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GIS Applications in the Marine Environment
School:
Of the Environment
Academic Unit:
Department of Marine Sciences
Level of studies:
Undergraduate
Course Code:
191ΕΩ8Ε
Semester:
Η
Course Title:
GIS Applications in the Marine Environment
Credits
5
Course Type:
skills development
Prerequisite Courses:
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (5th semester).
Language of Instruction and Examinations:
Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus students:
No
  • (2) Learning Outcomes
  • Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course students will have acquired knowledge of methodologies applied in GIS environment for assessing and solving problems related to marine and coastal environmental quality. They will be also able to select the optimum methodology for the assessment of specific problems in the marine environment aiming to effective coastal management.

In addition, they will have acquired the necessary knowledge to continue their studies with a high degree of independency.

  • General Competences

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology

Adapting to new situations

Decision-making

Working independently

Respect for the natural environment

  • (3) Syllabus

Τheory: Spatial analysis methods, Interpolation methods, Geo-statistics, Multiple criteria analysis, Combination of methodologies in the framework of GIS focusing on: (i) coastal zone management, (ii) the assessment of eutrophication levels in coastal areas, (iii) marine water quality, (iv) the study of the spatial distribution of parameters related to marine pollution and (v) the illustration of the final results on thematic maps.

Laboratory training: Development of variograms (omni-directional, directional, surface), Mapping, Retrieval of geographic data from international digital databases and input to GIS, Programming in GIS environment, Application of the methodologies presented in theory for specific case studies.

  • (4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
  • Delivery:

face-to-face

  • Use of Information and Communication Technology:

Platform e-class

ArcGIS (ESRI) software

  • Teaching Methods:
Activity Semester workload
Lectures
39
Lectures/Turorials
10
Lectures and Lab
30
Independent study
43
Lectures
3
Course total
125
  • Student Performance Evaluation:

Written exam (65% of the final mark of the course)

Preparation and presentation of a scientific paper (20% of the final mark of the course)

At the beginning of the academic semester, each student after bibliographic research chooses a paper published in an international scientific journal, and when he/she studies it, prepares a powerpoint presentation. During the semester, each student presents and analyzes in the classroom the application of GIS he/she studied with the support of the professor in order to encourage further discussion on the subject by participation of all students. 

Mean mark of the homework of all practical exercises (15% of the final mark of the course)

After the end of each practical exercise, students must prepare homework where they apply the knowledge acquired during the practical exercise.

  • (5) Attached Bibliography

–P.A. LONGLEY, M.F. GOODCHILD, D.J. MAGUIRE, D.W. RHIND, Systems and Science of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Publications Kleidarithmos, 2010, (in greek).

Κ. ΚΟUTSOPOULOS, Geogpahic Information Systems and space analysis. Publications Papasotiriou, 2002, (in greek).

Κ. ΚΟUTSOPOULOS, Ν. ΑNDROULIDAKIS, GIS with ArcGIS 10. Publications Papasotiriou, 2011, (in greek).

P.A. BURROUGH, R.A. McDONNELL, Principles of geographical information systems. Oxford, 1998.

Ι. HATZOPOULOS, GeoSpatialInformatics Topography, Publications Α. Tziola & Sons Α.Ε., 2011, (in greek).

 

– Related academic journals:

Environmental Modelling & Software (Elsevier)

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (Elsevier)

International journal of geographical information science (Taylor and Francis)

Journal of Spatial Science (Taylor and Francis)