Objective of this course is to give information about mapping and managing natural resource such as geology, geomorphology, soil, vegetation, land use / land cover using Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing technologies and to interpret and process aerial photographs and satellite images.

Content of this course; Information about mapping and managing natural resource, Importance of natural resource management, Natural resource mapping techniques, Geographic information system and remote sensing application on natural resource management; image analysis, image interpret, digitizing and classification of images, mapping land use/ land cover and vegetation.