Web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Knowledge and understanding
After completing the course, students will be able to:

• Explain basic theories relating to GIS
• Explain the properties of different projection systems and their mutual differences
• Describe the characteristics of different reference systems
• Describe different web-based GIS
• Describe the GeoJSON standard
• Describe the development of different services that have been developed using geodata

Skills and abilities
After completing the course, students will be able to:

• Create thematic maps
• Build topologies
• Use the GeoJSON standard and tools to structure collected geodata and its non spatial attributes
• Use both front end and back end programming techniques to add, delete, update, and present spatial data and its non spatial attributes
• Use JavaScript libraries to create mobile friendly web applications with interactive web maps where both third party geodata from the Internet and self created geodata are presented

Evaluation ability and approach
After completing the course, students will be able to:

• Evaluate, assess, and improve a GIS in terms of its usability, functionality, and  meaningful and technical quality.

The course provides an introduction to basic theoretical and practical knowledge in web-based geographical information systems in which technology for the description and analysis of geographical data is covered. It uses different tools and programming libraries for web-based GIS, as well as geographical data and the way it can be used to create public services and maps using geodata. Various ways to code in web-based GIS are used to create public services and maps using geographical data.

Seminars 1.5 credits, project work 4 credits and a written examination 2 credits.

Lectures, seminars, excersices, project work

The Swedish grades U–VG.