307-046-02 Environmental Informatics I

Study program:

 Environmental Protection 

Academic level and semester:

Master, 2nd/3rd semester

ECTS credits/workload per semester:

2 / 50

Contact hours per week/contact hours per semester:

2 / 25

Type/Teaching method:

 Lecture
Language of instruction: English

Frequency:

 Summer semester

Lecturer:

 Prof. Dr. M. Gaertner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. P. Baumann, Dr. G. Hahn

Content:

Students acquire practical skills in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for environmental analysis, monitoring, and planning. Students can build and apply GIS for real-world environmental problems, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and regional planning, and understand GPS technology and its environmental applications.

Geographic Information Systems I:

  • Monitoring and control systems;

  • Data storage, analysis, and modeling

  • GIS principles, distributed systems, projections, and GPS

Textbooks:

Umweltinformationssysteme. – Heidelberg: H. Wichmann-Verlag.GI GEOINFORMATIK GMBH (Hrsg.) (2011). ArcGIS 10 – das deutschsprachige Handbuch für ArcView und ArcEditor. Berlin: VDE Verlag.Klärle, M. (Hrsg.) (2012). Erneuerbare Energien unterstützt durch GIS und Landmanagement. Berlin: VDE Verlag
Recommended for: Undergraduates, Graduates
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in either Landscape Architecture or Landscape Planning & Nature Protection or Urban Planning

Restrictions:

 Open to bachelor students in the field of Landscape Architecture or Landscape Planning & Nature Protection or Urban Planning

Assessment:

 Written exam