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Gis Based Road Management

Code 13302
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(10H)/T(10H)/TP(20H)
Scientific area TRANSPORTES E VIAS DE COMUNICAÇÃO
Entry requirements UC Geographic Information Systems I attendance.
Mode of delivery Face to Face (practical and laboratory classes).
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes The course aims to provide to students the necessary skills for the use of Geographic Information Systems as a tool to support the Management of Transport Infrastructure, in its different fields (infrastructure and operation). The following competencies are transmitted to students:
(a) Understanding and identification of particular aspects of the management of transport infrastructure, especially for the case of road networks.
(b) Ability to build a GIS model to support the management of a transport infrastructure (global organization of the model, database structure, treatment, organization and exploration of data).

Syllabus 1. Transport Infrastructures. Concepts.
2. Potentialities of the application of GIS on Transport Infrastructures management.
3. GIS Model to support the management of road networks.
4. Database definition: The Case of Roads.
5. Presentation of Case Studies.
Main Bibliography - Branco, Fernando, et al. (2016). Pavimentos Rodoviários. Coimbra: Almedina. ISBN 987-972-40-2648-0.
- CCDR-N. (2008). Manual de Planeamento das Acessibilidades e da Gestão Viária. CCDR-N. Volumes 1 a 13.
- Cosme, A. (2002). Projeto em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica. Lidel. ISBN: 978-972-757-849-8.
- ESRI. (2010). Network Analyst Tutorial. [Document] ESRI. http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/pdf/network-analyst-tutorial.pdf
- ESRI. (2015). The ArcGIS® Book. [Document] California: Esri Press. http://learn.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-book/
- Ferreira, A., et al. (2006). Sistema de Gestão da Conservação da Rede Rodoviária de Lisboa. 2ª edição. Coimbra.
- Matos, J. (2008). Fundamentos de Informação Geográfica, 5º Edição. Lidel. ISBN: 978-972-757-514-5.
- Several master's dissertations developed using GIS.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria .
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-08-04

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