Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Human Geography

Course Main Objective

To deal with employing GIS in studying the different fields of human geography and how to build, model, analyze data related to human phenomena and review them through such technology; the course includes applied examples of different spatial analyses and identifying spatial types of human phenomena. At end of the course, students have to submit an applied project dealing with local or global spatial issues or problems and the optimal solutions of such problems using tools of GIS. 

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Review different applications of GIS in field of human geography.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1 Differentiate types of spatial analyses in GIS environment.
• 2.2 Demonstrate capabilities of GIS spatial analyses technology.
• 2.3 Perform lab work and maps by automatic methods using GIS and remote sensing programs.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Appreciate teamwork , community responsibility and citizenship.

Course Content:

- An introduction: revision of GIS components and its fields of application.
- Review fields of applying GIS in branches of human geography.
- Creating geographic database of field of study.
- Tools of processing and managing the databases of field of study and its spatial analysis
- Local applied examples on services planning and studying their spatial distribution.
- Local applied examples on demographic studies and populations distribution on different spatial levels
- Local applied examples on network analysis functions.

Textbook (s)

- Al-Delaimy, Khalaf.H.A. (2005). GIS: Basics and Applications. Dar Safa, Amman.
- Cartographica
- The Cartographic Journal
- Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Course ID: GEOG 408