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Geographic Information Science, M.S.
Majors in Computational Geosciences.
2012-2013.
Awase Khirni Syed
1*
, Bisheng Yang
2, Eliseo Climentini
3*1[email protected], Assitant Professor, Taif University, KSA
Reviewer : 2[email protected], Professor, Geoinformatics, Wuhan University, China
Reviewer : 3[email protected], Professor, Department of Electrical and Information Technology, University of Aquila, Italy
The Master of Science degree in Geographic Information Sciences (B.S. GIS) has been designed for those students who aspire to
be Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing professionals. GIScience program is designed for students interested in
developing skills in the acquisition, processing, management and analysis of spatial data.
The program aims to impart skills and understanding in Digital Cartography, Geographic Information Science, Spatial Analysis
and Remote Sensing that can be applied to real world problems in areas such as urban planning, environmental analysis,
geospatial intelligence, health geographies, and human terrain analysis.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the M.S. (GIS) program are to provide students with the following:
1.
The necessary fundamental knowledge regarding theory, methods, application and in particular providing a
computational perspective to GIScience.
2.
Develop a broad understanding of geography
3.
Acquire Skills needed to carryout independent research and lifelong learning.
Program Learning Objectives
The integrated master’s program (5.5 years) aims to provide a sound theoretical and practical foundation in geospatial computation.
The programme aims to impart the following objectives
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Equip students with technical hands-on skills with Geographic Information System development, design and management.
3.
Expose students to the state-of-the-art hardware and software skills necessary for geocomputation.
4.
Express an understanding of the fundamental theory and concepts upon which the GIS technology is built.
5.
Develop student’s analytical and problem-solving skills through the integration of knowledge, insight and skills acquired in
this programme.
6.
Gain the ability to understand and perform spatial analysis and demonstrate high level skills in spatial analysis.
7.
Demonstrate high level skills in geospatial problem solving.
8.
Demonstrate the ability to design, implement, test and manage GIS projects.
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Effectively communicate and present project results in oral, written and graphic forms.
10.
Demonstrate a practical hands-on expertise on geospatial software and hardware.
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Understand recent and on-going advances in geographic information science.
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Course
Code
First Semester
Credit
Course
Code
Second Semester
Credit
1. GIS-1-1001-3 Mathematics for GIS –I T 3 GIS-2-1002-3 Mathematics for GIS-II T 3
2. GIS-1-1002-3
Computer programming –I – C & Data Structures TP 3 GIS-2-1002-3 Computer Programming- II – Object
Oriented Programming - Java TP 3
3. GIS-1-1003-3 Software Engineering TP 3 GIS-2-1003-3 Systems Analysis and Design TP 3
4. GIS-1-1004-3 Introduction to Databases TP 3 GIS-2-1004-3 Design and Analysis of Algorithms TP 3 5. GIS-1-1005-3
Statistics for Geographers 3 GIS-2-1005-3 Introduction to Spatial Statistics/Spatial
Analysis TP
3 6. GIS-1-1006-3 Principles of Geographic Information Systems TP 3 GIS-2-1006-3 Geographic Information Science –II TP 3 7. GIS-1-1007-3 Introduction to Photogrammetry and Digital
Terrain modeling. TP
3 GIS-2-1007-3 Image Interpretation and Digital Image
processing techniques TP
3 8. GIS-1-1008-3 Surveying and Mapping -I TP 3 GIS-2-1008-3 Surveying and Mapping –II TP 3
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Third Semester
Fourth Semester
1. GIS-3-100X-3 Discrete Mathematics T 3 GIS-4-100X-3 Orbital mechanics, GPS and GNSS TP 3 2. GIS-3-100X-3 Computer Programming –III .Net Programming. TP 3 GIS-4-100X-3 Hydrographic Surveying TP 3 3. GIS-3-100X-3
Cadastral Surveying TP 3 GIS-4-100X-3 Principles of Laser Scanning (Airborn,
Terristerial, Mobile) TP
3 4. GIS-3-100X-3 Advanced Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Techniques TP
3 GIS-4-100X-3
Spatial data adjustment. TP
3
5. GIS-3-100X-3 Advanced databases systems design and
development. TP
3 GIS-4-100X-3
Spatial database design and development TP 3 6. GIS-3-100X-3 Principles of land use planning TP 3 GIS-4-100X-3 Satellite Surveying techniques TP 3 7. GIS-3-100X-3
Introduction to Digital Cartography TP 3 GIS-4-100X-3 Cartographic Design : Electronic Atlas Design
and Production TP
4 8. GIS-3-100X-3
Advanced spatial analysis TP 3 GIS-4-100X-3 Algorithms in GIScience and Remote
Sensing. TP
3
9. GIS-3-100X-3 Open Web Mapping –I TP 4 GIS-4-100X-3 Open web mapping –II TP 4
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
1. GIS-5-100X-3 Geospatial data
TP 3 GIS-6-100X-3 3D GIS TP 4
2. GIS-5-100X-3 Advanced satellite surveying techniques TP 4 GIS-6-100X-3 Ontology Programming and Development. TP 4
3. GIS-5-100X-3 Model thinking TP 3 GIS-6-100X-3 Urban Remote Sensing TP 4
4. GIS-5-100X-3 Remote Sensing for Metrology TP 4 GIS-6-100X-3 Introduction to Multi-sensor data fusion TP 4 5. GIS-5-100X-3 Sensors and Satellite design TP 4 GIS-6-100X-3 Disaster Management Systems and GIS TP 4 6. GIS-5-100X-3 LIDAR Technology and Applications TP 4 GIS-6-100X-3 Microware Remote Sensing TP 4 7. GIS-5-100X-3 GIS & Remote Sensing Project Management TP 3 GIS-6-100X-3 Graph Theory and graph databases TP 4 8. GIS-5-100X-3 Remote Sensing for Terrestrial applications TP 4 GIS-6-100X-3 Urban planning and design using GIS TP 4 9. GIS-5-100X-3
Geovisualization TP 4 GIS-6-100X-3 Advanced topics in GIS &T TP 4
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1. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -1 Multi Dimensional GeographicInformation Science TP 4
INTERNSHIP/THESIS
2. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -2 Augmented Reality TP 4 3. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -3 Volunteered Geographic Information TP 4 4. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -4 Moving object databases TP 4 5. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -5 Geographic visualization techniques. TP 4 6. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -6 Regional Energy Modeling TP 4 7. GIS-7-100X-3 Elective -7 Human Terrain Analysis TP 4 8. GIS-7-100X-3 Professional Practice & Research Methodology TP 4
Ninth Semester
Tenth Semester
1. GIS-9-100X-3
Advanced Physical Geodesy TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3 GIS Programming for Advanced Spatial Analysis and Modeling TP 4 2. GIS-9-100X-3
Map communication and design TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3 Design and implementation of GIS TP 4
3. GIS-9-100X-3 Inertial Surveying and INS/GPS Integration,
GLONASS, GALILEO TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3 Advanced methods in geocomputation TP 4 4. GIS-9-100X-3
Advanced Estimation Methods and Analysis TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3 Elective 1: TP 4
5. GIS-9-100X-3
Spatial Knowledge discovery & Mining TP 4 GIS-10-100X-3
Elective 2:
TP 4 6. GIS-9-100X-3
Spatio-temporal databases TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3
Elective 3:
TP 4 7. GIS-9-100X-3
Advanced Remote Sensing TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3
Elective 4:
TP 4 8. GIS-9-100X-3
Advanced Survey laws TP 4
GIS-10-100X-3 Elective 5: TP 4
Eleven Semester
List of Electives
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Environmental Modeling TP 4
Optical imaging metrology TP 4
Advanced global geophysics and
geodynamics TP 4
Environmental exposure estimations TP 4 Spatial Decision Support Systems TP 4
Geospatial data Management TP 4
3D geomodeling TP 4
Map generalization TP 4
Spatial and Environmental Influences in
Social Systems TP 4
Geospatial semantic information retrieval,
analysis, reasoning and modeling TP 4 Development, implementation and use of
geospatial ontologies and semantics TP 4 Spatial information infrastructures TP 4 Atmospheric effects on satellite Navigation
Systems TP 4
Spatial and temporal reasoning TP 4
Special Topics in GIS TP 4
