Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze agrarie - SA

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course students will possess theoretical and operative skills concerning:

 digital maps (vector and raster) interpretation and management;

• basics of GIS
• topographic survey (3D) even included technical instruments;
• Processing of measures by statistics (direct, indirect and redundant measurements)
• Aerial digital photogrammetry
• Basics of optical remote sensing for agriculture with special regards about spectral vegetation indices.
• GNSS positioning, included measurement strategies and possible accuracies.

These skills are intended to make students able to propose proper solutions for territory surveying, representation and analysis at both landscape and local scale.

 

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Students will:

• interpret, manage and process geographical digital within a GIS
• operate and solve surveys by ordinary topographic instruments and GNSS receivers
• program and design flight plans for photogrammetric acquisitions by UAV and airplane
• interpret multispectral imagery and spectral indices for qualifying soils and vegetation

 

INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT

It is expected that students will be able to interact with surveyors and service sellers to properly address their operations for survey and better interpret results. 

 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Students will:

•  improve their communication skills
•  improve analytical skills through data processing and integration

 

LEARNING SKILLS
N/A

Lessons will be

Exam will be written (open questions). In addition students have to complete a working project including both Soil Science and Geomatics skills.

• Introduction to Geodesy: Geoid, reference surface
• Cartography: ellipsoid, DATUM and projection. Maps
• GIS and digital maps: vector and raster, Geoportals, , editing of vector maps (tables and geometry) , Geoprocessing, spatial statistics, Digital Terrain Models, georeferencing, printing layout.
• Statistics of error: measures as a statistical variable. Indirect and redundant measurements. Ordinary Least Squares for survey adjustment.
• Instruments and methods for survey (angles, distances, height differences)
• Designing a survey: reference frames and local survey
• Digital photogrammetry: acquisition, adjustment and resection.
• Satellite positioning: GNSS
• Basics of optical remote sensing

Reference material

Course slides from teacher

Gomarasca, Mario A. - BASICS OF GEOMATICS

 

Additional material

Additive scientific papers could be suggested to integrete and deepen some concepts

Lessons and related activities could change according to ongoing Covid19 sanitary conditions. Nevertheless, blended or remote teaching is however guaranteed.