The purpose of the course is to expand students’ knowledge domain technologies and concepts related to the world of spatial information, with a focus on understanding the processes of project planning and implementation, customization of applications, databases, structure of computing systems – client-server technologies, data communications, and network data formats.

Program

Geography

Degree

Bachelor’s

Instructors

• Adi Ben Nun

The course provides the students with the basic concepts of relational database management systems (RDBMS), which are the infrastructure upon which geographic databases are built. The course covers the basic concepts of data bases, schema design, and manipulation and retrieval of data stored in a database. Special emphasis will be given to SQL, as a…

Program

Geography

Degree

Bachelor’s

Instructors

• Rotem Bar-Or

The course introduces Geo-Spatial Big Data problem characteristics and the common methods for analysis and presentation of big data.

Program

Geography

Degree

Master’s

Instructors

• Rotem Bar-Or

The course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of cartography and proper usage of maps. We will cover mathematical and geodetic background of mapmaking, development of cartographic techniques, different sources of data acquisition, and mapping in the digital age: remote sensing, geographic information systems, web mapping and Big Data.

Program

Geography

Degree

Bachelor’s

Instructors

• Noam Levin