Fundamentals of GIS:

Introduction to GIS Basic spatial concepts Coordinate Systems GIS and Information Systems Definitions- History of GIS – Components of a GIS – Hardware, Software, Data, People, Methods – Proprietary and open source Software Types of data – Spatial, Attribute data types of attributes – scales/ levels of measurements.

Spatial Data Models:

Database Structures – Relational, Object Oriented – Entities – ER diagram – data models – conceptual, logical and physical models – spatial data models – Raster Data Structures – Raster Data Compression – Vector Data Structures – Raster vs Vector Models- TIN and GRID data models.

Data Input and Topology:

Scanner – Raster Data Input – Raster Data File Formats – Georeferencing – Vector Data Input -Digitiser Datum Projection and reprojection -Coordinate Transformation Topology Adjacency, connectivity and containment Topological Consistency Non topological file formats Attribute Data linking – Linking External Databases – GPS Data Integration

Data Quality and Standards:

Data quality Basic aspects completeness, logical consistency, positional accuracy, temporal accuracy, thematic accuracy and lineage Metadata GIS Standards -Interoperability OGC Infrastructure. Spatial Data.

Data Management and Output:

Import/Export – Data Management functions- Raster to Vector and Vector to Raster Conversion Data Output – Map Compilation – Chart/Graphs – Multimedia – Enterprise Vs. Desktop GISdistributed GIS.