Kursöversikt

Welcome to NGN190 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2, 7.5 credits, vt20

Most important for you are the sections Uppgifter/Assignments, Filer/Files, Anslag/Announcements, Chat and Discussions. Basically all material you need you can find in the files section. But start ideally in the assignments/uppgifter section where you are linked to the respective description and data for each exercise/task. Syllabus/Kursguide contains some general information (course plan, literature, more info etc.).

Courseplan

Literature. Since there is no written exam and you are expected to have some background knowledge of GIS, course literature is not mandatory. However, one recommendation is:

Swedish Harrie, L. (2013). Geografisk informationsbehandling: Teori, metoder och tillämpningar. Formas. ISBN 9789144088778. (numera 6:e upplaga) Äldre upplagor fungerar de med, men helst inte äldre än 3:e upplaga.

English Heywood, Cornelius, Carver (2011), An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, 3rd Edition. Heywood is available as hard copy through common bookstores and in the university library both as hard copy and fulltext online resource for you as registered student. Search on https://ub.gu.se

Exercises, tasks and project work In the course there are 5 exercises, 2 tasks and a project work for you to work with. There will be no written exam.

In the exercises you download the exercise material and follow the step-by-step instructions prepared. For each exercise you hand in a map or a print-screen, as stated in the instruction. Once you finish the exercises, you can start working with the tasks.

For the tasks and project work you don't get a step-by-step instruction - you will have a chance to use your skills and knowledge from the exercises to solve a problem. For each task you should hand in a final map as well as a written report where you present the method.

You can get help from our assistants (Tobias and Johan) or the course leader (Alexander). Just start working with the exercises and submit eventually. Then you will receive comments wether all is fine with the submission or you have to complete something. Also, use the discussion section to post and discuss question. Many of you will have similar problems to solve and helping each other is a great way of learning new software and techniques.

Software The course material is designed for QGIS, an open source desktop GIS software. It is available for all platforms (Mac OS, Windows, Linux). Please find the latest version on http://qgis.org . Right now version 3.1x. Versions may slightly differ but in general you will find. There is very useful help under http://qgistutorials.com which is a great support resource. Especially in case you did not use QGIS before the tutorials may be a good side help.

Kontakt/E-post:

Kursledare: Alexander Walther

 Studievägledare: Emily Whitehurst Zack

Kursadministratör:  Eugenia Andersson

Utbildningsansvarig: Johan Hogmalm  

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