GIS Data Processing

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	548-0009/07
Abbreviation	ZDGIS
Course title	GIS Data Processing
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	Ing. Lucie Orlíková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Abstraction, models and modelling. Maintenance and analysis of graphical data.
2. Geometric transformation. Conflaction - horizontal, vertical. Editing graphical data.
3. Generalisation, topological controls.
4. Maintenance and analysis of attribute data. Geocoding. Classification.
5. Simple (instant) calculations. Descriptive statistics for points and events.
6. Map algebra. Overlays, quantification of overalys.
7. Multicriteria evaluation. Multitarget evaluation.
8. Neighbor analysis. Searching. Points and lines in polygones. Calculations and classifications using neighbor analysis. Topographical functions. Thiessen polygons.
9. Methods of interpolation.
10. Geostatistics
11. Analysis of connectivity. Continuity measures.
12. Network analysis. Spreading analysis. Introduction to the graph theory. Searching of optimal paths
13. Visibility analysis. Illumination.

E-learning

https://geoscience.vsb.cz/zpracovani-dat-v-gis/

Literature

Smith M.J., Goodchild M.F., Longley P.A.: Geospatial Analysis. 2021. http://www.spatialanalysisonline.com
Roberts S.A., Robertson C.: Geographic Information Systems and Science. Oxford University Press, 2016.
Kanevski M. (ed): Advanced Mapping of Environmental Data. ISTA 2008.
Worboys M., Duckham M.: GIS. A computing perspective. CRC Press, ISBN 0-415-28375-2. 2004, 426 stran.

Advised literature

Kanevski M. F.: Advanced mapping of environmental data : geostatistics, machine learning and Bayesian maximum entropy. ISTE 2008. 313 s., 978-1-84821-060-8
Zeiler M.: Modeling our World. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA, 1999, 199 pages
Wingle W., Poeter E.: Geostatistical Analysis Tutor. Colorado School of Mines. 1999. Available at http://www.uncert.com/tutor/
Burrough P., McDonnell A.: Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Oxford University Press, 1998, 333 stran.

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