Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems

Learn about geographic information systems, and how to represent data in the real world in this free online course.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

Analyze the technology that is driving the geographic information and how the systems work
Define geographic information technology
Compare the differences between geographic information systems and spatial analysis
Discuss GIS as a platform for analysis
Explain the meaning of geographic information
Discuss how the real-world data can be handled and how it can be converted to a digital world data
Explain how the real-world phenomena are actually approximated in digital world phenomena
List the two types of data sources in GIS
Identify the different methods of generating data for a GIS
Identify the database management system models
Discuss how to create and maintain a database
Explain the meaning of spatial analysis in GIS

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