Course: Working with Spatial Data Using Geographical Information Systems (3103-452)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Thilo Streck (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

exercise

In-Class Hours Per Week:

3

Contents:

The computer exercises introduce participants to the Geographical Information System ArcGIS. The course covers fundamental GIS concepts as well as how to create, edit, and work with georeferenced spatial data. It will be demostrated how to manipulate tabular data, query a GIS database, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps. Moreover, students will be exposed to a variety of techniques for interpolating surfaces from point data such as inverse distance method and kriging.

Teaching: Dr. Ralph Gäbler, phone 22323; Dr. Marc Lamers phone 22466.

Computer exercises. Basic computer skills are required.

Literature:

ESRI. 1999. Understanding GIS. Wiley, N.Y., USA.

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 3103-450 Spatial Data Analysis with GIS (compulsory)

eLearning:

Course in ILIAS