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CARTOGRAPHY AND REMOTE SENSING

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	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF6
	ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSEMENT
	2016/2017

PERCORSO COMUNE Cohort 2014/2015

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
GEO/10	3	24	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
GEO/10	3	36	LAB	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND REMOTE SENSING FOR MAPPING AND MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND REMOTE SENSING. CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA AND REMOTE SENSING IMAGES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING AND MONITORING. CAPABILITY TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION GIVEN BY CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND THEMATIC MAPS. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS: EXPERIENCE IN USING CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL, CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS, MANIPULATING AND ANALYZING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA THROUGH GIS SOFTWARE, USING SATELLITE IMAGES, AND PRODUCING THEMATIC MAPS.

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND REMOTE SENSING FOR MAPPING AND MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENT.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND REMOTE SENSING. CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA AND REMOTE SENSING IMAGES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING AND MONITORING.
CAPABILITY TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION GIVEN BY CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND THEMATIC MAPS.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS:

EXPERIENCE IN USING CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL, CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS, MANIPULATING AND ANALYZING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA THROUGH GIS SOFTWARE, USING SATELLITE IMAGES, AND PRODUCING THEMATIC MAPS.

	Prerequisites
	CONTENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, GEOLOGY

	Contents
	COORDINATES AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS AND CARTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS USED IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MAPS. FUNDAMENTALS OF THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY. DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS). INTRODUCTION TO GIS SOFTWARE. DATA MODELING, FUNCTIONS AND TOOLS OF A GIS. GEOREFERENTIATION, DATA CLASSIFICATION (RASTER AND VECTOR), TOPOLOGIC OVERLAY, BUFFERING. BASIC PHYSICS FOR REMOTE SENSING AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS. REMOTE SENSING SENSORS AND FEATURES OF REMOTE SENSING IMAGES. SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST. MULTISPECTRAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS. REMOTE SENSING IMAGE CLASSIFICATION. CHANGE DETECTION.

Contents

COORDINATES AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS AND CARTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS USED IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MAPS. FUNDAMENTALS OF THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY. DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS).
INTRODUCTION TO GIS SOFTWARE. DATA MODELING, FUNCTIONS AND TOOLS OF A GIS. GEOREFERENTIATION, DATA CLASSIFICATION (RASTER AND VECTOR), TOPOLOGIC OVERLAY, BUFFERING.
BASIC PHYSICS FOR REMOTE SENSING AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS. REMOTE SENSING SENSORS AND FEATURES OF REMOTE SENSING IMAGES. SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST. MULTISPECTRAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS. REMOTE SENSING IMAGE CLASSIFICATION. CHANGE DETECTION.