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Course Name	Turkish	Şehir Planlamada Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri
	English	GIS in Urban Planning
Course Code	SPL 502E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Fatih Terzi Fatih Terzi
Course Objectives		1.To teach the general structure of GIS and geographic data processing. 2.To teach advanced spatial analysis techniques. 3.To perform GIS exercises related to the urban planning field.
Course Description		This course is designed for students who wish to use advanced GIS techniques in research or professional practice. The main topics covered in this course are geographic data models, raster and vector data, geographic data processing and model building, advanced spatial analysis techniques, interpolation techniques, time series analysis and presentation, and network analysis. Course materials will be provided through seminars and presentations.
Course Outcomes		Graduate students who successfully pass this course gain the following knowledge, skills and proficiencies 1. A knowledge of contemporary GIS issues 2. An ability to identify and solve gepgraphic information science problems. 3. An ability to design a geo-database and conduct a GIS project, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret spatial data. 4. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern scientific and technical tools necessary for GIS professional practice.
Pre-requisite(s)		There is no any prerequisite. But, very basic GIS knowledge are helpful in order to follow the course.
Required Facilities		GIS laboratory
Other		70% attendance required.
Textbook
Other References		Goodchild, M. F. (1986). Spatial autocorrelation (Vol. 47): Geo Books Norwich Chrisman, N. (1997) Exploring Geographic Information Systems, N.Y.: John Wiley and Sons. DeMers, M. (1997) Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Berry, J.K., (2001). Map Analysis: Procedures and Applications in GIS Modeling, BASIS Press O'Sullivan, D., & Unwin, D. (2003). Geographic information analysis: John Wiley & Sons Inc Arctur, D and Zeiler, M. (2004). Designing Geodatabases, ESRI Press De Smith, M. J., Goodchild, M. F., & Longley, P. (2007). Geospatial analysis: a comprehensive guide to principles, techniques and software tools: Troubador Pub Michael, Z. (2010). Modeling Our World, ESRI Press, Second Edition Longley, P., Goodchild, M., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2011). Geographic Information Systems and Science, Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons Guo, H., Goodchild, M. F., & Annoni, A. (2020). Manual of Digital Earth. Springer Nature.

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