Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

EVE 401 — Fundamentals of GIS & Remote Sensing

3 units · EVE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain the systematic principles of GIS and the application of GIS to biodiversity conservation and environmental studies using real-world examples
acquire, combine and manipulate data from multiple sources in a GIS in order to deal and solve practical problems in biodiversity conservation and environmental science
state the principles underlying the analysis of spatial data and remote sensing data and produce appropriate maps of environmental data
developed practical technical skills on GIS analytical techniques;
generate and critically evaluate GIS and remote sensing outcomes and write reports on GIS mapping and analysis.

Course contents

Electromagnetic radiation and interaction with matter. Types and design of electromagnetic sensors. The photographic camera, Radiometers, thermal scanners, and multispectral scanners. Sensor platforms. Introduction to digital image processing. Image classification. Elements of photo interpretation. Definitions and Basic concepts of GIS (Geographical Information System). Spatial relationships. Elementary Mathematical concepts (graph theory, set theory, and topology). Components of a GIS. Field-based and object-based concepts of the real world. Raster and vector databases. Spatial Data Models: 2D, 3D, and 4D Model; tessellation data models; vector data models, tessellation versus spatial vector relationships: metric, topologic and spatial order. Data quality aspect: positional accuracy, attribute accuracy, logical consistency, completeness, and lineage. Data capture; data manipulation; data queries, data analysis; data modeling; data display and data presentation. 500 Level

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study EVE 401.

EVE 401 — Fundamentals of GIS & Remote Sensing

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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