Geomatics

Code:

MESHO0012

Acronym:

GEO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Engineering and Related Techniques
OFICIAL	Engineering and Related Techniques

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S (of 10-02-2014 to 06-06-2014)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESHO	18	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2007/08	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To provide students with conceptual and aptitude tools to deal with gegraphical problems and their spatial and temporal components.

To explore geographical security issues, from a descriptive and preditive standpoint.  

To present legal and regulatory issues.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students will be able to identify a geographical problem, formulate it and propose an implementation.

Modelling upon that implementation, they will be able to query and evolve knowledge.

Also, they will know the most pertinent legal and regulatory issues.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Geographical space representation.

Geographic facts.

Digital implementation.

Geographic modelling and processing.

Presenting results.

Pertinent laws and regulations.

Mandatory literature

ed. David J. Maguire, Michael F. Goodchild, David W. Rhind; Geographical information systems. ISBN: 0-582-05661-6
Graeme F. Bonham-Carter; Geographic information systems for geoscientists. ISBN: 0-08-042420-1
Joao Mats; Fundamentos de Informação Geográfica, Lidel. ISBN: 978-972-757-514-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Oral exposition, accompanied by computer lab.

Single and group work.

Software

ArcView

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Surveying
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Earth science > Physical geography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	50,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	50,00
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

General school rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = 0.5* Project + 0.4* Individual work + 0.1* participation

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Present rthe same deliverables as regular students

Classification improvement

To present an improvement individual work.