This subject aims to cover the required skills to analyse and develop mathematical algorithms for GIS.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2018.
HD/FL
One session
School of Environmental Sciences
Concept of space and geographical data; Introduction to geometrical concepts used in GIS and modelling; Curves (including interpolation and splines concepts widely used in GIS); Relational properties: distance between two points; distance between a point and a curve; distance between two curves; Intersections: line, plane and curve intersections; Coordinate systems and map projections for GIS - Terrestial systems - Plane systems - Projections (transformations) - Choice of a suitable projection; Transformations used in GIS - Translation, rotation, scaling - Homogeneous transformations - Nonlinear transformations; Fundamental graphical procedures used in GIS - Vector techniques - Raster techniques; Projections on computer graphics - The Display Environment - Projections - Scene transformations - Hidden surfaces; Computer systems and low and high level data structures for GIS - Classification of systems - Software development strategy - Spatial Data models and structures - Three dimensional GIS.
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The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.