. . . "Relate the functional requirements for three modelling methods with available data and resources in a case study."@en . . "Relate the functional requirements for three modelling methods with available data and resources in a case study."@en . . . "Apply one of three methods for modelling land use / cover change."@en . . "Apply one of three methods for modelling land use / cover change."@en . . . "Propose, with justification, a suitable modelling approach for a given problem situation."@en . . "Propose, with justification, a suitable modelling approach for a given problem situation."@en . . . "Explain the theoretic foundations and assumptions of land use / cover change modelling approaches."@en . . "Explain the theoretic foundations and assumptions of land use / cover change modelling approaches."@en . . . "Critically reflect on model outcomes."@en . . "Critically reflect on model outcomes."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO) is a two-year academic curriculum at MSc level, taught fully in English, dedicated to understanding the earth’s systems from a geographic and spatial perspective. The field of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation has, in recent years, witnessed fast scientific and technological developments. As a result, geographic information has become a vital asset to society and part of our daily life. The ubiquitous production and availability of spatial data require cloud computing and new technology to turn the increasing volume of ‘big data’ to good use. The growing range of global challenges, from climate change and resource depletion to environmental pollution and pandemic diseases, that our society and in particular the more vulnerable populations on our planet are facing, increases the demand for academic professionals who have the ability, attitudes and skills to design solutions that are sustainable, transdisciplinary and innovative with positive societal impacts. Our education focuses on addressing these global problems by means of advanced geo-information and earth observation applications."@en . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . . . "ArcMap"@en . . . "NetLogo "@en . . . "QGIS"@en . . . "SPSS"@en . . . "Course"@en . "201900202" . "PGM_0003" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-07-06T22:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "Lectures and guest lecture, supervised practicals to introduce modelling methods and tools, group assignment using methods and tools introduced in practicals, self study, plenary discussions."@en . "Knowledge of GIS and remote sensing at level of M-GEO Core, i.e. ability to independently apply GIS software and basic concepts of image classification;Knowledge of basic statistical methods and tests (e.g. linear and logistic regression analysis).,Knowledge of GIS and remote sensing at level of M-GEO Core, i.e. ability to independently apply GIS software and basic concepts of image classification;\n\nKnowledge of basic statistical methods and tests (e.g. linear and logistic regression analysis)."@en . "4"^^ . "4" . "2B " . "2023-04-23T22:00:00Z"^^ . "Land use / cover change processes in less developed countries are typically rapid and extensive, and they often include a considerable proportion of unplanned or informal development. Land use / cover change models can help to understand, analyse and simulate the outcomes of such processes, providing information that can inform policy development. This course develops the student's conceptual understanding of three methods for modelling land use / cover change and their ability to select, develop and apply these methods in an appropriate manner. The methods to be examined are: spatial logistic regression for identifying drivers of land use / cover change, Cellular Automata (CA) models and Agent Based Models (ABMs). The course commences with introductory lectures, readings and discussions on the field of land use / cover change modelling. The three methods will be introduced with an urban case study using the modelling platform NetLogo. In the group work phase, students can choose their own application case and apply in depth one of the methods."@en . "Land Change Modelling"@en . "Land Change Modelling"@en . "Land Change Mod