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AG1323 GIS for the Built Environment 7.5 credits

GIS för samhällsbyggnad

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A course on GIS techniques and applications, with various case studies related to surveying, urban planning, land management and traffic planning.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    B

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Spring 14 for programme students

Spring 14 for programme students

  • Periods

    Spring 14 P3 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    60165

  • Start date

    2014 week: 4

  • End date

    2014 week: 12

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

    18 (preliminary)

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Course responsible

    Bitr univ lektor Takeshi Shirabe

Spring 14 for single courses students - To application

  • Periods

    Spring 14 P3 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    20041

  • Start date

    20/01/2014

  • End date

    2014 week: 12

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    6 - 10

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Bitr univ lektor Takeshi Shirabe

  • Application

    Apply for this course at antagning.se through this application link.
    Please note that you need to log in at antagning.se to finalize your application.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to introduce students to how geographic information systems (GIS) store, process, and present geographic data, i.e. data pertaining to the surface of the earth and how this technology helps us analyze spatial phenomena of urban or regional scale. On the completion of this course, students should acquire basic theoretical understanding of GIS as well as practical skills of using GIS software in various contexts.

Course main content

  • Basic GIS architecture
  • Spatial data models and structures
  • Data sources
  • Database concepts
  • Vector data operations
  • Raster data operations
  • Spatial query
  • Spatial analysis
  • Network analysis

Disposition

Lectures 20h

Laboration 40h

Eligibility

Completed upper secondary education including documented proficiency in Swedish corresponding to Swedish B/ Swedish 3 and English corresponding to English A/ English 6. Mathematics E/Mathematics 4, Physics B/ Physics 2.

Course AG1311 Graphic Information Systems

For single course students: at least 6 ECTS in a GIS course

Basic computer skills are recommended

Literature

Meddelas vid kursstart

Examination

  • LAB2 - Laboratory Work, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • PRO1 - Project, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TEN2 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Written exam (TEN2, 3 cr)
Approved laboratory reports (LAB2, 3 cr)
Project (PRO1; 1,5 cr)

Offered by

ABE/Geoinformatics

Contact

Takeshi Shirabe, takeshi.shirabe@abe.kth.se

Examiner

Takeshi Shirabe <shirabe@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 14.
Examination information valid from: Spring 11.