PURPOSE OF SOCRATES LAB
The laboratory and the research team are active in the scientific fields of Geoinformatics (Geographic Information Systems, Cartographic Data Bases, Remote Sensing, etc.), Road Construction, and Transportation Engineering in the triptych:
- Research / Research Studies / Participation in submission of research proposals-projects
- Provision of Services – implementation of studies – creation of innovative products/methods-methodologies
- E-learning / Lifelong Learning, using cutting-edge technologies and innovative methods.
The main objective of the Group is to participate in the dissemination and application of technologies, data and knowledge of Geoinformatics, Road Construction, and Transportation Engineering and their interactions both in the private as well as in the Public Sector
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
The main objects of the laboratory are research (basic and applied), as well as the design of projects with services in the following scientific and technological fields:
Geoinformatics and related systems (e.g. development of spatial databases, maps, spatial information systems and models);
Transport planning and road safety (e.g. settings transport infrastructure using spatial data, promoting sustainable mobility measures in urban areas, exploring the most feasible installation of active safety systems in vehicles);
as well as applications of telematics, geoinformatics and tele-geoinformatics in previous and wider scientific fields.
In addition, in the above fields, special importance is given to the development of educational material and new teaching methods (mainly via e-learning / distance online learning).