, map projections and co-ordinate systems and data base management. Creation and editing of spatial data. Techniques for exploratory data analysis will be presented (summarising and presenting spatial data, density mapping, etc.) Basic modelling concepts such as map algebra, neighbourhood analysis, cost/distance functions, and suitability analysis will be presented. A number of actual cases from ecological research in Denmark and the Tropics will be used to exemplify the techniques.
Teaching material Lecture notes. Recommended introductory text: "The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis. Volume 1: Geographic patterns and relationships." by Andy Mitchell.
Teaching 8 week (9-12)
Teacher Flemming Skov, Flemming Nørgaard, Poul Nygaard Andersen
Exam Pass/fail on basis of satisfactory participation in the course (minimum 80% attendance).
Participation 16 students.