Syllabus

Title
4647 Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics (GIS-T 2, Group B)
Instructors
Ass.Prof. Mag.Dr. Petra Staufer-Steinnocher
Contact details
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/12/19 to 02/18/19
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Wednesday 02/27/19 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM D2.0.038
Wednesday 02/27/19 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 03/06/19 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM D2.0.038
Wednesday 03/06/19 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 03/13/19 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM TC.3.09
Wednesday 03/13/19 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 03/20/19 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM D2.0.038
Wednesday 03/20/19 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM D2.-1.019 Workstation-Raum
Wednesday 03/27/19 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM TC.4.15
Wednesday 03/27/19 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Wednesday 04/03/19 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM TC.4.15
Wednesday 04/03/19 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM TC.-1.61
Monday 04/08/19 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM TC.0.02 Red Bull
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.
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.
Attendance requirements

According to the examination regulation full attendance is intended for a PI. Absence in one unit is tolerated if a proper reason is given.

Teaching/learning method(s)
  • lecture and discussion
  • lab course tutorials
  • pre-/after-class work: preparatory readings, assignments
Assessment
Assignments:            50%
Extra Points Quiz:      5%
Final exam:               50%

 

Grading scale:

  • Excellent (1): 90% - 100%
  • Good (2): 80% - <90%
  • Satisfactory (3): 70% - <80%
  • Sufficient (4): 60% - <70%
  • Fail (5): <60%

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

 

Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

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

Restricted to MSc SCM (WU) students.

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  Science and Systems

Publisher: John Wiley, Hoboken NJ
Edition: 4th
Remarks: selected chapters, see the course overview
Year: 2015
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Recommendation: Essential reading for all students
Type: Book
Recommended previous knowledge and skills

Availability of lecturer(s)

Office hours by appointment (please, send email to petra.staufer@wu.ac.at) Location: Campus WU, Building D4, Entrance A, via Front Office Socioeconomics 3rd floor take stairway down to 2nd floor Room D4.2.250 (find me at Campus WU).

In case of questions concerning your homework assignments you can contact your tutor via mail (julian.gabber@wu.ac.at) or arrange a meeting via Facebook.

 

Unit details
Unit Date Contents
1

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.-1.61)

  • 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 (3rd ed.), pp. 275-295 [Chapter 13: Spatial Data Analysis]. Hoboken, NJ: WileyLongley, P.A.,

or

Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2015): Geographic Information Science and Systems (4th ed.), pp. 290-318 [Chapter 13: Spatial Data Analysis]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Assignment 1: Some more Network Analyst Tools. Please submit until March 11, 2019!

2

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 Extension and 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 (3rd ed.), pp. 275-295 [Chapter 13: Spatial Data Analysis]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

or

Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2015): Geographic Information Science and Systems (4th ed.), pp. 290-318 [Chapter 13: Spatial Data Analysis]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

3

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 (3rd ed.), pp. 381-401 [Chapter 14: Spatial Analysis and Inference]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

or

Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2015): Geographic Information Science and Systems (4th ed.), pp. 319-338 [Chapter 14: Spatial Analysis and Inference]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Keep in mind submission deadline for either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4 is April 1.

The deadline for submitting the last assignment (either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4, depending on your submission on April 1) is April 12!!!

  • Assignment 3 - Sachem Cake service area and delivery cost analysis
  • Assignment 4: SPEWE wholesaler delivering to supermarkets
4

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 (3rd ed.), pp. 381-401 [Chapter 14: Spatial Analysis and Inference]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

or

Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. and Rhind, D.W. (2015): Geographic Information Science and Systems (4th ed.), pp. 319-338 [Chapter 14: Spatial Analysis and Inference]. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Keep in mind submission deadline for either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4 is April 1.

The deadline for submitting the last assignment (either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4, depending on your submission on April 1) is April 12!!!

  • Assignment 3 - Sachem Cake service area and delivery cost analysis
  • Assignment 4: SPEWE wholesaler delivering to supermarkets
5

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 for either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4 is April 1.

The deadline for submitting the last assignment (either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4, depending on your submission on April 1) is April 12!!!

  • Assignment 3 - Sachem Cake service area and delivery cost analysis
  • Assignment 4: SPEWE wholesaler delivering to supermarkets
6

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

Keep in mind submission deadline for either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4 is April 1.

The deadline for submitting the last assignment (either Assignment 3 or Assignment 4, depending on your submission on April 1) is April 12!!!

  • Assignment 3 - Sachem Cake service area and delivery cost analysis
  • Assignment 4: SPEWE wholesaler delivering to supermarkets

    7

    Final exam





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