Application Development

Highlighting the need of application development, the module introduces to the application development tools. It gives hand-on exercises covering customisation of interfaces, GIS software architecture, COM technology, Macros, DLLs etc. The final part involves development of a GIS application development in VBA environment.

 

GIS Applications in Forestry

This module explores the important role of GIS in forest management and resource assessment. Case study exercises include: General forest management and GIS, Mapping suitable locations for reforestation, Forest management, Analyzing deforestation and soil loss using AVHRR and TM imagery. The module is entirely in English.

 

GIS Applications in Coastal Zone Research and Management

Growing pressures due to development and pollution have made environmental assessment and management a new priority in coastal zone research. Case study exercises include: Shrimp habitat inventory, Aquaculture suitability analysis, Eelgrass mapping from low-altitude aerial video imagery, Modelling sea level rise and the effects of database error, Bathymetric modeling from satellite imagery, Change analysis using satellite imagery, Quantifying beach sand erosion and deposition, Viewshed analysis. The module is entirely in English.

 

GIS and Mountain Environments

This module explores the unique considerations that mountain characteristics pose to the GIS user in any field who works within a mountain environment. Case study exercises include: Modelling mountain characteristics in raster and vector and interpreting information derived from each model, Querying land use, elevation and aspect relationships, Classification of satellite imagery, Cost-distance modelling of access to health care, Modelling the impact of mountains on regional climates, Predicting the distribution of ecological units. The module is entirely in English.

 

ESRI Virtual Campus Courses
Through a special arrangement between ESRI and UNIGIS International Association we have access to most of the ESRI Virtual Campus courses. Many of them you will go through in various modules. Some of them you might choose to expand and/or specialise your knowledge and skills.