More advanced applications are implemented using programming in Arc Macro Language. The course teaches students practical skills necessary to perform various stages of a life-cycle GIS project. Practical assignments include data acquisition and preparation for the user requirements analysis, GIS system selection, cost-benefit analysis, system benchmarking, assembling an implementation plan. The full-semester project can be acquired from companies representing business at local, provincial, or national levels. Depending on their complexity, projects can be completed individually or in groups of students.
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