GIS for Water Resources
5 credits
Syllabus, Master's level, 1TV444
A revised version of the syllabus is available.
- Code
- 1TV444
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Technology A1F
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2 May 2016
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
120 credits and Groundwater 5 credits and Runoff 5 credits
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to
- Transform coordinate systems and projections
- Use geographic information systems (GIS) to assess and model environmental, geoscientific processes and environmental problems
- Use digital elevation models to perform morphometric analyses of catchments
Content
Basic principles of GIS: Boolean operations, vector and raster models
Basic cartography: transformation of coordinate systems and projections, distributed statistics.
Analysis of catchments, flow paths and topographic wetness index.
Analysis of environmental aquatic transport processes, water resource planning and environmental impact assessment.
Instruction
Lectures and computer exercises.
Assessment
Assignments 4 hp, exercises 1 hp.