Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ZPM510 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 2 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 6 |
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.
| 1. | To be able to understand mapping and managing natural resource |
| 2. | To be able to understand why geographic information system and remote sensing application is important for natural resource management |
| 3. | To be able to examine the problems of natural resource |
| 4. | To be able to interpret natural resource mapping techniques |
| 5. | To be able to obtain natural resource map using geographic information system and remote sensing software. |
| 1. | Wang, G., Weng, Q. (eds.), 2013. Remote Sensing of Natural Resources, CRC Press, 580 pages. |
| 2. | Cushman, S.A., Huettmann, F. (eds), 2010. Spatial Complexity, Informatics, and Wildlife Conservation, Springer, New York, 458 pages. |
| 3. | Wang, Y. (ed), 2010. Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments, CRC Press, Taylor&Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 413 pages. |
| 4. | Franklin, S.E., 2010. Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Wildlife Management: Synthesis and Applications,. McGraw-Hill Companies, 335 pages. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Presentation | 1 | %5 |
| Assignment | 2 | %20 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Lecture - Practice | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignment | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| Presentation | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Individual Work | 2 | 28 | 2 | 60 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 150 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
OÇ-3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
OÇ-4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |