Geographic Information Systems and Cartography
Objectives
a) To develop good practices of information acquisition and cartographic design in multidisciplinary settings;
b) To apply design methodologies to the design of cartographic layouts;
c) To conceptualize solutions for representing multiscale analysis using geographic information systems software;
d) To develop skills for independent learning environments to perform cartographic editing with geographic information systems;
e) To assess, scientifically and technically, information structures and knowledge for the land management;
f) To develop critical skills in the selection and acquisition of information;
g) To apply different solutions of cartographic editing for different audiences.
General characterization
Code
722041102
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Jorge Ricardo da Costa Ferreira
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- BERTIN, J. (2005). Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps (não existe nenhuma edição mais atualizada)
- CORBIN, T. (2020). Learning ArcGIS Pro 2: A beginner's guide to creating 2D and 3D maps and editing geospatial data with ArcGIS Pro, 2nd Edition, Packt Publishing.
- DEVILLERS, R. and GOODCHILD, H. Editors (2017).Spatial Data Quality: From Process to Decisions. 1st Edition, Routledge
- KENT, A., VUJAKOVIC, P. (2020). The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography. 1st Edition, Routledge.
- PETERSON, G. (2020). GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design. 3rd Edition, CRC Press.
Teaching method
Teaching is based on FCSH elearning platform where all materials and recommended reading are available.
A Welcome presentation is available at the beginning of the semester with the CU objectives, the program, the general bibliography, the evaluation criteria, and the scheduling of activities and evaluation. For each LU exists an introductory presentation that contains its goals, contents, specific bibliography and a detailed description of the application exercises.
There is a weekly chat session in which students can interact with teachers in real time. The session log is available on the platform. Participation is optional, not counting for evaluation.
Evaluation method
Continuous Assessment - A Final Exam (in situ)(40%), An oral evaluation(10%), Individual practical exercises in each of the six learning units(50%)
Subject matter
1) Cartography and communication transmitting messages to different audiences
2) Element types (marks) and visual variables in a digital environment
3) Acquisition, integration and information editing in vector data models
4) Digital cartography validation with geographic information systems
5) Precision, accuracy and data quality in cartography as key elements in the decision making process.
Programs
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