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Course Name	Turkish	Kent Bilgi Sistemleri
	English	Urban Information Systems
Course Code	GIT 515	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Ahmet Özgür Doğru
Course Objectives		Urban Information System is one of the urban-based applications of geographic information systems. Especially large-scale urban data, spatial data integration with the lower-upper structure information is important for city managers. Engineering activities within the scope of the city with a more efficient use of urban planning and decision-making process is accelerating. Reached the dimensions of information technology and urban management, urban information systems are indispensable for effective decision constitute that aimed with the course.
Course Description		Basics of urban information systems. Map and thematic maps requirements. Relation of GIS and urban information systems. Spatial analysis in urban information systems. Organization of information in urban management. Integration of GIS for urban planning and data updating. Design of urban information systems. Services based processes and case studies for urban information systems.
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Other References		1. Cerrata, M., Concilio, G. And Monno, V., 2009. Making Strategies in Spatial Planning: Knowledge and Values: Urban and Landscape Perspective, Springer, London, ISBN 978-90-481-3105-1. 2. Jankowski, P. And Nyerges, T., 2001. Geographic Information Systems for Group Decision Making: Toward a Participatory, Geographic Information Science, London: Taylor and Francis. 3. Jensen, R., Gatrell, J. And McLean, D., 2005. Geo-spatial Technologies in Urban Environments, Springer, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-22263-4. 4. Maantay, J. And Ziegler, J., 2006. GIS for Urban Environment, ESRI Press, Redlands, California, USA, ISBN-10-1-58948-082-1. 5. Nyerges, T. And Jankowski, P., 2010. Regional and Urban GIS: A Decision Support Approach, The Guilford Press, New York, ISBN 978-1-60623-336-8. 6. Tomlinson, R., 2007. Thinking About GIS: GIS Planning for Managers, Redlands, USA, ISBN 978-1- -58948-158-9.

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