The widespread use of these "on paper" thematic cartographies has given way in recent years to a continuous digitization and vectorization of them, generating a huge amount of mapping information available in different servers, websites and databases, forming the spatial data Infrastructures (Sdis).
The widespread use of these maps thematic ‘on paper’ has given way in recent years to a continuous digitization and vectorization’ of the same, generating a huge amount of mapping information available in different servers, websites and databases, making calls spatial data Infrastructures (sdis).
On the other hand, the use of this information requires a specific software, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which allows not only visualization, but also its processing, having it countless applications. aking into account its applicability to the territorial issues, in recent years the Department of Urban and spatial Planning of the University of Granada has started to use this type of software in the Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports degree.
The Teaching Innovation Project "Application of ICTs to the Teaching of Urban and Regional Planning in Civil Engineering" (http://hdl.handle.net/10481/23829) (digibug.ugr.es, 2012) has enabled the implementation of this new teaching methodology, undoubtedly necessary for adaptation to current needs in territorial planning, and based on free and open source software. The choice of two software packages (QGIS and ArcGis) for this course (now in its fourth edition) is intended to familiarise students with the way GIS works, regardless of whether the software chosen is open source or commercial. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Therefore, it seems essential to convey to the teaching staff and research fellows of this university, on the one hand, the access to the most important cartography information sources, and on the other, some basic notions of the programs that allow its processing with the aim of improving their learning and make their work more efficient, in part by the considerable savings of time that involves the use of these CTIS.
Francisco Emilio Molero Melgarejo
Engineer, Doctor and Professor of Roads, Canals and Ports at the University of Granada in the Department of Urban and spatial Planning of the E.T.S. Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports.
He is a specialist in Urban planning, spatial Planning, Environment and Geographic Information Systems and a member of the Research Group called “Territorial Synergies” at the University of Granada. He has collaborated on several Urban Planning and Sustainable Mobility Plans and has been director of more than thirty Hydrological-Hydraulic Studies associated to the planning and in a great number of Environmental Impact Studies and Territorial Diagnostics. He has taught more than 50 training courses highly specialized in areas such as Geographic Information systems, river modeling in public and private entities among which we can highlight: EGMASA, Tragsatec, Foundation Institute for euro-Mediterranean Water, professional Association of Engineers of Roads, Channels and Ports, Assyce Group, IADEE Training, etc...
It is also worth noting his participation in the project of development of a Geographic Information System for the management of spaces and infrastructure for the Conservation service of the Board of trustees of the Alhambra, the distinction in several contests of ideas for projects of urban and territorial national and international level projects, and the publication of a dozen ofresearch articles in international journals.
His main lines of research are aimed at: The simulation in urban and territorial and The mapping of processes and flows applied to the planning.
Jorge Hernández Marín
Engineer of Roads, Canals, and Ports at the University of Granada and Master UNIGIS in Geographic Information Systems who is also a member of the Research Group “Territorial Synergies”, at the University of Granada.
He has worked as self-employed professional in the GIS sector and has performed works as a GIS technician and analyst in the private consulting field.
Founding partner and CEO of GIS4tech SL, a Spin-Off of the University of Granada, he works as a specialist in the application of Geographic Information Systems in Civil Engineering, especially in Water and Environment areas . Between the tasks carried out by him, the use of GIS is permanently involved. He has also participated in the drafting of projects, territorial diagnostics, environmental, impact studies, hydrological-hydraulic studies, data analysis and spatial networks, creation of DTMs using LIDAR technologies, the realization all kinds of maps (topographic, thematic, flows, processes, spatio-temporary, etc) that serve as the basis for the realization of projects and its planning.
He has conducted more than a dozen of training courses in Geographic Information Systems at all levels (from training at the basic level up to of highly specialized levels).
The 4 sessions are eminently practical, and will be held in a computer room using the free software QGIS and the commercial one ArcGis. The theoretical and practical explanations are complemented with application exercises and maturation of the acquired knowledge. Part of the last session should be tailored to the profile of the attendees. 20 hours non-face-to-face hours wiwll be allocated for the supervised resolution of exercises of specific application for each degree (at the request of the students of the three previous editions).
Teaching and research staff of the University of Granada.
Students who successfully passes the course will get a signed certificate of completion.
Correo electrónico: info@gis4tech.com
