COURSE SYLLABUS

SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1	Course Title:	SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
2	Course Code:	TOP5954
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	none
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ERTUĞRUL AKSOY
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Gökhan ÖZSOY
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü 16059 Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/Bursa Tel: 0-224-2941534 E-posta: aksoy@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Learning the bases of Geographic Information Systems, various models and data analyses of preparing soil information systems with its applications.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Can upload, transform, analyze and interpret soil data in the GIS environment for the purpose of sustainable use and management of soils.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand basic map contents.;
2	TTo learn fundamentals and use of GIS;
3	To comprehend soil database and it's design;
4	To perform basic GIS analyses for agriculture;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	What is GIS? History.	Introduction to commonly used GIS softwares
2	What is an information system? What is a Soil Information System?	Introduction to commonly used GIS softwares
3	Basic mapping info	Topographic maps and interpretation
4	Mapping projections	Aerial photos , satellite images and soil reflection
5	Data sources and methods for obtaining data	Aerial photos, satellite images, hardcopy maps, digital maps
6	Data construction, raster data, vector data	Raster and vector data conversion
7	Raster and vector data, preprocessing on data input	Soil maps and reports
8	Digitizing and data input, data input methods and tools	Digitizing applications (screen and tablet digitizing)
9	Preparing and designing databases	Setting up a database
10	Use of digital soil data in GIS analyses and modeling	Setting up a database: significant errors and taypes in GIS
11	Comparative analyses of morphological physical, chemical and biological properties of soils in GIS.	data transformation and Modeling
12	Compilation of data at soil survey reports and their structures	data transformation and Modeling
13	Data integration and standardization	Preparing map output
14	Homework presentation and evaluation; discussions on weakness	Recclassification, Fertility and suitability analyses

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Aksoy, E. GIS course notes.25p. Burrough, P.A., 1986. Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resurces Assesment. Univ. Of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Chang, K. 2004. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. McGraw Hill. 400p. Arctur, D. and Zeiler, M. 2004. Designing Geodatabases:Case studies in GIS data modeling. ESRI press, USA. 393p. Mitchell, A. 2005. The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis:Vol.2, Spatial measurements and statistics. ESRI press, USA. 238p.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Term homeworks, attandes performance to lecture and final exam
Information	For success, it is necessary to attend the course practises, submit homework, get the required grades from the midterm and final exam.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High