SISTEMI INFORMATIVI PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIOModule GEOMATICA PER LA PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Giuseppe MUSSUMECIExpected Learning Outcomes
The course provides the knowledge necessary for creating and managing spatial information in a GIS environment. It also provides the basic notions of multispectral remote sensing as tools for the construction of thematic cartography.
Course Structure
Teaching is provided through lectures and practical exercises with the use of topographic software and tools. If necessary, teaching could be provided remotely.
Required Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Topography and Cartography are required.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
1. Digital cartography. General characteristics of the digital cartography. Structure of raster data. Georeferencing of raster images, world file. Vector cartography: entities and geometric primitives. The geographic information in GRID format, digital terrain models (DTM-DSM). TIN model for representations and 3D analysis of the territory.
2. Remote sensing. Background. the physical principles of remote sensing. Types and resolution of acquired images. natural radiation issue: laws of Planck, Wien, Stefan-Boltzmann. Outline of absorption and diffusion of radiation. Passive remote sensing sensors. Satellite orbits. aerospace missions for earth observation. Techniques for the classification of remote sensing images and production of thematic maps.
3. Geographic Information Systems. Architecture and functionality of a GIS platform. GIS functionality: editing and management of spatial reference data selection, query, overlay, buffering. Advanced spatial analysis. Display and output. Description and employ of the free and open source software QGIS.
Textbook Information
1. Federica Migliaccio, Dabniele CArrion, "Sistemi Informativi territoriali. Principi e applicazioni" seconda edizione, UTET, 2020
2. Athanasios Dermanis, Ludovico Biagi, "Telerilevamento. Informazione territoriale mediante immagini da satellite", Edizioni CEA
3. Mario A. Gomarasca, "Basics of Geomatics", Edizioni Spinger
4. Giuseppe Mussumeci, "Appunti del corso di telerilevamento e GIS", https://studium.unict.it/
5. Maria Antonia Brovelli, Marco Minghini, Rafael Moreno-Sanchez, Ricardo Oliveira, Free and open source software for geospatial applications (FOSS4G) to support Future Earth/ International Journal of Digital Earth, Editore: aylor & Francis, Anno edizione: 2017, Fascicolo: 10 (4) https://re.public.polimi.it/retrieve/handle/ 11311/1009702/169461/ Brovelli_Minghini_Moreno_Oliveira_POST-PRINT.pdf
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
---|---|---|
1 | numerical cartography | 1, 4 |
2 | phisical foundations of remote sensing | 2,3,4 |
3 | structure and functionality of GIS | 1,4,5 |
4 | thematic mapping | 2,3,4 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
In itinere tests in written form (not compulsory) and with final evaluation, reserved only for students who have attended at least 70% of the lessons.
Oral exam for all ordinary and extraordinary sessions. The exams can also be carried out remotely; in this case only in oral form.
The evaluation of the exam will be based on the following elements: relevance of the answers to the questions asked, quality of the contents, ability to connect with other topics covered by the program, ability to formulate examples, technical language properties and overall expressive ability of the student.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
raster and vector primitives - georeferencing of raster images - physical principles of multispectral remote sensing - passive sensors - spectral signature - chorological mapping - classification of multispectral images - GIS architecture and functionality - advanced functionalities of spatial analysis -