Geographic Information Technology (8300)

1. To Know the specific nature of GI
2. To know how to digitally represent space through GIS
3. To associate spatial representation models to specific case-studies
4. To know the development cycle of a GIS-based application

5. To use the potential of GI Technology
6. To develop a small dimension GIS project

7. Time management and organization
8. To present work in oral and written form
9. To recognize and evaluate users’ needs

A. Introduction to Geographic Information (GI)

Nature and functionality of GI

B. Fundamental spatial concepts

Euclidean space, Sets, Topology, Networks, Metric Spaces

C. GI Representation Models

Field-based models
Entity-based models

D. GI Data structures

Representing field-based models
Representing entity-based models (Objects)
Vector and Raster formats
Network representation

E. GIS architectures

Hybrid, integrated and composed architectures
Distributed architectures
Location-based systems

F. User-interfaces for GIS

Cartographic interfaces
Geo-visualization
Developing interfaces for GIS

G. Geographic Information Retrieval

Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M. F:, Maguire, D. J., Rhind, D. W, Geographic Information Systems and Science , 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2011.

Worboys, M. and Duckham, M. GIS: A Computing Perspective, 2nd Edition,CRC Press, 2004.

Matos, J., Fundamentos de Informação Geográfica, 4ª Edição, LIDEL.

	Hours per credit		28
	Hours per week	Weeks	Hours
Aulas prÃ¡ticas e laboratoriais			28.0
Aulas teÃ³ricas			28.0
AvaliaÃ§Ã£o			3.0
Self study			55.0
Project			50.0
Total hours			164
ECTS			6.0