Geospatial Information Management

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge on the use of operating systems and graphical computer interfaces. Practical and concetual skills in word processing areas and in the design and operation of data structures in the context of spreadsheets and databases. Some knowledge on the introductorial subjects in information systems, namely in data analysis topics, are also relevant in the scope of this course.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical issues are explained in oral lessons complemented with real time computer screen projections and fully cover the syllabus items. Practical lessons are computer-based lessons, where the students develop example projects in different GIS areas using ArcGIS software.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit focuses on the study of the characteristics of spatial information and the techniques associated with its representation, analysis and processing. Students are expected to acquire the necessary knowledge to develop projects using appropriate information systems to represent highly structured information with strong spatial components and to be able to use this representation as a starting point for the development of analytical processes, combining spatial and monodimensional information, to obtain results to communicate intuitively to the user through the powerful graphic tools that this technology offers. As a secondary objective is the acquisition of the practical knowledge necessary to master the interface of typical software packages in the areas of geospatial information management, in order to explore and apply its functionalities in the approach to practical cases in the real world.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1- Geospatial Information: Definition, Characteristics, Components, Concepts, and Applications.

2- Spatial and one-dimensional data structures

  2.1- Discrete and Continuous Objects

  2.2- Data Models

  2.3- Operations

  2.4- Database access.

3- ESRI software ArcGIS (v10.8) - ArcMap and ArcCatalog.

3.1- Global Software Organization and File Types

3.2- Information Models and Entities

3.3- Data edition (alphanumeric, graphic and geographic)

3.4- Tabular and geographic result production, labels and symbols.

4- ArcToolbox exploitation: 3D Analyst, Network Analyst and Spatial Analyst.

5. Case Studies development.

Head Lecturer(s)

Luís Miguel Alçada Tomás de Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Periodic or by final exam as given in the course information: 100.0%

Bibliography

Manuais do sistema ArcGIS v10.8 disponiveis off e online/AccGIS 10.8 manuals avalable on and offline
MATOS, João Luís de - Fundamentos de informação geográfica. 5ª ed. act. e aument. Lisboa: Lidel, 2008. [BP 519.6 MAT]
Diverso aterial digital de estudo fornecidos pelo professor via inforestudante/Digital materials deployed by teatcher via inforestudante.