Introduction to analysis and visualization of spatial data acquired from databases and satellite images (4EU+)

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Course conducted in a stationary mode in the IT-lab at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw, 90 hours (taught in two days per week: Mon, Fri - in total 8 hours per week).

All students entering the course should be already experienced in ArcGIS (Pro) use at the intermediate or higher level, with emphasis put on: usage of spatial database, analysis and visualization of spatial data.

Required knowledge concerning:

- remote sensing (image databases, basics concepts and basics of digital image processing)

- acquisition of spatial data from external sources (including spatial databases)

- visualization of quantitative and qualitative data,

- basic knowledge on thematic cartography and common thematic map types.

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Course conducted in a stationary mode in the IT-lab at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw, 90 hours (taught in two days per week: Mon, Fri - in total 8 hours per week).

All students entering the course should be already experienced in ArcGIS (Pro) use at the intermediate or higher level, with emphasis put on: usage of spatial database, analysis and visualization of spatial data.

Required knowledge concerning:

- remote sensing (image databases, basics concepts and basics of digital image processing)

- acquisition of spatial data from external sources (including spatial databases)

- visualization of quantitative and qualitative data,

- basic knowledge on thematic cartography and common thematic map types.

Course 1. Data acquisition and display - 12h (ĆW)

Content

Raster and vector databases

Acquisition of free multispectral satellite data, including Landsat and Sentinel.

Basics of analysis and data display.

Course 2. Data processing and visualization - 34 h (ĆW)

Content

Preprocessing of satellite data.

Quantitative and qualitative analyses: calculation of remote sensing indicators, basics of image classification.

Introduction to map graphics

Color use in thematic mapping

Common map types

Course 3. Change detection analysis and thematic mapping - 44 h (ĆW)

Content

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of changes in satellite images

Visual hierarchy in maps

Multivariate thematic mapping

Design map layout

Execution and presentation of the projects conducted individually by each participant.

Course 1. Data acquisition and display - 12h (ĆW)

Brewer C., 2015, Designing better maps: a guide for GIS users, ESRI Press

Course 2. Data processing and visualization - 34 h (ĆW)

Golebiowska, I., Korycka-Skorupa, J., and Slomska-Przech, K., 2021. Common Thematic Map Types. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge (2nd Quarter 2021 Edition), John P. Wilson (ed.). DOI: 10.22224/gistbok/2021.2.7.

Kraak MJ, Roth RE, Ricker B, Kagawa A, Le Sourd G, 2020. Mapping for a Sustainable World. United Nations: New York, NY (USA).

Exams, exercises, project