Proposal of an experiential learning environment in the cloud for the capture and processing of geospatial information by higher education students

Resumen

This work proposes an experiential learning environment, in order to help students of the degree in Geomatics and Topography of the Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, UPM) to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing for the profession of Geomatics Engineer. The developed environment allows access from any place to a data storage system optimized for each situation and facilitates the students to configure and personalize the system, to have the necessary tools for a correct realization of the geomatic projects, such as databases, positioning systems and geographic information system for the representation of spatial data. The results of the implementation of this environment have demonstrated a very positive evaluation by students of the benefits of cloud computing in education, through their experience, facilitating and fostering synergies between groups of students, through the subjects in which the authors of this paper are involved.