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Code - Course Title	UCS565 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Course Type	Elective Courses
Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice	3+0
ECTS	7.5
Course Instructor(s)	PROFESÖR DOKTOR UĞUR AVDAN
Mode of Delivery	This course is carried out with distance education techniques.
Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended	After this course complementarily, UCS508 Interpretation and Analysis Techniques on Geographic Informatıon Systems course is also recommended.
Recommended Reading List	Yomralıoğlu, T. (2000). Coğrafi bilgi sistemleri: Temel kavramlar ve uygulamalar.Shekhar, S., & Xiong, H. (Eds.). (2007). Encyclopedia of GIS. Osullivan, D., & Unwin, D. (2014). Geographic information analysis.John Wiley & Sons.Karimi, H. A. (2009). Handbook of research on geoinformatics.
Assessment methods and criteria	1 midterm exams, 1 final exam
Work Placement	Not Applicable
Sustainability Development Goals

Weeks	Topics
Week - 1	Description of Geographical Information Systems History of Geographical Information Systems
Week - 2	Components of Geographical Information Systems Principle of Geographical Information Systems Disciplines in which Geographical Information Systems are used Benefits of Geographical Information Systems
Week - 3	Data types in Geographic Information Systems Data models in Geographic Information Systems, overlay analysis in Geographic Information Systems
Week - 4	Basic map concepts Figure of the Earth Basic cartographic information
Week - 5	Classification of maps Main parts of the map
Week - 6	Map scale Basic queries in Geographic Information Systems
Week - 7	Midterm exam
Week - 8	Spatial reference systems, Datum, Geographic coordinate systems
Week - 9	A map projection UTM projection coordinate systems, datums used in Turkey
Week - 10	Definition of Urban Information Systems, Benefits of Urban Information Systems. Management, address and infrastructure information systems. Main problems encountered in the application of the Urban Information System
Week - 11	ArcGIS Pro software menus Uploading spatial data to ArcGIS Pro software
Week - 12	Georeferencing in ArcGIS Pro software Digitization Layering Editing of attribute tables
Week - 13	Query based on attribute data Query based on location. Graphic report generation
Week - 14	Creating thematic maps in ArcGIS Pro software. Output of data in ArcGIS Pro software.

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
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