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Introduction to Spatial Science - GGH2607

Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module focuses on spatial science and the use of geographical informaton systems as a tool to practice spatial science. The purpose of this module is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to obtain spatial data from various sources and to transform these data sources into information. Students will be expected to master a number of different methods to analyse spatial data sets of real-world phenomena, problems and challenges and associated decisions using a geographic information system (GIS). Students are required to have a computer to do this module. The minimum requirements of the computer (desktop or laptop) are as follows: 4GB RAM; 2.4 GHz processor; atleast 8GB available internal storage and 32-bit operating system (preferably, 64-bit)