Geographic Information Technology

- Norge Digitalt and norwegian data sets
- HTML, CSS, Javascript
- Geographical information in XML
- Web maps (including Google Maps)
- Technologies and methods for handling geographical information on the web (including WMS)
- Cartography
- Geographic databases
- Geographic analysis based on SQL queries

After completing the course, students will

- Have good knowledge of key Norwegian geographic data sets and be able to facilitate them for analysis and presentation.
- Be able to create simple XML-based data sets and explain the structure of KML and GML formats for geographic information.
- Be able to explain the characteristics of geographic databases and be able to use SQL to perform queries, and basic geographic analysis.
- Have a basic understanding of web technology in general and of Web services for geographical data in particular.
- Be able to create simple web pages with map content from web services or geographic databases.
- Be able to explain the central concepts of cartography.

Lectures, net based learning activities, project work.

2-3 compulsory assignments.