GEOI2340 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GIS

Concept of GIS, sciences, systems, importance and sources of geographic information systems, historical development of GIS. GIS components. GIS data: Vector & Raster. Concept of modeling, modelling of reality in GIS, topology, attribute data model, functions and operations in GIS analysis, projects, training on geographic information specialized software. (3 credit hours: 2 theoretical hours and 1 lab hour)

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GEOG232 | PRINCIPLES OF CARTOGRAPHY
ENCE338 | CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING