GRS-32806 Spatial Data Infrastructure

Course

Credits 6.00

Teaching methodContact hours
Lectures16
Practical extensively supervised34
Practical intensively supervised14
Tutorial24
Course coordinator(s)prof. dr. ir. AK Bregt
Lecturer(s)prof. dr. ir. AK Bregt
dr. L Grus
Examiner(s)prof. dr. ir. AK Bregt
dr. ir. RJA van Lammeren

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

GRS-10306 Introduction Geo-information Science.

Continuation courses:

GRS-20306 Remote Sensing; GRS-20806 Geo-information Tools; GRS-30306 Spatial Modelling and Statistics.

Contents:

The overall aim of the course is to be acquainted with Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). An SDI is a coordinated series of agreements on technology standards, institutional arrangements, and policies that enable the discovery and use of spatial information. Several SDI-aspects will be studied and analysed, such as: technology, policy, use, standardization, organizational and ethical issues. Anyone who gets involved in setting up or managing a proper GIS related project needs to be familiar with the concepts of spatial data infrastructures.

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
- apply the main concepts of spatial data infrastructures;
- analyse critically spatial data infrastructures developments from multiple perspectives;
- construct a simple network architecture for publishing, discovering and accessing spatial data;
- evaluate a SDI related topic by writing an article;
- analyse various aspects of spatial data infrastructures in an oral presentation and discussion;
- cooperate effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

Activities:

This course on 'spatial data infrastructures' is partially based on a problem-based learning environment in which students are confronted with series of cases.
During this course students' groups will work each week on a specific problem related to a real SDI case. At the end of each week a group will have to prepare a presentation on the case of the week. Different presentation techniques will be used.
Apart from group work, students will also have to perform individual assignments such as writing a scientific article and individually presenting a case of the week.
The course materials to solve these case-related problems come from several sources: excursions, lectures presented by material experts, exercises within an internet environment, reader and lists of links to informative web sites.

Examination:

- individual scientific paper (55%);
- iindividual case presentation (15%);
- group work (30%).
The course guide gives details on the assessment procedure.

Literature:

Selected papers will be provided depending as the subjects taught and course specific practical manual.
The course guide provides details on literature.

ProgrammePhaseSpecializationPeriod
Restricted Optional for: MGIGeo-Information ScienceMSc3WD
MUEUrban Environmental ManagementMSc3WD