Web Mapping

Description

The student will be introduced to the technologies that support the construction and delivery of web maps; Client-Server Architecture; Client-side programming: HTML, JavaScript, CSS. The student will review the range of FOSS technologies applicable to Web GIS. Practical skills will include the examination and delivery of web maps over Web Map Platforms Services, the development of story maps, setup of individual web maps from scratch and the usage and deployment of Web Map Services.  

Learning Outcomes

  1. Research and utilise the technologies that support the delivery of web maps. 

  2. Create a spatially based story map. 

  3. Establish a web map server. 

  4. Demonstrate introductory level skills in the use of scripting languages for the delivery of interactive web maps. 

Credits
05
% Coursework 100%