GEOMATICS
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 2° YearCredit Value: 6
Scientific field: ICAR/06 - Topography and cartography
Taught classes: 28 hours
Exercise: 28 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
Learning Objectives
The course provides the knowledge necessary for the territory surveying and for the management of the acquired information. It also provides the knowledge necessary for the interpretation of the cartographic information related to the geodetic datum and the scale ratio of the representation..
Course Structure
Teaching is provided through lectures and practical exercises with the use of topographic software and tools.
Detailed Course Content
Elements of Geodesy and Cartography. Tools and methods for topographic surveying. Satellite positioning. Minimization and compensation of measurement errors. Tracking and control of the works of Civil Engineering. Cadastral cartography. Digital cartography. Geometric principles of photogrammetry. Orthophoto, DTM, DEM, TIN. Physical principles of remote sensing. Terrestrial and aerial laser scanning. Structure, functionality and application of Geographic Information Systems. Free and open source GIS technologies.
Textbook Information
1. Barzaghi R., Pinto L., Elementi di topografia e trattamento delle osservazioni. Città Studi edizioni, 2014.
2. M. Caprioli: "Geomatica", Ed. Giuseppe Laterza, Bari.