Geographic Information Systems

Scholar Year: 2018/2019 - 1S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Cédric Claude Bernard Grueau Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC THE EL OT OT/PL TPL S Type of classes 0 0 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theorethical and Practical classes Totals 1 0,00 Laboratories Totals 1 0,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

This curricular unit aims to provide an introduction to the development, terminology and application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS):
♣ Provide a description of the scope and nature of the GIS field of study.
♣ Define the nature of GIS and key components of the GIS study area.
♣ Establish relationships between technology, data, methods and organizations in the use of GIS.
Identify the main issues related to the design, creation, operation and problems associated with the use of GIS.

Syllabus

1. Coordinate Systems and Information Georeferencing.
Systems of cartographic projection and transformation of coordinates
2.Acquisition techniques:
GPS, aerial photography and remote sensing. Global Positioning System (GPS): system components, operation and practical applications. Platforms and sensors in remote sensing. Digital image processing. Terrestrial surveying systems.
3. Conceptual models and geographic modeling:
Vector Models (definition, topology, spatial analysis). Matrix models (definition, spatial analysis). Digital Terrain Models and Networks.
Introduction to Database Management Systems according to the Relational Model (normalization and SQL query). Concepts of relational databases of alphanumeric data and spatial data and attributes. Functions of analysis of databases.
Quality of geographic data.
4. Principles of operation and organization of GIS applications:
Explore GIS concepts. Data visualization. Inquire for GIS databases. Working with spatial data. Work with tables. Edit data. Work with georeferenced data. Presentation of data.
5.Application of GIS to Spatial Planning:
Practical analysis of concrete cases of geometric cadastre and thematic cartography produced through GIS. Public access to spatial information. Geographic information infrastructures. Digital Libraries.

Software

Google Earth Pro

ArcGIS

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

The discipline has a practical component in addition to the theoretical one, aiming at illustrating in practice the theoretical concepts using the basis of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) methodology, promoting an integrative and practical perspective of the subject developing in the students: 1) the ability to research, application of the scientific method and organization of written and oral works; 2) know-how skills to acquire knowledge in teamwork; (3) develop critical thinking about the area of ​​geographic information systems.
The teaching methodology uses the expository method of the programmatic contents, with the support of slides that accompany the class, as well as examples and case studies are mentioned and the resolution of some exercises in the TP classes, so that the student can understand better the concepts and apply them in practice should you have to do any work in the GIS area. The use of GIS computer platform in laboratory classes allows the student to better understand the potential of GIS tools in territorial management. All lessons and lessons materials are provided on the Moodle platform. The way in which the teaching methodology of the SPGI curricular unit is developed allows students to obtain great success in the curricular

Teaching methodologies

Participated method, being privileged the interactive formation even in the introduction of theoretical concepts in computer platform of geographic information (GIS).

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The program addressed in the theoretical-practical classes and laboratory fundamental concepts of geographic information systems and it is intended that students acquire concepts of territorial management through geographic information systems, using computer platform in which they will use concrete data of territorial information and work in a GIS environment.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

The evaluation has two components: a practical component and a theoretical component.
Normal Season:
Practical Component:
The evaluation is carried out through a practical work to be developed in a GIS environment.
Theoretical Component:
Continuous evaluation:
The continuous evaluation will have the following components: a component of practical-laboratory classes and a final test.
- 4 individual laboratory work
. Evaluated between 0 and 5 values
. Minimum mark of the sum of the 4: 8 values
- Test
. minimum grade: 8 marks
- NF = (lab1 + lab2 + lab3 + lab4) * 0.4 + Test * 0.6

Exam Rating: Exam (minimum grade 9.5 points)
Final grade: 50% Practice + 50% Theoretical

Season Appeal and Special Season (without possibility of incorporating continuous assessment component):
- In case of use in the Normal Season of one of the Components, Theoretical or Practical or GI, it will be reused.
- Improvements of note oblige the enrollment and respective payment in the Academic Division. There will be no improvement in the tests in the 1st Call Exam;
Practical component: the practical work must be delivered in the Resource / Worker-Student Period (minimum grade 9.5 values).
Theoretical Component: Exam (minimum grade 9.5 points)
Final grade: 50% Practice + 50%

Attendance system

To take advantage of the evaluation of the theoretical component by laboratories evaluated and test in normal time, students must be present in 75% of the theoretical-practical classes and laboratory.

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