BSc: Geology of the Mondsee catchment

Suggested by: Hermann Klug, Bernhard Salcher

Short description: For this thesis, the spatial context will be within the Landscape Lab in Koppl. The BSc student interested in geological and geomorphological phenomena should compile a respective solid overview of the Mondsee catchment with a particular focus on the sub-catchment Koppl. This thesis is based on a literature study only. It is expected that the student has comprehensive knowledge in German language to understand the available literature. Furthermore, experiences in methods of scientific writing to ensure proper citation of literature is required. The objective of this topic is to explain the genesis of the landscape, to explain the geomorphological structure and to name them. Preferably, the student is taking pictures of the geo(morpho)logical elements and documents and explain them in the BSc.

References/Suggested reading
All available literature will be provided as PDF and Endnote readable RIS file.

Prerequisites/qualification: Basic knowledge in Geology. Experiences in reading scientific texts. Advanced skills in scientific writing.

Start: As soon as possible, any time

IP: Mountain bike Race Assistant

Suggested by: Hermann Klug


Short description: The IP student is interested in mountain biking and has solid experiences in web service developments. The idea of this application is to provide an online interface where mountain bikers on a defined race track can be tracked via web services. Parameters such as location, slope angle, driving speed and heart rate of the cycler can be accessed from an online interface. All mentioned parameters are visible on a web map service updated every second. While the driver's position is visible on a map, it also displays the position on a height profile.

References/Suggested reading

KLUG, H. & A. KMOCH (2015), Operationalizing environmental indicators for real time multi-purpose decision making and action support. Ecological Modelling Nr. 295, p. 66-74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.04.009.

Prerequisites/qualification: Experiences with Sensor Observation Services, delivery of sensor values, implementation of a Web GIS, web programming

Start: As soon as possible, any time

Central places in air transport networks

Cities have very different degrees of connectivity and thus centrality within the global web of individual mobility. Passenger air transport offers well documented metrics, eg by looking at nonstop destinations, frequency of flights and number of seats offered.

Within the wider framework of 'relational geography', the analysis of connectivity is one step in the development of indicators which allow monitoring over time, ranking of places and establishing relations with other (eg economic) observations.

Public web services provide access to flight statistics, data will need to be aggregated in an adequate database environment and visualized via web maps. This kind of project can be completed as a standalone effort, or lead to a deeper involvement eg through a thesis.

Contact: Josef.Strobl@sbg.ac.at

GNSS reception characteristics around Techno-Z campus

The positioning quality of GNSS/GPS depends, among numerous other factors, on the topography around the receiver. In a built environment with structures obscuring part of the local horizon as well as reflecting signals, these and further effects will lead to strong local variability in positioning results.

Using different types of receivers as well as mission planning software the Techno-Z campus shall be explored and documented. Results have a research and (predominantly) instructional orientation.

Contact: Josef.Strobl@sbg.ac.at

App: explaining Latin inscriptions in Salzburg

Source

All over Salzburg inscriptions in Latin (well, kind of ...) language can be found. An explanatory guidebook currently is in the process of being published. Its authors envision an app for interested tourists (or locals) explaining the meaning and background of these texts.

Solid computer skills are required (eg handling platforms like Wikitude Studio), no programming is anticipated. As an outcome, we aim at a prototype app linking location, image and a brief explanatory text.

Contact: Josef.Strobl@sbg.ac.at

WebMap / StoryMap International Students @PLUS

The University of Salzburg each semester publishes the numbers of international students by country of origin. A time series of these data sets shall be designed and published as a storymap. The target audience would be university administration / leadership and anyone interested in exploring the structure of PLUS' international student body.

See this web app as a prototype app >>> http://tinyurl.com/PLUS16W

As an alternative, a similar project can be set up analyzing origins of students within Austria and nearby.

Contact: Josef.Strobl@sbg.ac.at