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AAR4847

GIS Methods for Planning Purposes

Velg studieår
Studiepoeng 7,5
Nivå Høyere grads nivå
Undervisningsstart Vår 2025
Varighet 1 semester
Undervisningsspråk Engelsk
Sted Trondheim
Vurderingsordning Individuell oppgave

Om

Om emnet

Faglig innhold

Knowledge about geographical information systems (GIS) as important tools for urban/regional spatial planning. Introduction to, and training with GIS applications, such as ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.

Læringsutbytte

Knowledge: The functionality and operation of geographic information systems (GIS). Basic geographical data and reference systems, cartography and cartographic methods, relevant to the needs and scope of urban/regional planning. Data structures, data models and geographic / spatial analysis techniques that are used for examination and presentation of the plan base, plan presentation and impact analysis. Data sources and their use in analysis and planning.

Skills: Facilitation of geographical data in a GIS, preparation for analysis or design purposes. Basic design and editing work using GIS tools. The use of 2D and 3D for presentation of plan base and results in an understandable manner. Use of GIS functions for plan-oriented analysis of localization or impacts of plan implementation.

General competence: to make use of acquired knowledge and skills solving a variety of tasks related to geographic analysis and spatial planning.

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures and training workshops.The course will be taught as a concentrated module, covering full days over 2 weeks in the beginning of the spring semester.

Mer om vurdering

An assignment determines the final grade in the course. You can register for a re-scheduled assignment in the next exam period.

Spesielle vilkår

Krever opptak til studieprogram:
Urban Ecological Planning (MSA1)

Forkunnskapskrav

Minimum Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.

Kursmateriell

Textbook will be announced before term, in addition an exercise compendium will be distributed.

It is advised, but not required, to be able to use private PC for the exercises. The exercises will be relatively heavy tasks in GIS software (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS), thus the following requirements specification is recommended:

Processor: Intel minimum i5, preferably i7 or xeon. AMD Ryzen 5, 7 or 9.

64 bit operating system (Windows 10)

At least 8 GB RAM, preferably 16 GB or over

Storage capacity SSD (preferred) or HD - min. 500 GB

Dedicated video card of at least 4 GB, Nvidia or AMD

Students who do not have a PC that follows this specification will be allowed to use local data labs.

Studiepoengreduksjon

Emnekode Reduksjon Fra
AAR4841 7,5 sp Høst 2022
TBA4240 5 sp Høst 2022
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Fagområder

  • Byforming og planlegging
  • By- og regionplanlegging

Kontaktinformasjon

Emneansvarlig/koordinator

Ansvarlig enhet

Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging

Eksamen

Eksamen

Vurderingsordning: Individuell oppgave
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer

Ordinær eksamen - Vår 2025

Individuell oppgave
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