GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
| Title | ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΚΩΝ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΩΝ / GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
| Code | Β21 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Alexandra Koussoulakou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20000914 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Rural and Surveing Engineering
Registered students: 70
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geodesy and Surveying | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Cadastre, Photogrammetry and Cartography | Compulsory Courses | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Transportation and Hydraulic Engineering | Compulsory Courses | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 6 |
| Class ID | 600198646
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Understand the theory connected to GIS procedures and implementation.
2. Use specialized GIS software packages.
3. Implement their knowledge for processing and analysis of geo-data related to a specific project.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
Course Content (Syllabus)
Digital cartographic data base. vector structures, topology of vector data, vector spatial analysis, statistical analysis, spatial statistics, overlays, simple geometric algorithms in a GIS, line and polygon intersections, >uncertainty in GIS, metadata, raster structures, raster spatial analysis, map algebra, regular and irregular tessellations DTM, grid, TIN, 3D- models, quadtrees, octrees, pyramids
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of computer for the lectures' presentation and internet sites access. Use of GIS software for in the labs
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 39 | ||||
| Total | 130 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams
Lab oral exams
Details on e-topo (http://e-topo.web.auth.gr/index_gr.html?reload)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Longley P., Goodchild M., Maguire D. And Rhind D., 2010, Συστήματα και Επιστήμη Γεωγραφικών Πληροφοριών GIS, Κλειδάριθμος, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 13894
Additional bibliography for study
1. Αρβανίτης Α., Κουσουλάκου Α., Παπαδοπούλου Μ., 2002, Συστήματα Γεωγραφικών Πληροφοριών, Πανεπιστημιακές Παραδόσεις, ΤΑΤΜ, ΑΠΘ
2. Φωτοτυπίες ή αρχεία σε μορφή PDF των slides κάθε διάλεξης
3. URLs δικτυακών τόπων, στους οποίους οι φοιτητές προαιρετικά μπορούν να ψάξουν βιβλιογραφία, ύλη ή διαλέξεις άλλων πανεπιστημίων πάνω στα ΣΓΠ
Last Update
19-11-2020
