Valid for: 2014/15
Decided by: Education Board D
Date of Decision: 2014-04-03
Elective for: L4-fr, L4-gi
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand
Students who have completed the basic courses are already acquainted with desktop GIS. The aim of this course is to learn about the techniques in a client-server environment for creating web GIS solutions as well as spatial data infrastructures. Part of the course deals with web cartography.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
The lectures deal with the most important techniques in web GIS. The major part of the exercises concerns the creation of web GIS services using interoperable standards well as markup language coding and script programming. Part of the course deal with rules for cartographic visualization on computer screens. The course ends with project work; in this project the students create their own web GIS service.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Assessment takes the form of a written examination, and evaluation of project work. Approved on all exercises and participation on all compulsory activities.
The number of participants is limited to: 30
Selection: Total number of credits on master level within specialisation of LTH program.
The course overlaps following course/s: GISN09, TEK240
Course coordinator: Ali Mansourian, ali.mansourian@nateko.lu.se
Course homepage: http://www.natgeo.lu.se/extn10
Further information: The course is a master level courseĀ (NGEN07) at the Faculty of Science.