Course Description
Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for quantifying spatial distribution and quantity of entities on the landscape will be demonstrated. Mapping for utility management, identifying potential pollution sources, natural resources, and population will be emphasized.
Athena Title
Engineering GIS
Prerequisite
(ENVE 1020 or ENVE 1110 or ENGR 1120 or ENGR 1120H or ENGR 1120E) and (ENGR 3410 or ENVE 3410 or ENVE 4435/6435)
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1) Produce GIS-based maps expressing various spatial themes and augment the maps with the images and survey data from a variety of coordinate systems; 2) Develop basic spatial models that would address questions related to a variety of engineering topics such as runoff and erosion; 3) Integrate spatial data into large scale environmental engineering projects, analysis, and decision making.
Topical Outline
1) Introduction to GIS and remote sensing 2) Coordinate systems 3) Database management and development 4) Image management and shape files 5) Importing survey waypoints and boundary points into GIS 6) Interfacing between GIS and AutoCAD for land design 7) Utility management applications 8) Introduction to spatial modeling 9) Data formats and map creation 10) Querying themes and producing maps
Syllabus
Public CV