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Center for Studies in Geomatics - NEGEO
Núcleo de Estudos
Person in Charge:
Professor Mirléia Aparecida de Carvalho
mirleia@deg.ufla.br
Institutional Information:
negeo.ufla@gmail.com
Background:
The emergence and advancement of new technologies
has altered the practical and theoretical characteristics
of the activities that include cartography, topographic
points, digital mapping, remote sensing, geographic
information systems, environment, etc. The same
technological progress has turned geomatics into a
fundamental human activity. Therefore, NEGEO was
founded on August 1, 2013 to meet the demand for
studies in the area of ​geomatics, in the Department
of Engineering. The center started developing projects
in partnership with HEVEA, a rubber tree research
program led by Professor Luiz Edson Mota de Oliveira
(Department of Biology, Plant Physiology sector).
Later came the partnership with SERGEO, a research
program in remote sensing and geoprocessing led by
Professor Marcelo de Carvalho Alves (Department of
Engineering, Geomatics sector). Currently we have a
partnership with professors Gláucia Miranda Ramirez
(UFMT) and Dejanyne Paiva Zamprogno (IFES), who
develop research and extension projects.
Overall Objectives:
To further studies and research in areas related to
geomatics, i.e., to integrate all resources used for the
acquisition and management of spatial data.
Areas of Expertise:
1. Topography: Precise and detailed description or
delineation of a limited portion of the Earth’s surface
(with the position of all its natural or artificial
features).
2. Remote Sensing: Information on objects, areas and
phenomena on the Earth’s surface (interaction of
electromagnetic radiation with the surface), executed
by remote sensors.
3. Geoprocessing: Computerized processing of
georeferenced data. This utilizes computer programs
that enable the use of cartographic information, etc.
4. Information System: Computational procedures
and human resources that allow and facilitate the
analysis, management or representation of space and
the phenomena that occur in it.
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