2010 Course Handbook
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ENVE382: Environmental Analysis Using SIS
This unit provides students with an understanding of more advanced Spatial Information Science (SIS) procedures, and experience in the implementation of GIS and Remote Sensing (RS) in environmental fields. The unit is divided into three modules. Module 1 includes modelling landforms and other environmental variables in GIS, an introduction to geostatistics, and a range of case studies from areas including catchment hydrology, climate variables, natural hazards and vegetation mapping. Module 2 covers more advanced RS techniques to derive spatial information on land cover and land cover change, and the latest satellite programs. Module 3 deals with implementation issues and includes other material to equip students for success in a career in spatial information science. Practical sessions cover techniques for data preparation and spatial analysis and culminate in a capstone project in an area nominated by the student.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (Session Dates: 30 April; 1 May) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Ms Carol Jacobson |
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| NCCW(s): | GEOS382, GEOS426 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Environment and Geography |
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