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| Course title | Application of GIS Technology |
| Course code | VidZ5027 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 121.5 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 32 |
| Date of course confirmation | 17/02/2015 |
| Responsible Unit | Instutute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. sc. ing., prof. Ainis Lagzdiņš |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| This course is intended to broaden theoretical knowledge and practical application of geographic information systems, as well as to provide insight in the methodologies and tools commonly used in the geospatial analysis. Students acquire the ability to create, illustrate and analyze geographic information in a broad range of disciplines related to the environmental science such as hydrology, ecology, forestry, agriculture, cartography. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Upon the completion of this course students will have:
• Knowledge and understanding about concepts and principles of GIS, new technological capabilities of GIS applications; • Skills to select and critically evaluate the GIS methods used in the geospatial analytics; • Competence to use GIS technology, software and methods in their professional activities and scientific research. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Bernhandsen T. Geographic information systems. Arendal, Norway: Norwegian Mapping Authority, 1992. 218 p.
2. Stūrmanis E. Ģeoinformācijas sistēmas. Jelgava: LLU / RTU, 2006. 90 lpp. 3. Mūsdienu Latvijas topogrāfiskās kartes. Autoru kolektīvs A. Zelmanis ... u.c. Valsts zemes dienests. Rīga: Valsts zemes dienests, 2001. 203 lpp. 4. The Earth Observation Handbook. [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 09.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.eohandbook.com |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Latvijas ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūras mājas lapa [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 09.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.lgia.gov.lv/lv/Publikacijas.aspx
2. Vanags V. Fotogrammetrija. Mūsdienu Latvijas topogrāfiskās kartes. Rīga: Valsts zemes dienests, 2003. 275 lpp. 3. Lauku reģistra ģeogrāfiskā informācija [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 09.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.karte.lad.gov.lv |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. ESRI mājas lapa [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 09.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.esri.com
2. SIA Envirotech mājas lapa [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 09.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.envirotech.lv 3. Rīgas ģeogrāfiskās informācijas sistēmas mājas lapa [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 09.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.rigis.lv/RIGIS/main.asp |
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