TNK046 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Datateknik, Transportsystem
Geographic Information Systems
Active · next start HT 2026
77%
passed the latest ordinary exam
TEN1 · 13 Jan 2026 · 30 students
74%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
TEN1 · 171 students
55%
Harder than 55% of courses at basic level
Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 72 students.
Part of 4 programmes
Exam
TEN1 Written Examination
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Ordinary exams
74% passed · 171 students
- 77%30
- 76%42
- 60%30
- 92%37
- 59%32
Re-exams
68% passed · 47 students
- 58%12
- 50%8
- 100%5
- 75%12
- 70%10
- Pass the re-exam: 68% (47 students), compared with 74% (171 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 30% (218 students)
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
LAB1 Laboratory work
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 152 students
- 100%30
- 100%31
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- 100%36
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Later rounds
100% passed · 7 students
- 100%7
- Pass a later round: 100% (7 students), compared with 100% (152 students) on the ordinary exam
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About the course
Aim
The main purpose is to give basic theoretical and practical knowledge in geographic information systems (GIS).The course shall also give an introduction to database technology. After the course the student should
- understand the relational model and the query language SQL
- be familiar with the basic theory within geographic information science
- be familiar with several methods used for GIS-analyses
- be able to choose the right method to use for analysing different problems
- be able to work independently with GIS-software and to present results from GIS-analysis in a clear and well structured report
Content
Data structures and modelling. Relational databases and query languages, especially SQL. Spatial data bases. Cartography. Data collection for GIS's. Spatial analysis. Applications related to traffic and transportation.
- Examiner
- Carl Henrik Häll
- Scheduled hours
- 52 h
- Main field of study
- Datateknik, Transportsystem