Geographical and Geological Information Systems
Objectives
The aim of the course is that students be able to: create, integrate and analyze geological and geographic data in order to extract specific information useful for carrying out studies within earth sciences tematic areas.
Students should acquire skills for the creation, integration and interpretation of spatial and descriptive data from the Earth surface, using software tools that provide the basis for spatial analysis in the fields of the applied geology, engineering geology and environmental geology, environmental engineering, land managment and others.
General characterization
Code
10667
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Maria da Graça Azevedo de Brito
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 76
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
not aplicable
Bibliography
[1] Bolstad, P. (2019) - GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, Sixth Edition. XanEdu Publishing Inc; 6ed. 764 p. ISBN-13: 978-1593995522
[2] Matos, J. (2008) – Fundamentos de Informação geográfica. ed. LIDEL, Geomática. 424 p. ISBN: 978-972-757-514-5
[3] Allen, A.; Brito, G.; et al (2002) - Procedure for the Location of Landfill Sites using a GIS Model, IAEG, ISBN nr. 0-620-28559-1, pp. 2704-2713.
[4] Brito, M.G., Costa, C.N., Avillez, G., et al (2003) - Aplicação de uma metodologia SIG na definição de um Plano Estratégico para a avaliação da contaminação de solos em ambiente urbano-industrial. Finisterra, XXXVIII, 75, 2003, pp. 93-106.
[5] Brito, M.G., Costa, C.N., Almeida, J.A., et al (2006) – Characterization of maximum infiltration areas using GIS tools, Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 85 (1–2) (2006), pp. 14–18. ISSN 0013-7952.
Teaching method
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Evaluation method
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Subject matter
The UC consists of two parts: Part 1 - techniques and concepts from geographic information systems (GIS) and databases are used to acquire, edit, spatially analyze, integrate and organize thematic mapping data. In each TP/P class, a practical exercise is carried out in ArcGisPro to try out the functions learned, with an evaluation form to completed and submittt.
Part 2 - are applied concepts and techniques for the interpretation and construction of drillhole logs as well as the litho-stratigraphic profiles. In this module it is developed with Rockworks software a project that aims to build the Logs of a set of drillhole data and the creation of their lithologic profile.