Unit GIS ELEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
- Course
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Study-unit Code
- A002101
- Curriculum
- Ingegneria ambientale
- Teacher
- Aurelio Stoppini
- Teachers
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- Aurelio Stoppini
- Fabio Radicioni (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 32 ore - Aurelio Stoppini
- 8 ore (Codocenza) - Fabio Radicioni
- CFU
- 5
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Ingegneria della sicurezza e protezione civile, ambientale e del territorio
- Academic discipline
- ICAR/06
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- General principles and characteristics of geographic information systems.
Numeric and traditional cartography and its integration into GIS.
GIS functionality on open source platforms. - Reference texts
- Lecture notes by the teacher
- Educational objectives
- Students are expected to achieve the objectives related to the Dublin 1 descriptors (knowledge of theoretical-methodological contents) and 2 (ability to correctly apply theoretical knowledge) with reference to the course contents
- Prerequisites
- Basic Geodesy and Surveying knowledges
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons integrated by extensive practical computer sessions
- Other information
- Due to the practical character of the module, lectures frequency is advisable
- Learning verification modality
- A single oral examination lasting about 30 minutes, aimed at verifying whether the Student has acquired the knowledge of the themes and methodologies involved by the course
- Extended program
- General principles and characteristics of the geographic information systems. Origin and sources of data for the creation of a GIS. Raster and vector formats, metadata. Vectorization of raster data.
Numeric and traditional cartography and its integration into a GIS. Insertion of georeferenced or not georeferenced maps in a GIS. Use of WMS map data. Layers organization and management. Insertion of projects on pre-existing cartographic bases. GIS management of altitude data (DEM). Creation of contour lines, sections and profiles.
GIS functionality on open source platforms. Three-dimensional visualization. Creation and print of graphic layouts on GIS platform.