GIS 320 Archaeological Applications of GIS Explains how archaeological spatial data is modeled, evaluated and visualized. Describes modeling techniques and GIS tools for predicting the location of buried cultural materials. Illustrates how GPS, Remote Sensing, Aerial Photography and Geophysics can be used in archaeological GIS analyses. Discusses holistic management approaches. Emphasizes importance of data quality.
Students use archaeological data sets to illustrate themes and approaches covered in the course.
GIS 510 Object Oriented GIS Explains object-oriented databases and the unique issues related to spatial objects, how objects are created from, translate to, and integrate with traditional GIS data models. Covers object-oriented database management, issues specifically related to spatial data, thinking in terms of objects, and interoperability standards. Students complete a series of exercises that reinforce the concepts presented.