Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Ugo Dal Lago
- Credits: 6
- SSD: INF/01
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Ugo Dal Lago (Modulo 1) Luigi Cantelli (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Geological Sciences (cod. 8015)
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, the student knows the base concepts of information management, with particular emphasis on the organization of computers and networks, and on digital graphics. The student will be able to apply the basic concepts of cartography and digital cartography. Moreover, he or she will be able to manage simple cartographic applications.
Course contents
- The first module is composed of two parts. The first one is an introduction to computer science, and is concerned with abstract machines, abstraction levels, and programming languages. The second one is instead about application development by the Python programming language.
- The digital cartography module, instead, is concerned with the basics of cartography, both from a technical and from a regulatory point of view, with particular emphasis on the numerical and computing aspects.
Readings/Bibliography
John V. Guttag. Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python (Revised and Expanded Edition). MIT Press, 2013
Elvio Lavagna, Guido Locarno, Geocartografia - Guida alla lettura delle carte geotopografiche, Zanichelli,2007
Mario Boffi, Scienza dell'informazione geografica. Introduzione ai GIS, Zanichelli, 2004Teaching methods
Lectures and Exercise Sessions
Assessment methods
- The first module's exam will be a written exam, with questions about computer science, and exercises about Python Programming.
- The second module's exam, instead, will consist on a classic cartography exercise together with some exercises on GIS.
Links to further information
http://www.cs.unibo.it/~dallago/INFGEO1718/
Office hours
See the website of Ugo Dal Lago
See the website of Luigi Cantelli