Research Projects

  1. eduGI e-Learning (Reuse and sharing of e-learning courses in GI science education - eduGI). Agreement nº: 2005-3866/001-001 ELE ELEB12. Scientific: Field Engineering, Technology (Geoinformatics) 1-02-2006. duration 18 months. ISEGI Co-Coordinator. General Coordination Münster University, Germany.
  2. GEOSom – The Geographical Self Organizing Map POCI/GEO/61182/2004. Science and Technology Foundation. Co-Coordinator.
  3. eduGI.LA II (Network for GI science education - Latin America II) Contract nº: AML/B7-311/97/0666/II-0426-A-FI. Accounting nº: SI2.344842.1.B2004 Scientific: Field Engineering, Technology (Geoinformatics). 1-12-2004 duration 36 months. ISEGI Co-Coordinator. General Coordination Münster University, Germany
  4. eduGI.LA (Network for GI science education - Latin America). Contract nº: AML/B7-311/97/0666/II-0250-A-FI. Accounting nº: B98.98 F54, 55,22 99 Scientific: Field Engineering, Technology (Geoinformatics) 1-7-2003 duration 12 Months. ISEGI Co-Coordinator. General Coordination Münster University, Germany.
  5. Simulation of the Electoral Results for the Proposed Map of Uninominal Districts, Gabinete do Ministro da Reforma do Estado, Fevereiro 2000. Principal Researcher.
  6. Design of the Portuguese Uninominal Electoral Districts Map. Revision of the Electoral Law in Portugal, Presidência do Conselho de Ministros, Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, Abril 1999. Principal Researcher.
  7. Design of Electoral Districts – Methodological Study and Applications to the Portuguese Case. Science and Technology Foundation, 1997. Principal Researcher
  8. Census Variables Classification: a performance evaluation between cluster analysis and neural classifiers. (PRAXIS XXI/P/GEO/14083/1998). Science and Technology Foundation. Co-Coordinator
  9. National Centre of Geographic Information: coordination of 6 projects concerning the collection, organization and distribution of Geographic Information. Project Leader
  10. Portuguese Digital Environmental Atlas. Portuguese Environmental Agency (Direcção Geral do Ambiente). 1993 – 1996. Researcher.
  11. The Environmental Report – A Multimedia and Dynamical System (JNICT/DGA).Researcher.