Universität Wien

300028 VU Introduction to GIS - Focus: Nature Conservation (2023W)

GIS 1 (Spatial Analysis)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Attention: meetings are ALL online only and mandatory! Core time is 9am - 1pm, after that there will be time for supported work on your assignments, this is voluntary!
Zoom link for the preliminary meeting on Oct. 4th:
https://univienna.zoom.us/j/7917682912?pwd=Uml2K1lIRFhYNmt3NUNPdGM4UGZJZz09

  • Wednesday 04.10. 09:00 - 10:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 11.10. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 18.10. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 25.10. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 08.11. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 15.11. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 22.11. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 29.11. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 06.12. 09:00 - 16:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

ATTENTION: course is online - self study AND live Zoom Meetings! --> blended learning
That means that most of the study time is self study and you have to make sure that you schedule enough time for working on the assignments and the theory! The Wednesday live Classes are compulsatory!

This computer-based laboratory exercises is provided for all students who deal with spatial data, mapping, spatial analyses.

Content: This computer-based laboratory exercise will develop basic and practical skills of handling spatial data in a specific GIS environment (QGIS - actual version).

Main topics will be:
-Data Acquisition and Integration
-Data generation
-spatial reference systems
-Catography
-Analyses of spatial data
-Data(base) Management

Tech prerequisites:
* stable internet connection
*Laptop or Mac (Smartphone or Tablet are not sufficiant!)
*Mouse with wheel (essential for digitizing!)
*software: QGIS (FOSS) in the latest LTR verison

Assessment and permitted materials

Three components add up to the overall grade:

For the theoretical part there will be an online quiz available in Moodle from mid of Nov till the end of Semester

For the practical part you have to upload all assignments (Moodle)

You also have to attend the live meetings and work on exercises during that time

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

All assignments, all exercises and the quiz have to be completed. Details for each assignment are provided during the course .
Max points per assignment : 100
Max points for Quiz : 100
I will calculate the aritmetic average
85 - 100 p Sehr gut
76 - 85 p Gut
61 - 75 p Befriedigend
56-60 p Genügend
0-55 p Nicht Genügend

Examination topics

- all the theory presented during the course (see topics)
- continuous exercises during the course
- assignments

Reading list

provided during the course

Association in the course directory

MNB2, MEC-9, MBO 7

Last modified: Mo 02.10.2023 09:48