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The advanced course GIS and spatial analysis using open source software will consist of a series of modules that will introduce the basic concepts of GIS and spatial epidemiology using a practical approach for data analysis. The course in intended for PhD students and others in the field of veterinary and agricultural sciences who need to use geographical information system and spatial analysis in their work or research. All the concepts will be applied using open-source software. Material will be presented as a mixture of lectures and computer-based laboratories. The primary software that will be used in laboratory sessions is QGIS (http://www.qgis.org/) with the following plugins installed: Ftools (http://www.ftools.ca/), SDA4PP (http://ggit.metu.edu.tr/~volkan/index.), Raster, and maps2WinBugs (http://sourceforge.net/projects/maps2winbugs/). Also the package GeoDa (http://geodacenter.asu.edu/) will be introduced for the modelling of lattice date.
The following material will be used as reference:
1. Dohoo I. et al 2009. Veterinary Epidemiologic Research, Chapters 25 and 26. AVC Inc.
2. Pfeiffer D. et al 2008. Spatial Analysis in epidemiology. Oxford Univ. Press
3. Bivand R. et al 2008. Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R. Springer.
4. Neteler M and Mitasova H. 2007. Open Source GIS. A Grass gis approach. Third edition. Springer
5. QGIS User’s guide (http://www.qgis.org/en/documentation/manuals.html)
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| Other NOVA PhD courses 2012 |
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