This course is a practical course for the purpose of practical application. In teaching, 
we should pay attention to the training of students' practical ability. The 16 hours of 
this course are experimental classes and contain 3 machine operations practices. The 
practice teaching focuses on training students to use GIS software (ArcGIS) to analyze 
the specific problems and the ability to solve these problems using spatial analysis methods.

[1] GuoAn Tang, MuDan Zhao, Xi Yang, Yi Zhou. Geographic Information System (Second Edition), 
Beijing: Science Press, 2010 (in Chinese).

[1] XingYang Huang, JinSong Ma. Introduction to Geographic Information System. (Third Edition), 
     Higher Education Press, 2008 (in Chinese). 
[2] GuoAn Tang, Xi Yang. Geographic Information System spatial analysis experiment course (Second 
     Edition). Beijing: Science Press. 2012.
[3] Kang-tsung Chang. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. McGraw Hill Higher Education
     Press. 2007.

Geographic Information System is a specialized course for college students that involves wide 
knowledge and has the practical and applied nature. It is characterized by integrated multidisciplinary, 
great abstraction, wide application and multiple scale of  study objectives. 

The basic contents of this course include: collection, processing and organization of spatial data; the principle
and method of spatial analysis and the application of GIS in planetary science. 

The teaching methods of this course consist of the oral teaching and experimental teaching. 

Through lectures and hands-on exercises, students can master the processes of handling with planetary data 
and geological mapping, which can provide a professional skill and a favorable tool for students' employment 
and further education.
 
Grading:

Final Score = (Attendance + Coursework assignment) * 10% + Hands-on Exercises * 30% + Final Exam * 60% 
The final exam will be a closed-book one.