The course will offer practical activities aimed at acquiring basic skills related to the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), these skills will be aimed at the cartographic representation of data related to the tourist enhancement of the territory.
The course aims to provide basic skills and knowledge in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to process information useful to promote and enhance territorial values. In the first part of the course the student will acquire basic skills on GIS, focused on the application of this technology in sectors related to territorial valorization.
Attending the teaching activities and through individual study students will be able to:
The teaching activities will be organised with the aim of encouraging active learning by the students. For this reason, after an introductory approach to the course through a short frontal lecture, the activities will be developed in laboratory mode using opensource GIS software.
The course aims to provide basic knowledge on Geographical Information Systems (GIS), applying it through practical exercises in the laboratory. In particular, it will be developed in 4 steps:
To support the topics covered in the lecture, the following text is suggested:
Ricevimento: Student reception is held, by appointment, on the Teams platform on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5:30 pm.
GIACOMO ZANOLIN (President)
NICOLETTA VARANI
November 2023
The test of the skills will be done through the creation of a cartographic project dedicated to the tourist enhancement of the territory, using an opensource GIS software.
Through the presentation of a map project, it will be possible to test the understanding of the basic functions of Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
