GEOG 897C - Cloud and Server GIS
Summer 2013, Section 001 - 3.0 Credits
Schedule Number 168322
Important Dates
Reg Period: 2/4/2013 - 5/28/2013
First Day of Class: 5/22/2013
End of Class: 7/31/2013
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Course Description
Students will evaluate and implement GIS which use cloud and server resources,using infrastructure, platform, and software service models.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for the course.
Sample Course Syllabus
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Costs and Fees
This course will be included in your semester bill.
Remarks
Geography 897C is an elective course in the Penn State Professional Masters in Geographic Information Systems. This course teaches students to use cloud/server GIS resources to solve problems for which geospatial data is an integral element. We will evaluate and implement systems using three cloud service models (infrastructure services, platform services, and software services). The course will contain both worked exercises and critical reading and writing for infrastructure, platform, and software service models. The course will teach you to set up cloud services for creating maps, cloud services for managing spatial data, and cloud services for processing spatial data. This course will challenge you to exercise the critical thinking needed to evaluate and develop successful cloud GIS projects. Assignments focus on helping students improve their ability to write about and execute cloud GIS projects. A semester-long project involves planning and creating a working cloud/server GIS project, including public presentation of results. The course takes a unique approach of using the Amazon Elastic Compute cloud to allow each student to run their own server. Both commercial (ArcGIS for Server) and open source (GeoServer) software packages are explored.
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Material Requirements
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| Material Title | Edition | Author | ISBN | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud at Your Service | Rosenberg, J., Mateos, A. | 9781935182528 | MBS |
Technical Requirements
Requires: For the current requirements, please go to: https://gis.e-education.psu.edu/gis/techspecs
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Software Requirements
Requires: Software will be provided by the instructor.
Note: The above information is subject to change at any time by The Pennsylvania State University.