Learn about geographic information systems, and how to represent data in the real world in this free online course. This free online course will help you understand the concept of geographic information systems. You will learn about how to represent data in the real world, and how we can use GIS to achieve this. You will be informed on how data flows, the different databases, models, and the various opportunities available in the GIS field. You will also learn the various analyses that can be done on data collected and the software used in mastering GIS tools.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 187860 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Analyze the technology that is driving the geographic information and how the systems work • Define geographic information technology • Compare the differences between geographic information systems and spatial analysis • Discuss GIS as a platform for analysis • Explain the meaning of geographic information • Discuss how the real-world data can be handled and how it can be converted to a digital world data • Explain how the real-world phenomena are actually approximated in digital world phenomena • List the two types of data sources in GIS • Identify the different methods of generating data for a GIS • Identify the database management system models • Discuss how to create and maintain a database • Explain the meaning of spatial analysis in GIS |
| Course Code | 2628 |
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