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Course Name	Turkish	Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerinin Prensipleri
	English	Princip.of Geo-Informat.Syste.
Course Code	GIT 503E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Dursun Zafer Şeker
Course Objectives		Geographic Information Systems & Science (GIS] are an integrative set of concepts and technologies, including data capture, data analysis, and output of spatial information. This course aims to an overview of the GIS concepts, functions, and use of GIS basics, software and hardware combined with a service-learning, community, regional project that engages the students in an actual GIS application.
Course Description		A general view of information systems. Spatial and non-spatial information systems and main application areas. Introduction to GIS and basic definitions. Concept of geo-referenced data, and general working styles of GIS, main elements and functions of GIS. Data collection methods, digitizing, and editing techniques in GIS. Basic database management approaches, software and hardware systems in GIS.
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Textbook		Rolf, A. (ed.), 2004. Principles of Geographical Information Systems, ITC Educational Textbook Series,:1, 3rd Edition, The Netherlands.
Other References		1. Heyford, I., Cornelius, S., Carver, S., 2006. An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Pearson, Essex, ISBN 0-13-129317-6. 2. Longley, P.A, Goodchild, M., Maguire, D., Rhind, D., 2009. Geographical Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Management and Applications, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-73545-0. 3. Masser, I., 2005. GIS Worlds: Spatial Data Infrastructures, Redlands: ESRI Press, ISBN 1589481224. 4. Yomralıoğlu, T., 2009. Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri: Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, Seçil Ofset, İstanbul.

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