Syllabus

Title
4803 Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics (GIS-T 2, Group B)
Instructors
Ass.Prof. Mag.Dr. Petra Staufer-Steinnocher
Contact details
petra.staufer@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/16/16 to 02/16/16
Registration at the institute
Notes to the course
This class is only offered in summer semesters.
Subject(s) Master Programs
Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Wednesday 03/02/16 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM D2.0.038
Wednesday 03/02/16 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 03/09/16 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM D2.0.038
Wednesday 03/09/16 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 03/16/16 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM TC.4.18
Wednesday 03/16/16 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 04/06/16 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM TC.4.18
Wednesday 04/06/16 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 04/13/16 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM TC.5.04
Wednesday 04/13/16 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 04/20/16 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM D2.0.038
Wednesday 04/20/16 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Monday 05/02/16 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM TC.0.03 WIENER STÄDTISCHE

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Contents
The course focuses on transportation and logistics related real-world applications of GIS-T. It is divided into two major sub-modules. The first deals with issues of GIS-based spatial analysis & modeling and selected examples of real-world applications in general using adequate software tools. The second sub-module shifts attention to GIS-based spatial analysis & modeling, especially to GIS network routing problems that have become prominent in GIS-T: the vehicle routing problem with pickup, delivery and time windows and selected examples of real-world applications in general using adequate software tools.
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Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the module, students are able to design a GIS-T (network) data and analysis model in a given application context and solve network routing and network allocation problems.
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Teaching/learning method(s)
  • lecture and discussion
  • lab course tutorials
  • pre-/after-class work: preparatory readings, assignments
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Assessment

Deliverables:  50%

  • Assignment 1: 10%
  • Assignment 2: 20%
  • Assignment 3: 20%

Final exam:    50%

Grading scale:

  • Excellent (1): 87.5% - 100.0%
  • Good (2): 75.0% - <87.5%
  • Satisfactory (3): 62.5% - <75.0%
  • Sufficient (4): 50.0% - <62.5%
  • Fail (5): <50.0%

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Prerequisite for passing the course: minimum performance of 40% in the final examination.

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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

MSc SCM course "Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics" (GIS-T 1).

Restricted to MSc SCM students.

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Readings
1 Author: Miller, H.J. and Shaw, S-L.
Title: Geographic Information Systems for Transportation. Principles and Applications

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Remarks: selected chapters, see the course overview
Year: 2001
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Recommendation: Essential reading for all students
Type: Book
2 Author: Longley, P.A., Goodchild M.F., Maguire, D.J. und Rhind, D.W.
Title: Geographic Information Systems and Science

Publisher: John Wiley, Hoboken NJ
Edition: 3rd
Remarks: selected chapters, see the course overview
Year: 2011
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Recommendation: Essential reading for all students
Type: Book
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Recommended previous knowledge and skills

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Availability of lecturer(s)

Office hours: Wednesday 14-16 (please, send email to petra.staufer@wu.ac.at to make an appointment). Location: Building D4, Entrance A, 3rd Floor, Room 3.264. For up-to-date information clink to www.wu.ac.at/wgi/en

In case of questions concerning your homework assignments you can contact your tutor via mail (Ricarda.Winklhofer@wu.ac.at).

 

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Unit details
Unit Date Contents
1 03/02/16

Unit 1: GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling

Introduction to the course concept, organizational issues, software, literature and course texts, etc.

What is spatial analysis?

  • Definition
  • Snow Map
  • Some examples

Categories of Spatial Analysis (with ArcGIS hands-on Lab examples @ TC.3.02)

  • Queries and reasoning
  • Measurements
  • Transformations

Conclusions

Unit 1&2: Readings and slides

Miller, H.J. and Shaw, S.-L. (2001): Geographic Information Systems for Transportation: Principles and Applications, pp. 85-129 [Chapter 7: GIS-Based Spatial Analysis]. New York: Oxford University Press

More readings:

Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2011): Geographic Information Systems & Science, pp. 275-295 [Chapter 14: Spatial Data Analysis]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Assignment 1 Working with ArcGIS Network Analyst

2 03/09/16

Unit 2: More GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling

Unit 1 round-up

Categories of Spatial Analysis ctd. (with ArcGIS hands-on Lab examples)

  • Queries and reasoning
  • Measurements
  • Transformations

Using WIGeoNetwork and the TomTom MultiNet (WIGeoNetwork 10.x User Manuals (eng. and dt.))

  • Online geocoding of address data
  • Working with Geoevents
  • Routing, distance matrices and supply trees
  • Service areas, catchment areas and service networks

Unit 1&2: Readings and slides

Miller, H.J. and Shaw, S.-L. (2001): Geographic Information Systems for Transportation: Principles and Applications, pp. 85-129 [Chapter 7: GIS-Based Spatial Analysis]. New York: Oxford University Press

More readings:

Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2011): Geographic Information Systems & Science, pp. 275-295 [Chapter 14: Spatial Data Analysis]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Submit until 03/14/16 08:00 AM! Assignment 1 Working with ArcGIS Network Analyst

Keep in mind submission deadline 04/18/16 08:00 AM !!!

Assignment 2 - Sachem Company: Service area and delivery cost analysis

Assignment 3 - Integrated Case: Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics & Global Supply Chain Design

3 03/16/16

Unit 3: Advanced GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling

  • Descriptive Summaries
  • Optimization
  • Hypothesis Testing

Unit 3+4: Readings and slides

Miller, H.J. and Shaw, S.-L. (2001): Geographic Information Systems for Transportation: Principles and Applications, pp. 85-129 [Chapter 7: GIS-Based Spatial Analysis]. New York: Oxford University Press

More readings:

Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2011): Geographic Information Systems & Science, pp. 381-401 [Chapter 14: Spatial Analysis and Inference]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Keep in mind submission deadline 04/18/16 08:00 AM !!!

Assignment 2 - Sachem Company: Service area and delivery cost analysis

Assignment 3 - Integrated Case: Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics & Global Supply Chain Design

4 04/06/16

Unit 4: More Advanced GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling

  • Descriptive Summaries
  • Optimization
  • Hypothesis Testing

Hands-on training with ArcGIS

Unit 3+4: Readings and slides

Miller, H.J. and Shaw, S.-L. (2001): Geographic Information Systems for Transportation: Principles and Applications, pp. 85-129 [Chapter 7: GIS-Based Spatial Analysis]. New York: Oxford University Press

More readings:

Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2011): Geographic Information Systems & Science, pp. 381-401 [Chapter 14: Spatial Analysis and Inference]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Keep in mind submission deadline 04/18/16 08:00 AM !!!

Assignment 2 - Sachem Company: Service area and delivery cost analysis

Assignment 3 - Integrated Case: Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics & Global Supply Chain Design

5 04/13/16

Unit 5: Vehicle routing problems - the fleet version of the TSP

  • VRP overview
    • solutions central for distribution of goods, services and people 
    • applies in various real-world transportation related problems
    • generalizes TSP, is NP-hard
  • VRP formulation and variants
    • main components: networks, customers, depots, vehicles and drivers, operational constraints, objective
    • capacitated VRP (CVRP)
    • distance constrained VRP and CVRP
    • VRP with time windows
    • VRP with backhauls
    • VRP with pickup and delivery
  • VRP solution algorithms - 3 categories of heuristics
    • construction heuristics: savings algorithm
    • two-phase heuristics: cluster first - route second (Sweep), route first - cluster second
    • improvement heuristics: local (eg tabu) search , population search (eg genetic algorithms), learning mechanism based search (ant colony optimization)
  • VRP with pickup and delivery and time windows: formulation and solutions

Unit 5: Readings and slides

Keep in mind submission deadline 04/18/16 08:00 AM !!!

Assignment 2 - Sachem Company: Service area and delivery cost analysis

Assignment 3 - Integrated Case: Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics & Global Supply Chain Design

6 04/20/16

Unit 6: Round-up: Preparing for the exam and hands-on training with the Network Analyst

Round-up Advanced GIS-T

  • Preparing for the exam 
  • Q&A
  • Conclusions
Hands-on training in the lab
  • What is special about the Network Analyst?
  • The network analysis layers: route, service area, closest facility, OD cost matrix, vehicle routing problem, location-allocation
  • Algorithms used by the Network Analyst
  • Some analysis and conclusions

Submit until 04/18/16 08:00 AM! Assignment 2 - Sachem Company: Service area and delivery cost analysis and/or Assignment 3 - Integrated Case: Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics & Global Supply Chain Design
7 05/02/16

Final exam


Last edited: 2016-03-04



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