Geographical Information Systems
Theoretical lectures:
Lecture presentation [Dec 08, 2019; 189 MB]
External links to other sources:
Modeling our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase
Principles of Geographic Information Systems: an Introductory Textbook
Exercises:
1. Introduction to ArcGIS desktop
3. Collection of vector data in ArcGIS
4. Attributes editing, creation and export of final maps
5. DEM - Digital Elevation Model
7. Suitability Mapping using ArcGIS
8. Topographical and hydrological modeling
9. Friction distance and the best routes
10. Map algebra
11. Database queries
Old exercises in Idrisi software.
Short introduction to Using Idrisi [4.0 MB]
Compulsory exercises of Idrisi Selva Tutorial [10.0 MB]:
2-1: Cartographic Modeling
2-2: Database Query (ppt [0.3 MB])
2-3: Distance and Context Operators
2-5: Cost Distances and Least-Cost Pathways
2-6: Map Algebra
2-7: MCE: Criteria Development and the Boolean Approach
2-8: MCE: WLC
2-9: MCE: OWA
6-1: LCM:Projects and Change Analysis
UNITAR Workbooks
There are also UNITAR Workbooks freely available on the Clark Labs web pages. Each workbook is available to download in PDF format and includes a review paper and a set of exercises. The content of workbooks includes Applications in Forestry, Applications in Costal Zone Research and Management, GIS and Mountain Environmentsand Applications in Hazard Assesment and Management.