Geographic Information Systems (GIS) represent area that is widely used in many present applications. The aim of the course is to get familiar with methods of obtaining, processing, and analyzing data in GIS. Techniques of processing the most common types of spatial data, analytical tools and techniques of their analysis, and not least ways to visualize in GIS will be introduced. Raw data processing will be shown following their analysis, storing, and final visualization to the end user. The course will also handle techniques to visualize data on the Internet.
Literature
Worboys, M., Duckham, M.: GIS: A Computing Perspective, CRC, 2004
Laurini, R., Thompson, D.: Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems, Academic Press
Samet, H.: Design and Analysis of Spatial Data Structures, Addison-Wesley, 1990
Burrough, P., McDonnell, R.: Principles of Geographical Information Systems, Oxford University Press, 1998
Advised literature
Lecture notes available at the course web site.