Geoinformatics
| Title | Γεωπληροφορική / Geoinformatics |
| Code | ΝΔΕΕΠ116 |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Thomas Alexandridis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600026100 |
Programme of Study: 2024- sīmera
Registered students: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290395
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290395
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13389
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the use of computers
Learning Outcomes
After completing the lectures of the course, students will be able to:
• Understand basic concepts related to spatial analysis and the management of spatial data
• Be familiar with basic principles of cartography and be able to create a map composition in a GIS environment
• Understand basic principles of databases within GIS and be able to execute simple queries
• Conduct Spatial Autocorrelation analyses on data (univariate/bivariate) and identify spatial patterns
• Apply Spatial Interpolation methods, evaluate the results, and compare their performance.
• Solve complex problems in spatial analysis in GIS.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
Course Contents:
Theoretical background of geoinformatics and spatial analysis: spatial data models, data quality, scale problems, Geostatistics, topology. Collection, analysis and visualization of geographic data. Design of geodatabases. Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS): spatial data management, spatial analysis (overlay, proximity), continuous surface creation and analysis with spatial interpolation methods, decision support, thematic mapping and cartographic output. Geoinformatics applications in the modeling and management of soil, water resources and the rural environment.
Keywords
Geoinformatics, geographic analysis, geographic information systems, GIS
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
- Educational geographical data for conducting laboratory exercises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
Description
Use of Web, Internet, PowerPoint, video, special software (QGIS, GeoDa, CAST), email.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 54 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 35 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 196 |
Student Assessment
Description
30% Laboratory exercises - exams on computer
35% Presentation of subject from literature
35% Integrated project assignment
Student Assessment methods
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ν. Συλλαίος, Ι. Γήτας και Γ. Συλλαίος (2007). Εισαγωγή στα Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών και στην Τηλεπισκόπηση. Εκδόσεις Γιαχούδη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 544 σελ. (Κωδ. Εύδοξος: 7965)
Additional bibliography for study
Κ. Κουτσόπουλος (2005). Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών και ανάλυση χώρου, 2η έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, 401 σελ.
T. Bernhardsen (2002). Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction, 3rd Edition. Wiley, 448 pages.
Χαλκιάς, Χ., Γκούσια, Μ., 2015. Γεωγραφική ανάλυση με την αξιοποίηση της γεωπληροφορικής. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4546
Ευελπίδου, Ν., Αντωνίου, Β., 2015. Γεωγραφικά συστήματα πληροφοριών. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1044
Νάκος, Β., 2015 Αναλυτική χαρτογραφία. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/2233
Last Update
21-01-2025
