Geographic Information Technology
Study plans 2016-2017 - GEO2311 - 10 ECTS

On the basis of

• IMT2261 Information Structures and Database Systems
• GEO1121 GIS Intro

IMT2261 may be taken in parallel.

Expected learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will

•  Have good knowledge of key Norwegian geographic data sets and be able to facilitate them for analysis and presentation.
•  Be able to create simple XML-based data sets and explain the structure of KML and GML formats for geographic information.
•  Be able to explain the characteristics of geographic databases and be able to use SQL to perform queries, and basic geographic analysis.
•  Have a basic understanding of web technology in general and of Web services for geographical data in particular.
•  Be able to create simple web pages with map content from web services or geographic databases.
•  Be able to explain the central concepts of cartography, and could use SLD to style webmaps.

Topic(s)

• Norge Digitalt and norwegian data sets
• HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Geographical information in XML (including KML og GML)
• Web maps (including Google Maps)
• Technologies and methods for handling geographical information on the web (including WMS)
• Cartography
• Geographic databases
• Geographic analysis based on SQL queries

Teaching Methods

Lectures
Net Support Learning
Exercises
Project work
Reflection

Form(s) of Assessment

Oral exam, individually

Form(s) of Assessment (additional text)

2-3 hand-ins

Grading Scale

Alphabetical Scale, A(best) – F (fail)

External/internal examiner

Two internal examinors

Teaching Materials

A complete reading list will be available at startup time.