Final Exam Review 09 th Jun.2013

1. Final Exam Review09th Jun.2013 Dr. Ahmad BinTouq E-mail: abintouq@uaeu.ac.ae URL: http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/~abintouq GEO 440: GIS for Urban & Regional Planning

2. 1. INTRODUCTION TO URBAN & REMOTE SENSING 2. Case study on GIS in the UAE, RS and GIS in Developing Countries: Case of the UAE 3. Dubai 2015 SP 4. AD Urban Plan 2030 5. UAE Vision2021 & Government Strategy 6. AL Ain Urban Plan 2030 7. Western Region Plan 2030

3. 8. Chapter(1):Introduction: Need for Geographic Information Systems in DS 9. Chapter(2):GIS in Decision Support Situations 10. Chapter(3): GIS Decision Support Methods and Workflow 11. Chapter(4): GIS-Based Decision Situation Assessment 12. Chapter(5): Making Choices about Geospatial Database Development 13. Understanding Overlay Analysis 14. Waste landfill in Al Ain? what type of waste management there is in Al Ain?

4. - INTRODUCTION TO URBAN REMOTE SENSING. • Define what we mean by "GIS for Urban Planning" and discuss some of GIS applications in planning. • Define what we mean by "GIS for Urban Planning" and discuss in details the application of Remote Sensing to study urban change, illustrate by figures. • What are some of GIS applications in planning? - Case study on GIS in the UAE, RS and GIS in Developing Countries: Case of the UAE. • The main points of remote sensing and GIS case study of the UAE are • Identify of problems for GIS implementation within the UAE

5. - Dubai 2015 SP • List the five Sectors of Dubai strategic Plan 2015 AD Urban Plan 2030 • What‘s the aim of AD 2030 plan? • Evaluate Abu Dhabi 2030 Plan? -UAE Vision2021 & Government Strategy • List the main principles of UAE vision Plan 2021. What are the difference between Dubai Plan 2015, Abu Dhabi Plan 2030, and UAE Vision2021 & Government Strategy? and why?

6. - AL Ain Urban Plan 2030 • The seven Oasis of Al ain city • What is the aim of Al Ain 2030 plan? • What are the Principles of Al Ain Plan 2030? - Western Region Plan 2030 • What are the Principles of Al GHARBIA Plan 2030? • What are the main Settlements of Al Gharbia? • Identify some of Al GHARBIA Plan 2030 projects?

7. - Chapter(1):Introduction: Need for Geographic Information Systems in DS • Define what we mean by “Decision Support Approach for GIS”? • What are the three perspectives for defining GIS system? - Chapter(2):GIS in Decision Support Situations • What five dimensions might we use for integrating decision support situation? - Chapter(3): GIS Decision Support Methods and Workflow • The maturing of GIS can be described in terms of three realms of development, what are those? • The three types of GIS-based workflow are • List the GIS capabilities

8. - Chapter(4): GIS-Based Decision Situation Assessment • Why does it matter whether we understand the difference between a GIS project and a capital improvement project when talking to people other than those familiar with our GIS project? Give an example. • Chapter(5): Making Choices about Geospatial Database Development • Define the following: -Evidence -Data -Information • List the three level of database abstraction:

9. - Waste landfill in Al Ain? what type of waste management there is in Al Ain? • Where is wasted landfill in Al Ain? • What type of waste management there is in Al Ain? - Understanding Overlay Analysis • Overlay analysis in Spatial Analyst

10. Exam format (Example) Section A: Fill the blanks, Define. Section B: List, Explain, Describe, Evaluate. Section C: ONLY (Discuss)

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