Penn State Surveying Program

SUR 362
Multipurpose Land Information Systems



Catalog Data 362. MULTIPURPOSE LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3) Basic concepts in geographic information systems; spatial reference frameworks; map and text data; digital environments; software and hardware platforms. Prerequisites: SUR 162, 262, 272, 222.
Textbook

Environmental Systems Research Institute (E.S.R.I.) 1994, Understanding GIS - The ArcInfo Method, 7th edition for Unix and OpenVMS, ESRl, Redlands, California.  ISBN 1-879102-24-2

Ormsby, T., Napoleon, E.2001, Burke, R., Groessl, C., and Feaster, L., Getting to Know ArcGIS., Environmental Systems Research Institute (E.S.R.I.) Press, Redlands, California.
References DeMers Michael N.,  2004. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. John Wiley and Sons, NY. ISBN 0-471-14284-0.
Coordinator Frank Derby, Associate Professor, Surveying Engineering Program
Goals The objectives of this course are to familiarize students with the basic concepts of geographic information systems
Prerequisites by Topic
  1. Ability knowledge in traditional and photogrammetric data capture.
  2. Basic knowledge in measurement statistics.
  3. Basic cartographic knowledge.
  4. Basic knowledge in cadastral systems.
Topics
  1. Introduction
  2. Land- administration, management, and information
  3. Land and related information systems.
  4. MPLIS as decision and management support technology
  5. MPLIS Data Types
  6. MPLIS Data acquisition methods
  7. Frameworks for spatial referencing
  8. Map projections, coordinate systems, and map accuracy
  9. Topological Data Structures
  10. Database management systems
  11. Spatial Analysis
  12. Visualization and communication Graphics
  13. Software and hardware platforms
  14. Metadata requirements and standards
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 hour
  3. 2 hour
  4. 2 hours
  5. 2 hours
  6. 2 hour
  7. 1 hour
  8. 2 hours
  9. 4 hours
  10. 2 hours
  11. 2 hours
  12. 2 hours
  13. 2 hour
  14. 2 hours
Laboratories
  1. Introduction to ArcView software modules
  2. Introduction to ArcGIS software modules
  3. GIS data acquisition
  4. Making spatial data usable in GIS
  5. Attribute data processing
  6. Spatial Analysis using ArcGIS
  7. Map Design and Layout Using ArcGIS
  8. Final Project
  1. 2 hour
  2. 2 hour
  3. 4 hours
  4. 2 hours
  5. 4 hour
  6. 6 hours
  7. 2 hours
  8. 6 hours
Computer Usage Students use ArcView and ArcGIS for data collection, analysis, and presentation. Students are encouraged to use conferencing software to download notes. They use the Internet to search and download data for GIS. Final projects are presented with presentation software..


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