Geographic Information Systems
Course code
ULP6613-4883
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Geoinfosüsteemid
Course title in English
Geographic Information Systems
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills that allow them to organize geographic information in sectoral geographic information systems, perform operations and procedures for consultation and spatial analysis, production of graphic outputs in the form of maps thematic, perform data acquisition tasks, predominantly for thematic ones, from digital images and use geographic information systems to solve problems in the area of their training. Special attention will be given to the use of open-source tools and research and use of open sources of information.
Brief description of the course
The content of the course is based on the following domains:
1. Introduction and main concepts of geographic information systems and geographic data.
2. GIS applications – use of the open-source QGIS software.
3. Vector and raster data structure.
4. Data acquisition. Reference systems. Reprojection and georeferencing.
5. Spatial data structures and integration with non-geographic data.
6. Creating and manipulating vector layers.
7. Attribute table and external alphanumeric data tables.
8. Spatial analysis operators with vector data.
9. Creation and management of GIS database; spatial databases.
10. Geovisualization of results.
11. Advanced search and exploration of information in GIS: features and algorithms.
12. Application to case study using geographic information from open data.
1. Introduction and main concepts of geographic information systems and geographic data.
2. GIS applications – use of the open-source QGIS software.
3. Vector and raster data structure.
4. Data acquisition. Reference systems. Reprojection and georeferencing.
5. Spatial data structures and integration with non-geographic data.
6. Creating and manipulating vector layers.
7. Attribute table and external alphanumeric data tables.
8. Spatial analysis operators with vector data.
9. Creation and management of GIS database; spatial databases.
10. Geovisualization of results.
11. Advanced search and exploration of information in GIS: features and algorithms.
12. Application to case study using geographic information from open data.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge in theoretical, methodological and practical foundations in the area of geographic information systems;
- can define GIS applications and use of the open-source QGIS software;
- understands vector and raster data structures;
- defines spatial data structures and integration with non-geographic data;
- creates and manages GIS databases.
- has knowledge in theoretical, methodological and practical foundations in the area of geographic information systems;
- can define GIS applications and use of the open-source QGIS software;
- understands vector and raster data structures;
- defines spatial data structures and integration with non-geographic data;
- creates and manages GIS databases.
Teacher
Paulo Vasconcelos Figueiredo
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