The
Faculty of
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Lecturer |
· Lindsay Smith, lsmith@sunrise.sli.unimelb.edu.au, Rm
C401 Engineering Building C (building 174) |
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Tutor |
· Erwin Taal, e.taal@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au |
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Contact |
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2 hours of Lectures and 3hrs of Practical Work per week have been
allocated ·
Lectures: ·
Practical Work – |
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Course Objectives |
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To introduce students to methods of environmental/geographic data
collection and interpretation. ·
To develop an understanding of spatial analysis techniques and
modelling. ·
To develop hands-on knowledge of Geographic Information Systems and
their use in Environmental Planning. |
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Content |
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The collection and processing of environmental/geographic information:
data base management systems; computer mapping and geographic information
systems (GIS). Applications in land capability assessment, habitat
assessment, terrain analysis, location analysis and land use planning and
management. |
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Practical Exercises and Data |
·
6 Practical Exercises and assignments for the semester. ·
Assignments are due the following week by 5.00pm the day before the
practical. ·
Links to the instructions and data for the exercises are detailed
below |
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Assessment |
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6 Practical Exercises (35 %). ·
Major Assignment (25 %) ·
One 2-hour written examination at the completion of the semester
(40%). |
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Subject Resources |
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A web page is maintained and updated regularly for the subject.
Anything you need to know – look here first. http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/cgism/GISA
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Over the last 2 years we have developed a number of multimedia based "Teaching
and Learning Tools" (TLTs) for GIS education. You will find links to
specific modules in the week-by-week program below. You can see the full
development so far here · Past Exam Papers here · A CD of lecture notes and practicals and other resources will be distributed amongst the class in the first week of lectures. · ArcView 3.2 Software is available to borrow from the architecture library for you to install on your own computer subject to the University Site Licence. · Reading List Here |
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Webraft |
· In addition to these web pages, this subject will utilise the ITS WebRaft facility. Students automatically have access to WebRaft and the subject pages for this subject once they are enrolled in this subject. WebRaft is available at: webraft.its.unimelb.edu.au. The username and password you require is your central its account details. ITS can clarify these issues. WebRaft provides students with 10 megabytes of disk space for the semester, a list of all students and their respective e-mails enrolled in this subject, and perhaps most importantly, a discussion forum for issues relevant to this subject. Please ensure you have access to WebRaft - its full capabilities will be discussed in Week 1. Upload instructions are here. |
For
building locations see http://www.pb.unimelb.edu.au/other/maps/
Subject Structure
The course is presented in
lecture/lab format. A two hour lecture describes the concepts and theory while
the lab emphasises skills development and practical application. The laboratory
component includes a series of introductory exercises followed by a project
requiring more in-depth analysis of a particular planning or management issue.
The Lecture/Lab sequence
will focus on raster or grid based spatial analysis. This type of analysis is best
suited for rural and wildlands applications or for modelling terrain for
rainfall and runoff studies. Software used will be ARCView 3.2 running on
Windows 95/98/NT/2000. ARCView is a user friendly GIS. Version 3.2 is not the
latest version but can be used without a hardware lock which means that you can
install it on your own computers. The
raster component is called SPATIAL ANALYST. This will be our primary analytical
tool. ARCView can be customised and programmed using its own scripting language
called AVENUE which is similar to Visual BASIC.
Software and Textbooks.
This is commercial software
which cannot normally be made available for home use. However we have a University
wide site license which permits student copies.
You can install ARCView on
your own computer by borrowing the appropriate CDs and signing the declaration
form. You must agree to remove the software after completion of the course.
The manuals for ARCView are
available on line. Hard Copy materials are on reserve in the Architecture
Branch Library.
Assessment
Assignments should be
submitted, no later than the Thursday
Request for extension of
time or special consideration may be made to the Faculty (ABP) on the forms
available from the office and will be dealt with by the normal faculty process.
Late work without a formal extension will lose 20% of its assessed mark. You
will also have difficulty doing subsequent assignments if you get behind.
The Major Project to be
developed at the end of the semester will be conducted as a small planning
consultancy style exercise. The product will be a report complete with maps,
charts and visualisation. Requirements and assessment criteria will be provided
during the semester.
Laboratory Sessions
Lab sessions are scheduled
for three hours and the laboratories are booked for this period. There will be
formal demonstration/tutorial in the sessions in the first 8 weeks of the
semester. Later in the semester when you work on projects the lab time may be
less formally structured but someone will be there to assist which project
issues.
There are 3 essential
requirements for use of the lab and
submission of assignments.
You will HAVE to have a login on the Architecture, Building and
Planning computer system. You create your account interactively using the
console at the 4th floor help desk.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have ZIP disk (100 Mbyte) to use to
store your files. You can by these at the computer shop in the Union building.
There is no other storage available on the computer and you will need the ZIP
disk to store your work from week to week – and also to take away to use
on other computers.
Everyone MUST have an active University e-mail account as this
is necessary for use of WEBRAFT. Check the ITS web pages if unsure about this.
A swipe card system exists
to support printing.
If you have problems
outside of class, the best method for reaching the instructor is by email. You
will find email is the most efficient way to set up appointments and to ask
questions and get replies to problems you have in class.
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Semester Schedule
- GIS for Planning and Management |
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Week |
Topic |
Lab/Assignments |
%grade |
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Week 1 |
Intro to Subject, Lab
Organisation, Intro
to GIS (PowerPoint file), intro to databases.HTML version
AV preliminaries. |
Lab introduction, Map layout |
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Week 2 |
Building a raster
data base · Data entry and data base design · Resampling (see also the interactive examples) |
Due Lab Week 3 |
5% |
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Week 3 |
Secondary
data generation · proximity, |
Assignment
2 |
6% |
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Week 4 |
· Boolean Analysis (1) (2) (3) · working with ordinal data., |
Assignment 3
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6% |
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Week 5 |
·
Linear
Overlay - ratings and weightings, · Rules of Combination, Predictive Modelling |
Assignment 4
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6% |
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Week 6 |
·
Viewshed
modelling, and in Power Point
version. (also ArcView notes) · Hydrological modelling (& PPT) |
Assignment 5
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6% |
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Week 7 |
·
Neighbourhood
analysis, see also TLT and
Excel
example |
No Lab |
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Easter
Non Teaching Week |
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Week 8 |
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6% |
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Week 9 |
Project work |
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Week 10 |
Project work |
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Week 11 |
·
Applications of GIS ·
Issues in Using GIS |
Project work |
25% |
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Week 12 |
·
Exam Review |
Project to be
uploaded to Webraft by Friday May 30 |
40% |