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STG

Geographic information systems applied

  • 2024/2025
  • ECTS credits
    ECTS credits: 6

    ECTS Hours Rules/Memories
    Student's work ECTS: 90
    Expository Class: 30
    Interactive Classroom: 30
    Total: 150

    Use languages
    Spanish, Galician

    Type:
    Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021

    Departments:
    Geography, Agroforestry Engineering

    Areas:
    Regional Geographical Analysis, Physical Geography, Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry

    Center
    Higher Polytechnic Engineering School

    Call:
    First Semester

    Teaching:
    With teaching

    Enrolment:
    Enrollable

    • Map servers and other data sources for GIS.

    • Relational databases.

    • Thematic analysis and classification processes.

    • Statistical analysis in a GIS.

    • GIS applications in landscape studies.


    • These basic contents are developed along the course duration following the following structure of theoretical lessons:

    • Unit 1. Land use/cover analysis. The Corine Land Cover project. Analysis of land use/cover changes (0.75 credits).

    • Unit 2. The SIOSE project and the Forest Map of Spain. Data models and types of data queries (0.75 credits).

    • Unit 3. Terrain analysis for landscape interpretation (0.75 credits).

    • Unit 4. Data output. Design and preparation of map layouts. Map servers, OGC standards and web-gis platforms (0.75 credits).


    • And the following list of practical sessions in IT classroom:

    • Session 1 - Land use/cover change analysis with CLC (0.75 credits).

    • Session 2 - Relational databases: analysis of SIOSE data (0.75 credits).

    • Session 3 - Physical-human interpretation of landscapes (0.75 credits).

    • Session 4 - Data output and map layouts (0.75 credits)

  • Olaya Ferrero, Víctor, 2014. Sistemas de Información Geográfica.

  • Longley, Paul A., Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire e David W. Rhind, 2005. Geographic Information Systems and Science. Jonh Wiley & Sons.

  • Pérez Navarro, A. (coord.), 2011. Introducción a los sistemas de información geográfica y geotelemática. Editorial UOC, Barcelona.


  • Bibliografía complementaria:

  • Heywood, Ian, Sarah Cornelius e Steve Carter, 2011. An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (4a ed.). Pearson Education Limited.

  • Longley, Paul A., Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire e David W. Rhind (eds.), 2011. Geographic Information Systems and Science. Principles, Techniques, Applications and Management (2a ed.). Jonh Wiley & Sons.

  • Moreno Jiménez, A., Buzai, G., Fuenzalida Díaz, M. (Coords.), 2017. Sistemas de información geográfica : aplicaciones en diagnósticos territoriales y decisiones geoambientales. Ed. Ra-Ma, Madrid.

  • Cullum, C., Brierley, G., Perry, G. L., & Witkowski, E. T. (2017). Landscape archetypes for ecological classification and mapping: the virtue of vagueness. <em>Progress in Physical Geography</em> 41(1), 95-123. DOI: 10.1177/0309133316671103.

  • Theoretical lectures (competences CG2, CG5, CG6, CB1, CT1, CE58)

  • Practical sessions (competences CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CT2, CT3, CT5, CT6, CT7, CE58, CE59)


  • All lectures and practical sessions will take place in classroom (face-to-face). Official schedule will be followed in all scenarios.
    Theoretical and practical sessions will be complemented by:

  • Use of the virtual campus (Moodle).

  • Practical cases and projects.

  • Individualized and group tutoring.

  • Autonomous study.

  • Evaluation of competence.

  • Continuous assessment, based on practical assignments along the duration of the course (1st opportunity), or practical test (2nd opportunity). 50% of final grade. Competences CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CT2, CT3, CT5, CT6, CT7, CE58, CE59.

  • Written test. 50% of final grade. Competences CG2, CG5, CG6, CB1, CT1, CE58.


  • Students are required to achieve a minimum of 4 points (out of 10) in each component and a minimum of 5 points (out of 10) overall to receive a passing grade. A passing grade in one of the components will be retained, at most, for the following academic year.
    Students exempt of attendance to classes will follow the same assessment system.
    The USC Normative for Assessment of Academic Performance will be automatically applied if fraud or fabrication of assessment materials is detected.

  • 1º Semester - September 09th-15th
    Monday
    18:00-20:00 Grupo /CLE_01 Galician Seminario do Territorio (Pav.II-PSI)
    Tuesday
    18:00-20:00 Grupo /CLE_01 Galician Seminario do Territorio (Pav.II-PSI)