This course provides a comprehensive review of GIS technology.

Topics: Functions of a GIS and Geoprocessing Operations Raster preprocessing, GIS “Features”, Shapefiles, Metadata US GIS Spatial Data Standards, and GIS Spatial Data Standardization GIS Hardware and Software; ArcGIS and other GIS applications Spatial and Attribute Data Models What is the Data Structure; What is Spatial Data Raster and Vector Data Model and Data Structure The TIN Data Model and Data Structure, Digital Terrain Modeling The Attribute Data Model and Data Structure The Topological Data Model and Data Structure Sources of Datasets Data Input – COGO, Digitized, Scanned Converting and Modifying Existing Data Remote Sensing, Data Verification The Data Storage and Retrieval System Spatial Databases or Geodatabases Data Compression vs Compaction; Organizing Data for Analysis Spatial Data Layers - Vertical Data Organization Spatial Indexing - Horizontal Data Organization Editing, Updating, and Conversion of Data Types of GIS File Formats, Spatial Data Relationships Spatial Data Errors, Spatial Editing (Data Cleanup) Manipulation and Transformation of Spatial Data Integration and Modeling of Spatial Data Data Quality and Standards 

Intended Audience: This general engineering course is intended for all engineering disciplines, such as: Construction, Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Power, Water Resources, or any other engineers whose job description may require an "overview" knowledge of GIS technology, analysis, software, and hardware.

This course is meant to compliment the other GIS original course, "GIS Analysis Methods and Technical Applications", which is an Intermediate to Advanced level course. Publication Source: Based on original courseware written by Donald W. Parnell, PE