Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2020_21

Subject

MAPPING, REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

Code

00207023

Study programme

0207 - GRADO EN CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Compulsory

Third

First

Language

Castellano

Ingles

Prerequisites

Department

GEOGRAFIA Y GEOLOGIA

Coordinador

FERRER JULIA, MONTSERRAT

E-mail

mferj@unileon.es

egarm@unileon.es

Lecturers

ALFARO SAIZ , ESTRELLA

GARCÍA MELÉNDEZ , EDUARDO

FERRER JULIA, MONTSERRAT

Web

http://

General description

Fundamentals and application of mapping, remote sensing and GIS to the study of Earths surface from an environmental focus

Tribunales de Revisión

Tribunal titular
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	GEOGRAFIA Y GEOLOGIA	CORTIZO ALVAREZ , JOSE
Secretario	GEOGRAFIA Y GEOLOGIA	COLMENERO HIDALGO , ELENA
Vocal	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	TARREGA GARCIA-MARES , MARIA REYES

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	GEOGRAFIA Y GEOLOGIA	GOMEZ VILLAR , AMELIA
Secretario	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	ANSOLA GONZALEZ , GEMMA
Vocal	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	CALVO GALVAN , LEONOR

Competencias

Code
A14005
A14006
A14010
A14011
A14012
A14014
A14017
B3752
B3753
B3762
C3

Learning aims

Competences
A14014 A14017	B3762
A14006	B3752 B3753	C3
A14005 A14011	B3753
A14006 A14010 A14012

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
CARTOGRAPHY	Topic 1. Introduction to cartography. Topic 2. Maps: definition and structure. Coordinate systems. Scales Topic 3. Types of maps. Topic 4. The topographic maps. Topic 5. Thematic cartography. Maps related to vegetation. Topic 6. Cartography as a means of communication. Principles of selection and generalization. Topic 7. The symbolization of environmental phenomena Topic 8. Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
	P1: Calculation of scales and location of geographic coordinates and UTM. P2: The generalization of the data on the map. P3: Generation of a map with proportional symbols. P4: Thematic Cartography: vegetation maps. Cartographic composition P5: GPS practice. P6: Reading and interpretation of thematic maps of different institutions
REMOTE SENSING	Topic 9. Physical principles of remote sensing. Spectral response of the materials of the terrestrial surface Topic 10. Characteristics of images, sensors and platforms. Topic 11. Digital treatment of satellite images: pre-treatment operations Topic 12. Visual interpretation of images. Topic 13. Digital treatment of satellite images: extraction of information. Topic 14. Hyperspectral images

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Laboratory practicals	45	92	137

Personal tuition	3	0	3

Lecture	39	43	82

Mixed tests	3	0	3

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies ::

	Description
Laboratory practicals
Personal tuition
Lecture

Personalized attention

Personal tuition

Description

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Laboratory practicals		35%
Lecture		60%

Other comments and second call

ADDENDUM

Contingency plan due to COVID-19 emergency conditions that prevents from presence based teaching

COVID-19 Teaching Guide Addendum Access Link

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

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Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

GEOLOGY (COURSE 1) / 00207002

MATHEMATICS / 00207003

BOTANY / 00207006

Physics / 00207008

GEOLOGY (COURSE 2) / 00207009

Soil science / 00207018