GIST 2395 Capstone Project in Geographic Information Systems
This course is designed to provide support to students as they establish, design and complete a capstone project using geographic information systems (GIS). The completion of this project will require researching, planning, building, implementing, testing and presenting the GIS solution. Topics for this course include: project selection, developing a project plan, data capture and management, data analysis, data output and project closure. Prerequisites: Completion of GIST 1200, GIST 2310, and GIST 2410. (3 lect.)
Major Topics
- GIS Project Solution
- GIS Project Documentation
- GIS Project Data Capture
- GIS Project Data Management
- GIS Project Data Analysis
- GIS Project Data Output
- GIS Project Closure
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Articulate a geospatial project following the Geographic Information System (GIS) cycle; select a project and client sponsor
2. Define project documents and design a progress report template to account for time dedicated to the project
3. Identify the most appropriate spatial and non-spatial data to complete the project; outline data needs inventory, summarize data acquisition and capture techniques
4. Construct the management structure for storing manipulating, managing and analyzing project data; develop a data precision/accuracy assessment
5. Discuss and analyze techniques applicable to the project; select the most appropriate analytical tools; validate information created from analytical methods; construct the analytical model
6. Identify and apply the most appropriate data output models; effectively communicate project outcomes
7. Describe and discuss project closure methods; generate a sign-off sheet with client to ensure all components have been completed; create a project CD for client and for submission