GIS-E4030 - GIS Development L, 18.04.2019-29.05.2019

Topic outline

• Course Schedule
  Learning sessions will be held on Thursdays at 12-16.

  Exercise sessions will be held on Fridays at 10-14 (see exception below). Each project group will get to reserve one hour from this time for their meeting with the course staff. Learning sessions will be held in room M203. Exercise sessions will be held in room U410a (26.4, 6.5, 10.5) and Y308 (20.5, 24.5).
  

  learning and exercise session dates	Learning Session Topics
  18.4 No Friday session (Easter)	Introduction to the course and practicalities for the course.  The software project on the course, and how to work in a software project.  Data sets in the project. Basics of data management.
  25.4 26.4	Spatial data management: spatial data and databases  A visit to see an actual GIS application developed in a research project  Exercise session: support session 1. 1h per project group to discuss what is the current situation of their work, what problems they have, and how those could be solved
  2.5 6.5 (Notice the non-standard time!)	Spatial data management 2. How to add new data, manage existing data, and modify data; how to take into account web services in the data management. Spatial web services. How to publish the data you have on the web for users to browse.  Exercise session (notice the time): Deadline 1. The current state of the project is presented, and discussion on what will be done next will be had. 1h per group.
  9.5 10.5	Spatial analysis. How to integrate spatial analysis functionality to your dataset, and how to include analysis functionality on the web.  Exercise session: Support session 2. 1h per project group to discuss what is the current situation of their work, what problems they have, and how those could be solved
  16.5 20.5 (notice the non-standard time!)	Finalizing a project. What to do to finish a software project, and how to deliver the project to the customer. Project report, why is it done, what it should contain, what is its purpose for the customer, and what is its purpose for the developer  Exercise session: Deadline 2: The current state of the project is presented, and discussion on what will be done next will be had. 1h per group.
  23.5 24.5	Retrospect: what is a GIS application development project. Project phases, project responsibilities, project planning, project development, project delivery, ending a project.  Exercise session: final deadline. The project results will be handed over, including the final report. The resulting service is presented and assessed. 1 hour per group.