Geography and Digital Cartography
| Title | ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΨΗΦΙΑΚΗ ΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ / Geography and Digital Cartography |
| Code | NGGE 202Y |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Pennos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019018 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Geōlogías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 111
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600257428
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600257428
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gge/gge322y/
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7683
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1) Understand and evaluate the shape and dimensions of the Earth as a celestial body
2) Explain and interpret topographic and geological maps, their cartographic projections, and the Projection Systems used in the construction of maps of Greece
3) Define and describe the principles of topographic surveying
4) Observe, utilize, and interpret digital and digitized aerial photographs
5) Create digital geological maps
6) Search for, select, and utilize digital databases of cartographic and geological data
7) Define basic concepts of Geography in order to be able to teach them in secondary education
8)Recognize and correlate maps with the physical reality
9) Develop orientation skills
10) Operate instruments and equipment related to the field of Geography
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Introduction. History of Geography. Branches of Geography. Geography and new technologies.
• Fundamental geographical concepts (geospatial data and information, scale, measurements, accuracy and reliability of measurements, errors).
• Earth as a celestial body. The shape and dimensions of the Earth. Earth’s movements. Elements of Geodesy.
• Coordinate reference systems. Geodetic Reference Systems and Projections in Greece and worldwide.
• Topographic maps.
• Morphological sections. Cartometry.
• Elements of Surveying.
• Introduction to Cartography.
• Digital Cartography. Digital topographic and geological maps, digital geological data.
• Introduction to Geoscience and the applications of geospatial technologies (Geographic Information Systems / GIS, Remote Sensing, Global Navigation Satellite Systems / GNSS).
• Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).
• Environmental Geography.
Structure and material of laboratories / laboratory-tutorial exercises
• Scale
• Orientation
• Coordinates
• Coordinate conversions and calculations
• Topographic map I
• Topographic map II
• Morphological sections I
• Morphological sections II
• Cartometry
• Map projections
• Construction of geological maps
• Map making
• Digital topographic and geological maps - digital geological data
Course-related daily field trip
• Daily Field Exercise on "Geography"
• Exercise Location: Chortiatis
• Field Exercise Content:
Use of topographic and geological map in digital and analog format (orientation, relief, morphological sections)
Measurements of angles, distances and inclinations, with instruments such as: compass, slider, laser distance meters, theodolite, etc.
Using GNSS (Horizontal Coordinates, Elevations).
Keywords
Geography, Cartography, Cartographic Projections, digital cartographic-geological data, Geospatial technology
Educational Material Types
- Multimedia
- 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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page
2) The teacher communicates with students through email
3) The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 35 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written Exam with a combination of multiple choice questions, short-answer questions, long answer questions, and solving problems, on topics taught at both theory and laboratories. It makes up 100% of the overall score.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΑ ΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 20314, Έκδοση: 8η/2002, Συγγραφείς: A. Robinson, J. Morrison, P. Muehrcke, A. Kimerling, S. Guptill, ISBN: 960-254-612-3, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΣΟΒΙΟ ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ.
2. ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΘΕΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 11146, Έκδοση: 1η έκδ./1988, Συγγραφείς: Λιβιεράτος Ευάγγελος, ISBN: 960-431-649-4, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Ζήτη Πελαγία & Σια Ι.Κ.Ε.
Additional bibliography for study
Ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο Γεωγραφίας (Ε. Βαβλιάκη) (http://www.geo.auth.gr/322/contents00.html)
Last Update
11-06-2025
