Geographical Information Science
Code
100021
Academic unit
NOVA Information Management School
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Pedro da Costa Brito Cabral
Teaching language
Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English
Objectives
The aim of this course is to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of Geographic Information Science (GISc). The theoretical concepts will be explored using a combination of lectures with discussion. The practical component will be taught using GIS desktop software for GIS (ESRI ArcGIS) and GIS tools available in the Cloud (ArcGIS Online, Story Maps).
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
- Introducing Geospatial Intelligence
- Mapping where thing are
- Mapping the most and least
- Mapping density
- Finding what’s inside
- Finding what’s nearby
- Mapping change
- Measuring geographic distribution
- Analyzing patterns
- Identifying clusters
- Publishing Data on the Web – ArcGIS Online
Bibliography
· Mitchell, 2001, “The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1: Geographic Patterns and Relationships,” Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redland California, 190 p. ISBN: 9781879102064
· Mitchell, 2005, “The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis: Volume 2: Spatial Measurements & Statistics,” Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redland California, 252 p. ISBN: 9781589481169
· Allen, 2013, "GIS Tutorial 2: Spatial Analysis Workbook Edition 3" (arcgis10.1) ESRI Press, Redlands California, 408 p. ISBN: 9781589483378ESRI
· On-line material and references provided by the teachers
Teaching method
Theoretical classes with debate. Practical classes for solving exercises, clarifying doubts and supporting projects.
Evaluation method
1st PHASE: CONTINUOUS EVALUATION
· 2 test during the semester (25% each)
· 9 tutorials during classes (1.5% each, up to 12%):
· GIS project (35%):
· ESRI Virtual Campus (3%):
2ND PHASE: NON-CONTINUOUS EVALUATION
· 2nd phase exam (100%)