Geos.815         APPLICATIONS OF GEO-INFORMATICS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT                                         (3 CH)

Testing and developing a methodology, production and development techniques for geographical modeling including introduction to data collection, data matching, manipulation and error amendment, data analysis techniques, visualization of results, composite imaging, image editing, colour theory and annotation, field-testing of results, project report writing, GIS as a spatial decision support system - particularly a critical appraisal of the spatial analysis techniques employed by GIS/RS in specific applications.
Applications: structural geology, environmental geology, mineral exploration, water resources, vegetations and geology, natural disasters, Geomorphological aspects of hazards, lithologic mapping, and natural resource management.

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