Projetos de investigação científica/Scientific research projects

Projetos internacionais / INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

  • CIDMA - Climate Change Induced Disaster Management in Africa (400610153). Erasmus+ project (2019-2022). Global funding: 999 k€. Funding for IST/UL: 62 k€. Partners: Lund Univ. (SE), Univ. Lisboa (PT), Politecnico Milano (IT), KTH (SE), Acad. Ciências Moç. (MZ), Univ. Eduardo Mondlane (MZ), Univ. Zambeze (MZ), Univ. Lurio (MZ). Coord.: Ali Mansourian (Lund Univ., SE). Coord. at IST/UL: Alexandre Gonçalves.

    The goal of CIDMA is to develop three courses: "Disaster Risk and Climate Change", "Spatial Modelling for Disaster Analysis", and "Public Participatory GIS and Spatial Data Infrastructure in Disaster Management" and a WebGIS tool while training students on the applications and use of spatial methods for disaster modelling and management.

  • NEXUS - Nodes of Excellence in (SEA) Universities through Spatial Data (585604-EPP-1-2017-1-BE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). Erasmus+ project (2018-2021). Global funding: 999 k€. Funding for IST/UL: 62 k€. Partners: Vrije Univ. Brussel (BR), King Mongkut Univ. of Tech. Thonburi (TH), Mandalay Tech. Univ. (MM), Prince Songkla Univ. (TH), Royal Univ. Agriculture (KH), Royal Univ. Phnom Penh (KH), Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego (PL), Glasgow Caledonian Univ. (UK), Univ. Lisboa (PT), Univ. Politecnica de Valencia (ES), Yezin Agricultural Univ. (MM). Coord.: Jonathan Chan (Vrije Univ. Brussel, BE). Coord. at IST/UL: Rui Mendes.

    The broad goal of NEXUS is to combine industrial, educational and innovation resources in targeted countries and regions of South East Asia (Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia) to create opportunities for knowledge-based investments while increasing research capacity of HEIs through GIS and remote sensing technology.

  • RESONATE - Development of Professional Courses in Sustainable Water Management (2019-1-MK01-KA202-060311). Erasmus+ project (2019-2021). Global funding: 142 k€. Funding for Univ. Lisbon: 26 k€. Partners: Institute for Research in Environment, Civil Engineering and Energy (MK), Univ. Lisboa (PT), Univ. Internacional de La Rioja (ES), Univ. Belgrade (SR). Coord.: Angelina Taneva-Veshoska (IEGE, MK). Coord.s at IST/UL: Alexandre Gonçalves, Maria Paula Mendes.

    The aim of RESONATE is to contribute to the education of engineering professionals for sustainable water management in line with the national and EU policies.

  • EMME - Environmental Management in the Middle East: Spatial Approaches (598189-EPP-1-2018-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). Erasmus+ project (2018-2021). Global funding: 953 k€. Funding for Univ. Lisbon: 57 k€. Partners: Lund Univ. (SE), Univ. Lisboa (PT), National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR), Vilnius Gediminas Technical Univ. (LT), École Nationale des Sciences Géographiques (FR), Univ. Tehran (IR), Imam Khomeini Internat. Univ. (IR), Bu-Ali Sina (IR), Sana?a Univ. (YE), Taiz Univ. (YE). Coord.: Ali Mansourian (Lund Univ., SE). Coord. at IST/UL: Alexandre Gonçalves.

    The goal of EMME is the development of three courses using e-learning tools, focusing on spatial data infrastructures and related issues within the Middle East region.

  • GEONETC - International MSc Educational Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling (561967-EPP-1-2015-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). Erasmus+ project (2016-2019). Funding for Univ. Lisbon: 72.375 €. Partners: Malayer Univ. (IR), Univ. of Torbat Heidarieh (IR), Salahddin Univ. (IQ), Univ. of Duhok (IQ), Univ. Lisboa (PT), Vilnius Gediminas Technical Univ. (LT), Univ. of Twente (NL), Lund Univ (SE). Coord.: Petter Pilesjö (Univ. Lund, SE). Coord. at IST: Alexandre Gonçalves.

    The goal of GEONETC is the development of courses using e-learning tools, as well as student-teacher-admin communication and reporting tools, focusing on environmental modelling and climate change/food security issues within the Middle East region.

  • MIA-VITA - MItigate and Assess risk from Volcanic Impact on Terrain and human Activities. 7th framework program project (2007-2012). Coord. at IST: João Fonseca (DFísica, IST).

    The project developed tools and integrated cost-effective methodologies to mitigate risks from various hazards on active volcanoes (prevention, crisis management and recovering). At IST, main work was devoted to mapping and generating a vulnerability map for the Fogo Island volcano, Cape Verde, based on the geological map of the island and the extent of volcanic-related phenomena. This constitutes a case-study that demonstrates, in the scope of the project, the heterogeneity of approaches to the mapping of vulnerability that is later used in risk assessment and emergency plans. The project involved 15 worldwide partners from the academy and civil defence, and research institutes on the areas of volcanology and geophysics.

  • E-GIS+ - European Level Developments of Flexible Learning Models within Geographical Information Science (GIS) for Vocational Training, phase 2 (2007-2010). Coord.: Strand Ødegård (E-GIS+, Univ. Gjøvik, NO). Coord. at IST: Alexandre Gonçalves.
  • E-GIS - European Level Developments of Flexible Learning Models within Geographical Information Science (GIS) for Vocational Training (2004-2006). Coord.: Hilding Sponberg (Univ. Gjøvik, NO) and). Coord. at IST: João Matos.

    Both E-GIS and E-GIS+ projects established a co-operation between European Universities and organisations using GIS in order to develop modularised courses intended for Internet-based learning, established links of communications between the partners to disseminate and share "best practices" in different teaching situations and for different types of students. The developed course modules constitute a one-year programme within GIS topics applicable to various program types, durations and audiences, ranging from introductory level short courses to advanced specific topics that are compatible with the current European ECTS credit system. 

Projetos nacionais / NATIONAL PROJECTS

  • IAAPE - Pedestrian accessibility and attractiveness indicators: tool for urban walkability assessment and management: projeto FCT EXPL/ECM-TRA/2416/2013 (2014-2015, concluído, membro da equipa). Descrição: avaliação contextual e multicritério da caminhabilidade para avaliação, em ambiente SIG, de percursos, bairros ou zonas urbanas.
  • AULIS - Automated landslides inventory based on very high spatial resolution images: projeto FCT PTDC/ECM/116611/2010 (2011-2014, concluído, membro da equipa). Descrição: aplicação de metodologias de classificação de imagens de satélite de alta resolução para o inventário de deslizamentos de terra, com aplicação à ilha da Madeira.
  • PERIURBAN - Áreas peri-urbanas perante os desafios da sustentabilidade: desenvolvimento de cenários para a AML: projeto FCT PTDC/AUR-AQI/117305/2010 (2011-2014, concluído, membro da equipa). Descrição: caracterização sistémica das áreas peri-urbanas da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa e desenvolvimento de cenários para a avaliação da sustentabilidade a nível regional.
  • RIVERSAR - Exploração de imagens SAR para aperfeiçoar modelos de inundação no Rio Tejo: projeto FCT PTDC/CTE-GIX/099085/2008 (2010-2013, concluído, membro da equipa). Descrição: utilização de imagens de radar para obtenção da extensão inundada em grandes cheias na bacia do rio Tejo e posterior calibração de modelos de simulação.
  • Plano Estratégico de Defesa contra as Aluviões da Região Autónoma da Madeira ? PEDAM (2010-2011, concluído, membro da equipa): colaboração IST/Univ. Madeira/Laboratório Regional de Engenharia Civil). Descrição: utilização de imagens óticas e dados de campo para avaliação da extensão das aluviões e construção de uma base de dados relativa a áreas atingidas por deslizamentos de terras na ilha da Madeira.
  • GUIOMAR - Interface Geo(gráfica) para Modelação Costeira e Marinha: projeto FCT PTDC/AMB/67450/2006 (2007-2012, concluído, membro da equipa). Descrição: desenvolvimento de um sistema integrado para a modelação da agitação marítima, aplicado à zona costeira portuguesa e que inclua todas as funcionalidades de um SIG.