GEOG3150 - GIS, Geocomputation and Geoplanning - Semster 2


Revision Lecture

Overview

This final lecture will summarise the main topics that we have covered in semester 2 and go over a mock exam paper.

The lecture slides are available here.

For a printable version of the slides go here (printing only works using Google Chrome).

Mock Exam Paper

The exam is 2 hours and consists of two sections (A and B). Section A is about semester 1, section B is about semester 2. You need to answer one question from each section.

Section A (Semester 1)

This section relates to the work that you did with John. We wont go over this in the revision lecture. If you would like to practice, have a look for GEOG3090 past papers.

The following three questions give you an idea of what might come up. You would answer one of these.

  1. Explain how geographical data are stored in a GIS and the methods for making this storage more efficient.
  2. Explain what is meant by analytical functionality in proprietary GIS and why it is often found inadequate for spatial planning.
  3. Outline what distinguishes planning support systems from other forms of geotechnology and evaluate their uptake by planning practitioners or policy makers using examples.

Section B (Semester 2)

Here are three sample questions for Section B. There is one past paper for the semester 2 material, so you can look at this as well. We won't go through the past paper during this lecture though

  1. Agent-based modelling has been used to explore geographical systems. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the approach for geographical analysis.
  2. "Capitalism is a disease" (George McMarxist).
    You are in charge of designing the layout of a new shopping centre in London and want to simulate how this disease spreads as consumers come into contact with each other.
    Discuss how would you model the movements and behaviours of shoppers, considering the model building process and approaches to simulating individual behaviour.
  3. "Models should be simple enough for me to understand, but not too simple!" (A Geography Professor).
    Considering approaches to modelling geographical systems, to what extent do you agree with the Professor's words of wisdom?

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