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Syllabus ( GEOD 653 )

   Basic information
Course title: Spatial Data Infrastructure
Course code: GEOD 653
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Arif Çağdaş AYDINOĞLU
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 2014, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Third Cycle (Doctoral)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: It is an important requirement to use and share geo-data sets coming from different Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications at local, national, regional, and global levels. Spatial/Geographic Data Infrastructure and Turkey National GIS concept has been came out because of this need. Thus in this course, it is aimed to determine an integrated data management approach with respect to policy, standard, and technology aspects. That provides geo-data interoperability at different levels on the electronic network.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Interpret Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) concept and componenets, review data sharing principles,

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Gain skills for project planning and application and also abilities to analyse and interpret the results.
    2. Develop an innovative method, approach, design and/or practice in Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering.
    3. Independently carry out and report a project in a special field of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering
    4. Comprehend the impact of engineering practices at global and social point of view
    5. Perceive the necessity of lifelong learning and attain this capability
    6. Effectively use national and international academic databases

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
  2. Apply ISO/TC211 Geographic Information / Geomatics standards, use these in working area.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and apply advanced concepts of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering
    2. Gain skills to specify, model and solve engineering problems.
    3. Gain technical skills cencerning applications in the disipline by using modern tools, equipments and hardware of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering.
    4. Develop an innovative method, approach, design and/or practice in Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering.
    5. Independently carry out and report a project in a special field of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering
    6. Comprehend the impact of engineering practices at global and social point of view
    7. Effectively use national and international academic databases
    8. Develop an understanding of professional and ethic responsibilities

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
  3. Grasp Turkey National GIS standards, policies, and technologies, build this in working area,

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Gain skills for project planning and application and also abilities to analyse and interpret the results.
    2. Develop an innovative method, approach, design and/or practice in Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering.
    3. Comprehend the impact of engineering practices at global and social point of view
    4. Perceive the necessity of lifelong learning and attain this capability
    5. Gain skills for effective verbal and written communication.
    6. Effectively use national and international academic databases

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Seminar/presentation
    3. Term paper
  4. Produce geo-data sets compatible to INSPIRE/TUCBS standards and use in GIS applications.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Gain skills to specify, model and solve engineering problems.
    2. Gain technical skills cencerning applications in the disipline by using modern tools, equipments and hardware of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering.
    3. Develop an innovative method, approach, design and/or practice in Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering.
    4. Independently carry out and report a project in a special field of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering
    5. Gain capacity and effectively use computer softwares in a special field of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering

    Method of assessment

    1. Seminar/presentation
    2. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) concept
Week 2: SDI concept, components, and hierarchy
Week 3: SDI building phases
Week 4: Global/ National/ National/ Local SDI organizations
Week 5: ISO/TC 211 Geo-information /Geomatics standards and scope
Week 6: ISO/TC211 model-driven approach and the principles of multiple uses for geo-data
Week 7: European SDI (INSPIRE) directive and related principles
Week 8: UML/GML application schemas for INSPIRE geo-data themes
Week 9: Midterm Exam
Week 10: Geo-data management and National GIS actions in Turkey
Week 11: Geo-data access policies and legal requirements for data sharing
Week 12: TUCBS institutional coordination structure and capacity building
Week 13: Turkey National GIS geo-data themes and related metadata principles
Week 14: Creating open geo-data sets and related metadata compatible to Turkey National GIS geo-data themes
Week 15*: Using open geo-data sets in GIS applications
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: ders slaytları ve notları / course slides and textbooks (hazırlayan / prepared by: A.Ç. Aydınoğlu)
Recommended readings: - Nebert , D.D., 2009. Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures:The SDI Cookbook Version 3, GSDI.
- Williamson, I., Rajabifard, A., Feeney, M., 2003. Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures From Concept to Reality, Taylor&Francis Inc., 316s.
- Masser, I., 2005. GIS Worlds: spatial data infrastructures. Redlands: ESRI Press.
- Longley, P.A, Goodchild, M., Maguire, D., Rhind, D., 2009. Geographical Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Management and Applications, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-73545-0.
- Yomralıoğlu, T., 2009. Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri: Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, Seçil Ofset, İstanbul.
- INSPIRE web site: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/
- CBS Genel Müdürlüğü, TUCBS Standartlarının Geliştirilmesi Projesi Raporları, web: http://www.csb.gov.tr/gm/cbs/index.php?Sayfa=sayfa&Tur=webmenu&Id=10087
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 9 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 13 20
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 15
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 7 10
Term project presentation: 3 2
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 5 2
Mid-term: 1 2
Personal studies for final exam: 6 2
Final exam: 1 3
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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