Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

The learning and teaching methodology developed in the course is aimed to promote the achievement of the learning objectives.

A wide range of teaching and learning activities is implemented, such as lectures, practice sessions, practical exercises, individual or group activities, guided tasks and study.

A high level of student participation will be required from all students throughout the course.

Extensive material will be available via the Moodle site of the course. It offers a variety of resources including a repository of the lecture notes used in class as well as other forms of course-specific materials. 

5.2. Learning tasks

The course includes the following learning tasks: 

Topic 2.1. The geographic information and its modelling through information technologies: principles and elements.

• Lectures:  10 hours
• Study - Guided tasks: 15 hours

Topic 2.2. Principles, instruments and methodologies for acquiring spatial information: topography and GPS.

• Lectures:  10 hours
• Practical activities: Interactive, individual or group activities: 13.5 hours
• Field Work: 5 hours
• Guided tasks: 5 hours
• Study: 17 hours

Topic 2.3. Principles, instruments and methodologies: sensors/platforms.

• Lectures:  5 hours
• Practical activities: Interactive, individual or group activities: 2 hours
• Guided tasks: 5 hours

Topic 2.4. Principles, instruments and methodologies: field spectrometry.

• Lectures:  2.5  hours
• Practical activities: Interactive, individual or group activities: 5 hours
• Field Work: 2.5 hours
• Guided tasks: 5 hours
• Study - Guided tasks: 8 hours
• Assessment: 50 minutes

Topic 2.5. Creation and management of geographic databases: basic database concepts, database design and implementation, SQL.

• Lectures:  20 hours
• Study - Guided tasks: 29 hours
• Assessment: 1 hour

Topic 2.6. Creation and management of geographic databases: edition in ArcMap, access to shared databases.

• Practical activities: Interactive, individual or group activities: 15 hours
• Study - Guided tasks: 22.5 hours

Topic 2.7. Creation and management of geographic databases: georeferencing satellite images.

• Lectures:  5 hours
• Practical activities: Interactive, individual or group activities: 5 hours
• Study - Guided tasks: 3 hours
• Assessment: 50 minutes

Topic 2.8. Spatial data infrastructures (SDI): standards and metadata.

• Lectures:  10 hours
• Practical activities: Interactive, individual or group activities: 5 hours
• Field Work: 5 hours
• Study - Guided tasks: 22 hours
• Assessment: 50 minutes

5.3. Syllabus

The course will address the following topics:

Topic 2.1. The geographic information and its modelling through information technologies: principles and elements.

Topic 2.2. Principles, instruments and methodologies for acquiring spatial information: topography and GPS.

Topic 2.3. Principles, instruments and methodologies: sensors/platforms.

Topic 2.4. Principles, instruments and methodologies: field spectrometry.

Topic 2.5. Creation and management of geographic databases: basic database concepts, database design and implementation, SQL.

Topic 2.6. Creation and management of geographic databases: edition in ArcMap, access to shared databases, ArcPAD.

Topic 2.7. Creation and management of geographic databases: georeferencing satellite images.

Topic 2.8. Spatial data infrastructures (SDI): standards and metadata.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

Sessions will be developed during the first months of the semester, before the Christmas holiday period. Written assessment and assignments will be conducted in the first of the three assessment periods (February). Students will also have the June and September exam periods to re-sit exams when needed.

For further details concernig the timetable, classroom and other information of the course please refer to the“Facultad de Filosofía y Letras”  website (https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases)

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

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• Dent, Borden D.. Cartography : thematic map design / Borden D. Dent, Jeffrey S. Torguson, Thomas W. Hodler . - 6a ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009
• Bernhardsen, Tor. Geographic information systems : an introduction / Tor Bernhardsen . 3rd ed. New York : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 2002
• Bosque Sendra, Joaquín. Sistemas de información geográfica / Joaquín Bosque Sendra . 2a. ed. corr. Madrid : Rialp, 1997
• Chrisman, Nicholas R.. Exploring geographic information systems / Nicholas Chrisman . 2nd ed. New York [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons, 2002
• Chuvieco Salinero, Emilio. Teledetección ambiental : la observación de la Tierra desde el espacio / Emilio Chuvieco . 1ª ed. act. Barcelona : Ariel, 2010
• Comas, David. Fundamentos de los sistemas de información geográfica / David Comas y Ernest Ruiz . Barcelona : Ariel, 1993
• Gutiérrez Puebla, Javier. SIG : Sistemas de Información Geográfica / Javier Gutiérrez Puebla, Michael Gould . 1a. reimp Madrid : Síntesis, 2000
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• Arrufat Molina, Enrique. Introducción al estudio del Sistema de Posicionamiento Global (GPS) / Enrique Arrufat Molina . Valencia : Universidad Politécnica, Servicio de Publicaciones, 1995
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• Bernabé-Poveda, M.A.. Fundamentos de las Infraestructuras de Datos Espaciales / M. A. Bernabé-Poveda, C. M. López-Vázquez Madrid : UPM-Press, Serie Científica, 2012
• Longley, P.. Geoespatial Analysis : A Comprehensive Guide to Principles Techniques and Software Tools / P. Longley, M. Smith y M. Goodchil Leicester : Matador, 2007
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• Milton, E.J., Schaepman, M.E., Anderson, K., Kneubühler, M. y Fox, N. . ?Progress in field spectroscopy?. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113, 2009, S92-S109.
• Sistemas y análisis de la información geografica : manual de autoaprendizaje con ArcGIS / Coordinador, Antonio Moreno Jiménez ; autores, Rosa Cañada Torrecillas ... [et al.] . 2ª ed. Madrid : Ra-Ma, 2007
• Nogueras Iso, Francisco Javier. Geographic information metadata for spatial data infrastructures : resources, interoperability, and information retrieval / Javier Nogueras-Iso, F. Javier Zarazaga-Soria, Pedro R. Muro-Medrano . Berlin [etc.] : Springer, cop. 2005
• Puch, Carlos. Nuevo manual de GPS : introducción al Sistema Global de Posición / Carlos Puch . 2a. ed Madrid : Desnivel, 2005
• Rueda, C.A.. Spectral Analysis and Management System (SAMS): User?s Manual / C. A. Rueda y A. F. Wrona Davis : Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing, University of California, 2003
• Zeiler, Michael. Modeling our world : the ESRI guide to geodatabase design / Michael Zeiler . Redlands, CA : ESRI Press, cop. 1999
• Albrech, J.. Key Concepts & Techniques in GIS / J. Albrech London : Sage Publication, 2007
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• Calvo Melero, Miguel. Sistemas de información geográfica digitales : sistemas geomáticos / Miguel Calvo Melero . [Vitoria-Gasteiz] : Instituto Vasco de Administración Pública, D.L. 1993
• Cebrián de Miguel, Juan Antonio. Información geográfica y sistemas de información geográfica (SIGs) / Juan A. Cebrián . [Santander] : Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Cantabria, [1992]
• DeMers, Michael N. Fundamentals of geographic information systems / Michael N. DeMers . 2ª ed. New York [etc.] : John Wiley & sons, 2000
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• Lo, C. P.. Concepts and techniques in Geographic Information Systems / C.P. Lo, Albert K.W. Yeung . 2nd ed. New Jersey : Pearson, 2003
• Mitchell, Andy. The ESRI guide to GIS analysis. V. 1. Geographic patterns & relationships / Andy Mitchell. Redlands, Calif. : ESRI Press, cop. 1999
• Moldes, F.J.. Tecnologías de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica Madrid : Ra-ma, 1995
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• Spatial Databases with application to GIS / P. Rigaux, M. Scholl y A. Voisard San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers,2002
• Santos Preciado, José Miguel. Los sistemas de información geográfica vectoriales : el funcionamiento de ArcGis / José Miguel Santos Preciado . 1a. ed. ; 1a. reimp. Madrid : Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 2011
• Editing in ArcMap : [ArcGIS 8] / Bob Booth... [et al.]. Redlands, CA : ESRI, cop. 2002
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