Module Code
SPEC9260

Module Type
Option

ECTS Points
5

Duration
1 Semester

Contact Hours

3 hours per week

Pre-requisites Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

Advanced Database Applications for Knowledge Management

Much of the World’s knowledge can be visualised and represented by maps. Nowadays the computer is the tool used to represent and manipulate this knowledge. A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a computer system designed to facilitate the collection, management, and analysis of large volumes of geographical knowledge. GIS are capable of representing and managing spatial, temporal, and thematic knowledge at personal, community, regional, national, and global levels. They are often combined with other technologies, such as mobile computing, agent based systems, operational databases, or data mining systems to provide an integrated approach to knowledge management. GIS has been particularly successful at managing knowledge at regional and national levels. As more of society’s business and administrative systems become automated it is envisaged that GIS will play an even more important role in the management of the national physical and knowledge infrastructure. This course will focus on GIS technology, GIS theory, GIS applications, and GIS research.

P. Longley, D.J. Maguire, M.F. Goodchild, D.W. Rhind (Eds.), 2002, Geographic Information Systems and Science, Wiley

P. Rigaux, M. Scholl, A. Voisard, 2002,  Spatial databases – with applications to GIS, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers

Paul A. Longley (Editor), Michael F. Goodchild (Editor), David J. Maguire (Editor), David W. Rhind (Editor), 1999, Geographical Information Systems, Wiley

S. Shekhar and S. Chawla, 2003, Spatial databases – A tour, Prentice Hall

Ravikanth V. Kothuri, Albert Godfrind, Euro Beinat,  2004, Pro Oracle Spatial, APress

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