2nd International Symposium on "Generation and Transfer of Knowledge for Digital Transformation"

Course title: Analysis, visualization and processing of Geographic Information.

Name of teacher, institution, country: Romel Vázquez Rodríguez, Centro de Investigaciones de la Informática, UCLV, Cuba.

Orcid code: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-2459

Index H: 3

Summary of content (up to 120 words).

The course will apply geographic information systems for the analysis, visualization and processing of geographic information. The main data formats used by geographic information systems will be studied, digital cartography will be created and the main geoprocesses and methods for the analysis, visualization and processing of spatial data will be applied. Map servers and access to spatial databases and geospatial web services will be used. Essentially free and open source tools will be used. The course is of general purpose and is aimed at computer specialists and other areas that require the generation, manipulation and analysis of spatial data.

Summary of the teacher's CV (up to 250 words).

The professor has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (UCLV, 2006) and a Master's degree in Computer Science (UCLV, 2008). In 2012 he obtained the title of University Expert in Geographic Information Systems at the International University of Andalusia (Spain). He completed his PhD at the University of Granada, Spain, on topics related to Geographic Information Systems (UGR, 2015). He serves as a professor in the Department of Computer Science at UCLV and researcher at the Computer Science Research Center. He has scientific publications in indexed journals and has participated in national and international events. He has obtained CITMA Provincial awards from the Cuban Academy of Sciences and other national and international recognitions.