Geographic Information systems

Objectives

At the end of the Unit, the student should be able to:
1. Understand the processes of coastal/marine G/S data acquisition, production and management.
2. Understand the basic techniques of coastal/marine GIS data processing, modelling and analysis
3. Identify the potential uses of GIS-based approaches for supporting the development of coastal/marine studies.

Program

Fundamentals of GIS Science and Technologies.
2. Design, conception, development and management of a GIS project.
3. Prospection, acquisition, production and management of coastal/marine geospatial data.
4. Geospatial analysis and modelling of coastal/marine GIS data.
5. GIS-based case-studies for supporting coastal/marine studies.
6. Conception and development of students' individual projects.

Teaching Methodologies

The fundamental concepts are taught in theoretical classes (20h), and their practical applicability is taught in theoretical-practical classes (50h), namely through the basic learning of technical GIS software, by solving practical exercises for managing and processing geospatial data, and through the development of an individual project simulating the use of GIS for decision support in a "real world" coastal/marine issue at the local, national or regional level.

Bibliography

• Bartlett, D., & Smith, J. (Eds.). (2004). GIS for Coastal Zone Management (1st ed.). CRC Press.
• https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420023428
• De Smith, M. J., Goodchild, M. F., & Longley, P. (2007). Geospatial analysis: a compreensive guide to principles, techniques
• and software tools. Troubador publishing ltd. Online available at https://spatialanalysisonline.com/HTML/index.html
• Hamylton, S. (2017). Spatial Analysis of Coastal Environments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. do: 10.1017/9781107707412
• Parthasarathy, K.S. S., & Deka, P. C. (2021). Remote sensing and GIS application in assessment of coastal vulnerability and
• shoreline changes: a review, /SH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 27:sup1, 588-600