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The Faculty of Urban Planning

UT-74 GIS Introduction

The Faculty of Urban Planning / Urbanism and Territorial Management
3rd Year, sem 1, 2025-2026 | Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 1C+1L | ECTS Credits: 3
Department:
Urban Planning and Territorial Development
Course Leader:
lect.dr.urb. Matei Cocheci
Learning outcomes:
1. Understanding the role of Geographical Informational Systems in urban and territorial planning, in the context of the current Romanian legislation.

2. Developing capabilities regarding the management and analysis of spatial data used in urban and territorial planning.
Content:
Courses:
1. Introduction - geographical informational systems.
2. Vector spatial data structures
3. Raster spatial data structures
4. Operations on vector and raster data
5. Using GIS in urban planning
6. Using GIS in territorial planning
7. GIS and Smart Cities

Practical workshops:
1. Presenting basic functions in GIS sotfware.
2. Editing the database in GIS software.
3. Realizing a simple map using indicators from the INSSE database.
4. Preparing a database using a dwg file. Computing urban planning indicators.
5. Georeferencing and digitalizing
6. Processing raster data: Corine Land Cover
7. Final evaluation
Teaching Method:
PowerPoint presentations. Working in parallel with the students in GIS software
Assessment:
50 % Overall activity - practical workshops and assignments
50 % Final evaluation (seminar)
Bibliography:
Imbroane, A.M. (2012). Sisteme informatice geografice (GIS), vol. I – Structuri de date, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană.
Imbroane, A.M. (2018). Sisteme informatice geografice (GIS), vol. II – Analiză spațială și modelare, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană.
Nițu, C., (2004), ”Sisteme informaționale geografice”, Editura Universitară București.
Online documentation - QGIS software.