This term you will be using QGIS to learn how a Geographic Information System (or more commonly referred to as a GIS) operates. QGIS is a free and open source software package (FOSS) that is developed using open standards. We will be talking more about Open Source and Open Standards Read more…
Exam Layout On the exam there will be: some (not many) multiple choicefill in the blank questionsshort answershort written tasks – short essay or combination of short paragraph questions In this class we covered many GIS concepts and techniques and how these can be combined to solve problems proposed in Read more…
Data for Decision and the Canadian Geographical Information System We will look at a video produced in the 1960s for the promotion of the Canadian Geographic Information System (CGIS). Here is the link to the first video – they stream together in order of Youtube: Data for decision Topics to Read more…
Points to keep in mind GIS is NOT an umbrella for other geospatial fields Many people express GIS as an umbrella of which their spatial fields such as remote sensing, surface draping rendering (flight simulators) or cartography fall under. These areas are better expressed as separate complimentary entities that exist Read more…
Beyond Accuracy and Precision We discussed the issues of accuracy and precision in last lecture, but we should also look a bit deeper at error and other related issues defining data quality. We are now well versed on how important “clean” spatial data is for mapping and analysis, but we Read more…
Topics for today Lecture on Accuracy and Precision of GIS dataA quick look at Assignment 6 (Due November 16)Last assignment instead of a Lab Quiz Accuracy and Precision Accuracy and precision lecture pdf link Assignment 6 review We are going to make this assignment out of 10 (lowering the value Read more…
1. Land Use, Parcels, Streets and Districts can all be placed on top of each other in a GIS such as QGIS (as in the diagram). What is the GIS term that describes them? 1/2 Mark layers 2. What does the GIS acronym stand for – what is GIS short Read more…
Outline for Literature Review The purpose of the literature review is to establish a foundation of information pertaining to your research area. This has two benefits: one benefit is to gain a background of understanding of research that has already been done to see if you can improve past techniques Read more…
Outline for Projects The research project in this course is intended to encourage students to use their education in GIS to gain insight to a field of study that interests each individual. I this regard topics can be broadly based bust must incorporate most of the themes of study presented Read more…
Not points, lines and polygons We have looked at vector data so far in the labs and tutorials. We understand the relationship between these vector layers. We have investigated how vector geometries and attributes can be manipulated through spatial analysis, and now we are going to look at a different Read more…