Professor Margherita Azzari
Offered in Academic Year: 2015/2016
Course reference: B002252 – LABORATORIO DI GEOGRAFIA APPLICATA
Major (“corso di studio”): B040 – STORIA
Year of formal establishment: 2013
Credits: CFU: 6
Sector: NN
Type of Activity: “F – Altro”
Course year: 3
Timing: Second Semester
The objective of the course is to introduce the use of Geographic Information System (GIS). Notions of cartography will constitute the knowledge base. Thereafter the presentation of case-studies and hands-on activities together with exercises with open source GIS. The course is held in Italian.
Lavagna E. – Lucarno G., Geocartografia, Zanichelli, 2014
Boffi M., Scienza dell’informazione Geografica. Introduzione ai GIS,
Zanichelli, 2004
Introduction to the utilization of open-source GIS; provide basic notions of topography and cartography.
Lectures, Lab workshops
Assessments:
In itinere tests, GIS project, and final oral exam
Extended program
Introduction to cartography
projections/reference systems/notions of cartography
topographic cartography
introduction to GIS /QGIS overview/geometry validity
georeferencing/data management/metadata creation
geoservices wms-wfs / geoprocessing tools
thematic cartography /layout
ArcGIS online
Syllabus (3) (in Italian) (Syllabus)