GIS 400 GIS Database Design and Data Standards Explains how to design and implement a spatial database. Examines implementation issues for vector and raster formats. Covers the integration of relational spatial and attribute databases and database management techniques. Discusses metadata management, data dictionaries and information system standards. Describes digital map library construction.
Students prepare a data dictionary and develop an application using a standard data set.
GIS 500 Database Development, Quality Assurance, and Conversion Discusses the steps in spatial data conversion including a quantitative assessment of digital map quality, quality assurance procedures and digital data capture methods. Reviews data quality plans, the data conversion process and coordinate geometry. Students design, implement and quality assure a GIS database and complete a data conversion exercise. GIS 600 Map Projections and Map Design Explains which map projections and coordinate systems are appropriate for a variety of applications. Discusses how to identify and use the major United States projections and coordinate systems, especially UTM and State Plane.