TELERILEVAMENTO E GIS

Academic Year 2026/2027 - Teacher: MICHELE MANGIAMELI

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course aims to provide students with the necessary basic knowledge of spatial data management, the use of GIS technology, and satellite data interpretation techniques (multispectral, hyperspectral, and radar). The skills acquired will be used to monitor the territory and produce thematic cartography, including using spatial data classification algorithms. A significant portion of the course is dedicated to practical exercises using primarily free and open-source platforms. Furthermore, the course provides methodologies to improve education, and human and institutional capacity regarding climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning. It also promotes innovative geomatics technologies to increase the capacity for effective climate change planning and management, in accordance with Goals 4 and 13 of the 2030 Agenda.

Course Structure

The teaching is delivered through frontal lessons with the support of slides and involves the carrying out of practical, participatory and cooperative exercises, with the use of free and open source software. Where possible and/or necessary, both lessons and exercises may be carried out electronically according to the methods imposed by the University regulations.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of the basic topics of Topography ,Cartography and computer science basics is required.

Attendance of Lessons

The student is invited to attend the course lessons. Attendance is not compulsory but allows, if acquired for at least 70% of the frontal lessons, to take ongoing tests.

Detailed Course Content

Elements of Geodesy and Cartography. Tools and methods for topographic surveying. Digital cartography. Orthophoto, DTM, DEM, TIN. Structure, functionality and application of Geographic Information Systems. Free and open source GIS Softwares.

Textbook Information

1. Barzaghi R., Pinto L., Elementi di topografia e trattamento delle osservazioni. Città Studi edizioni, 2014.

2. Federica Migliaccio, Daniela Carrion, "Sistemi Informativi Territoriali. Principi e applicazioni", seconda edizione, UTET 2020.

3. Manuale di QGIS https://qgis.org/it/docs/index.html

4. Maria Antonia Brovelli, Marco Minghini, Rafael Moreno-Sanchez, Ricardo Oliveira, Free and open source software for geospatial applications (FOSS4G) to support Future Earth/ International Journal of Digital Earth, Editore: aylor & Francis, Anno edizione: 2017, Fascicolo: 10 (4) https://re.public.polimi.it/retrieve/handle/11311/1009702/169461/Brovelli_Minghini_Moreno_Oliveira_POST-PRINT.pdf

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	Tecnologia GIS
2	Remote sensing

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Ongoing evaluations in written form (not mandatory). Oral exam for all ordinary and extraordinary sessions.

The evaluation of the exam will be based on the following elements: relevance of the answers to the questions asked, quality of the contents, ability to connect with other topics covered by the program, ability to formulate examples, ownership of technical language and overall expressive ability of the student. The practical knowledge acquired during the course in the exercises is an integral part of the assessment.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Raster and vector data - georeferencing of raster images - physical principles of multispectral remote sensing - passive sensors - spectral signature - chorological mapping - satellite images - GIS architecture and functionality - advanced spatial analysis and geoprogessing functionality - E-R diagram constructs - logical DB modeling

Degree Course in

Environmental Engineering