Technical Lecture Topics

Position or Navigation Triangle

Position Astronomy. Astronomical navigation, orientation and positioning. Spherical triangle geometry. Spherical excess. Spherical trigonometry. Trigonometric relationships between: azimuth, hour angle, parallatic angle, zenithal distance, declination of the star and latitude of the place.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and applications in Geosciences and Engineering

Aspects of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) functionalities and basic requirements for applications in Geosciences and Engineering.

Scientific Altitude Systems

Definition of altitudes, elevations and heights. Differences in level between fixed stations on the ground. Geometric and trigonometric leveling. Relationship of altitudes with Average Sea Level. Vertical datum. Geoid ripple. Isolines: level curves. Bathymetry. Isolines: isobathymetric curves. Relationship between Altimetry and Bathymetry. Connection between altitude systems.

Coastal processes on Ilha Comprida/SP

Methodology for digital mapping applied to monitoring coastal erosion processes present on the northeast coast of the municipality of Ilha Comprida-SP.

Reference: 2021 Ocean and Coastal Research article .

Digital Processing of Scientific Images

Execution of steps for the processing of sensory images from satellites, through specialized computer systems, involving corrections and classical protocols in processing aiming at topographic and thematic mapping (Land Use and Vegetation Cover, etc...).

Celestial Mechanics

Kepler's laws, geometry of orbits, normal orbits, orbits disturbed by anomalous movements, Keplerian elements.

Tideography

Study on Tideography and sea level measuring instruments (tidegraphs). Topographic surface of the sea. Oceanography and Tideography via satellites.

Dune field mapping in Atafona, São João da Barra/RJ

Methodology for digital mapping applied to monitoring the spatial configuration of the dune field present on Atafona beach, located in the north of Rio de Janeiro, coast of the municipality of São João da Barra/RJ.

Reference: atafona.unifesp.br

Mapping of Territorial Waters

In relation to the distribution of oil and gas royalties in Brazil, cartographic methods and techniques were developed that allow, with legal support (1953 to 2015), to establish a unique solution from a geometric point of view in the geospatial configuration of the physical limits in the oceanic portion of the domain between Brazilian municipalities and states.

Geotechnologies Applied to Coastal Processes

Presentation of methodologies for specialized mapping intended for monitoring and studying coastal processes, namely: erosion (retrogradation) and thickening (progradation) of sandy beaches, also including dynamic mapping of sandy dunes present in coastal environments.

Reference: atafona.unifesp.br

Geometry of the Earth's Sphere

The sphere and its geometric properties. Sphere as a mathematical model of the Earth and its spatial references.

Physical Geodesy and Gravimetry

Geodesy and its sub-areas (Geometric and Physics). Shapes and dimensions of the Earth. Geope. Geoid, Ellipsoid of revolution. Scalene ellipsoid. Gravimetry and its geodetic applications. Gravimetric anomalies. Gravimeters and associated instruments/devices. Gravimetry via satellites.

Digital Cartography and Mapping

Basic elements of Cartography (terrestrial coordinate systems, geodetic systems, projection and scale systems). planning and execution of mappings through specialized computer systems, aiming to generate plans, maps or charts, at pre-defined cartographic scales.

Cartography and Geoprocessing Applied to the Healthcare Area

Aspects of Cartography and digital Geoprocessing technologies applied to the healthcare area. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their functionalities in public health management. Basic geospatial database services: queries and updates.

Cartography Applied to Archeology

Aspects of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to research projects in the area of Archeology, Incorporation into geographic data models of artifact contents, dates and archaeological contexts that naturally characterize archaeological sites.

Cruls Mission: a Path to the Future

In 2003, with the support of Fiat do Brasil and the Federal Government, the trajectory carried out in 1892 by Luiz Cruls (civil engineer and geographer), a Belgian military officer, appointed to lead a multidisciplinary team aiming to demarcate the Cruls quadrilateral, which gave rise to to the territory of Brasília/DF, in the central Brazilian plateau. The Cruls Report was generated in 1894, considered the first Environmental Impact Report known in Brazil.

Coastal Erosion in Atafona, São João da Barra/RJ

Methodology for digital mapping applied to monitoring coastal erosion processes present on Atafona beach, located in the north of Rio de Janeiro, coast of the municipality of São João da Barra/RJ.

Reference: atafona.unifesp.br

The Time

Study about time. Human conventions. Instant and time interval. Earth Movements: rotation and translation or revolution. Calendars and Astronomy. Celestial references. Astronomical time. Sidereal time. Solar time. Mean solar time. Time of ephemeris. Atomic time. Universal time. Coordinated universal time. Time and zodiac constellations.

Position Astronomy: positioning, navigation, terrestrial orientation

Aspects of basic Astronomy. Movements of the Earth (rotation around its axis, translation or revolution around the Sun. Celestial sphere. Apparent or diurnal movement. Astronomical or celestial coordinate systems. Astronomical Ephemerides. Astronomical phenomena. Astronomical time. Astronomical determinations.