RESEARCH/COURSE WORK (PLUS)
The first year of my Copernicus Master in Digital Earth (CDE) programme was full of various activities ranging from the course and lab works, researches and assignments etc. Since the CDE programme is a theoretical, practical and research-based masters programme, I've learnt a lot of new scientific methods and approaches regarding GIS, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Programming.
Some of the courses and research activities are as shown and explained below:
CARTOGRAPHY MOOC
SPECTRAL LIBRARY
UAV ORTHOMOSAIC
SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Spatial Analysis is a geographical analysis that explains the human behavioural pattern and its spatial expression in terms of topological, geometric, or geographic properties. This course was offered in the winter semester by Prof. Josef Strobl and various spatial analysis/assignments were carried out. One of the notable assignment carried out during this course was the Sunshine Energy / Solar Analysis.
In this solar analysis exercise, Solar Energy Roof Cadastre was developed for part of Elsbethen-Glasenbach using DSM and OSM building layer. A story map was created for the exercise which can be accessed by clicking on the "Sunshine / Solar Analysis" button below.
GEOHUMANITARIAN ACTION
My career goal of being a humanitarian kickstarted with the Geohumanitarian action course which was handled by Prof. Stefan Lang. The course exposed me to various aspects of humanitarian activities which later boosted my confidence in carrying out research and presentation on the topic "Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Ephemeral Settlements". Presentation was done and seminar paper was submitted at the end of the course.
SDI SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION
The Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) course was offered in the summer semester and handled by Prof. Barbara Hofer and Dr. Manfred Mittlboeck. SDI was about integrating and implementing standards, spatial data and software in developing a spatial infrastructure while ensuring interoperability and harmonization. Standard organizations like ISO and OGC have developed frameworks or technical documents guiding the usage of Geographic Information (GI) most especially ensuring free and open access to GI. These standards have been used and accepted globally in creating making GI findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. During the course, I worked on an SDI project with two colleagues of mine titled "Mapping Air Traffic Noise Pollution within Salzburg (MATPIS)". The project was about integrating real-time air traffic data, noise data and population data in developing a web application. Also, a spatial database was created to house all the data and connection was made to the server to ensure streaming of the data accordingly. The web app was developed and can be accessed by clicking on the "MATPIS Web App" button below.
