Geographical Information Systems

Maurizio TUCCI Geographical Information Systems

0522500086
DIPARTIMENTO DI INFORMATICA
EQF7
COMPUTER SCIENCE
2018/2019



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
648LESSONS
Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO ANALYSE AND DESIGN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. BASIC TOPICS ARE: REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND DATA COLLECTION, DATA MODELS, STRUCTURES FOR GEOREFERENCED DATA, SPATIAL DATABASES, DATA QUERIES AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND METADATA, DATA VISUALIZATION AND USER INTERACTION.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE:
•TO USE TOOLS (ARCGIS, POSTGIS, QUANTUMGIS) AND A DESIGN METHODOLOGIES ADDRESSED TO ANALYSE, DESIGN AND QUERY SPATIAL DATABASES ABOUT SEVERAL DOMAINS OF INTEREST
•TO PERFORM MULTI-SCALE ANALYSES AND
•TO DESIGN A CUSTOMIZED GIS
Prerequisites
BASI DI DATI, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, OBJECT-ORIENTED PARADIGM AND A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE ARE CONSIDERED PREPARATORY COURSES.
Contents
THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES AND LABORATORY GUIDED ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH STUDENTS DIRECTLY STUDY, BY USING A SOFTWARE, WHAT THE TEACHER INTRODUCES DURING THE LESSONS (WITH A LEARNING-BY-DOING APPROACH).
TOPICS OF THE LECTURES ARE:
-NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DATA COLLECTION FOR GEOGRAPHIC
-INFORMATION SYSTEMS
-DATA MODELS PER SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT
-GEOREFERENCED DATA STRUCTURES
-GEOGRAPHIC DATABASES
-OPEN DATA AND LINKED OPEN DATA
-GEOGRAPHIC QUERY AND ANALYSIS
-VISUALIZATION AND USER INTERACTION

LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE: CASE STUDIES OF DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED FUNCTIONALITY AND INTERFACES.
Teaching Methods
TEACHING INCLUDES 48 HOURS OF LECTURES AND EXERCISES (6 CFUS). IN PARTICULAR, 24 HOURS OF LECTURES (3 CFUS) AND 24 HOURS OF GUIDED LABORATORY EXERCISES (3 CFUS) ARE PROVIDED.
LECTURES AND EXERCISES ARE COMPLEMENTED BY SEMINARS CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE GEO-ICT FIELD INVITED TO RELATE ON TOPICS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND TO PRESENT INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS. LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO USED FOR ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDIES AND FOR THE REALIZATION OF A PROJECT. THE USE OF AN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK BEYOND THE TIME OF ACCESS TO THE LABORATORY FOR INDIVIDUAL TUTORIALS.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EVALUATION EXAM. THE EXAM CONSISTS IN THE DEFENCE OF A GIVEN PROFESSIONAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY A TEAM OF STUDENTS, AND AN ORAL EXAM. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT IS PRELIMINARY TO THE ORAL TEST AND ITS GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT AN APPLICATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. ORAL EXAMINATION IS MEANT TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT AND TO ASSESS THE GAINED KNOWLEDGE. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA INCLUDE THE COMPLETENESS AND THE CORRECTNESS OF THE PROJECT DOCUMENTATION, OF THE REALIZED ARTEFACTS, TOGETHER WITH THE FLUENCY AND THE CLARITY OF PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE CONTENTS.
THE RESULT OF THE ORAL EXAM AND THE PROJECT DISCUSSION CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMULATION OF FINAL VOTE WITH WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 40% AND 60% RESPECTIVELY.
Texts
HANDOUTS AND TEXTS AVAILABLE ONLINE
HANDBOOKS
More Information
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE REQUIRED AT TEACHER'S EMAIL AND FOUND AT E-LEARNING PLATFORM FROM THE DIPARTIMENTO DI INFORMATICA
HTTP://ELEARNING.INFORMATICA.UNISA.IT/EL-PLATFORM/
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