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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

References/Teaching Materials/
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
Equipment
1 Concept and Principles of GIS: Information Tecnology and Geographic Reference books and notes
Information. Geographic Information System.
Geographic Information System, definition, components of GIS,
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contributing disciplines and technologies, major areas of practical Reference books and notes
applications

3 Geographic Data Concepts: Spatial data Models, vector vsraster, 3D Reference books and notes
surface representation

4 ARC/INFO Data Models, The coverage, Linking Features and Reference books and notes
Attributes, Geographic database,
5 Feature types, point, arcs and polygons. Topology, arc-node Reference books and notes
topology, polygon-arc topology.
Sources, Collection and Integration of Data: Digitising Maps,
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Surveying, Photogrammetric Mapping, Remote Sensing Images, Reference books and notes
Attribute data.

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Sources of possible errors in GIS Reference books and notes

8 Software and Hardware: Hardware architecture of a GIS, Selection of Reference books and notes
GIS software
Digital Elevation Model(DEM): Important use of DEMs. Methods of
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representing DEMs, Data sources and sampling for DEMs. Product Reference books and notes
derived from DEMs
Spatial data Manipulation and Analysis: Functional Spatial Analysis, 2
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Dimensional, Area, perimter and distances. Vector to Raster Reference books and notes
conversion, Raster to vector conversion.

11 Analysis Overlays, Querying/Theming, Proximity analysis,
Reference books and notes
Network analysis. Contour lines and creating DEM
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Application of GIS: Civil Engineering applications Reference books and notes

13 Choosing a GIS. Criteria for a good GIS software, its functionality and Reference books and notes
efficiency

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The future of GIS in Malaysia Reference books and notes

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