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Geographic Information Systems

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0016/12
Abbreviation GIS
Course title Geographic Information Systems
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Rapant, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1) GIS in the context of Earth Sciences and as a tool in technical fields. Definition and history of GIS, areas of use.
2) Research and presentation of objects, phenomena and processes of the real world.
3) Geo-element, thematic, temporal, relational and functional component of the description of the geo-element.
4) Data, spatial data, geodata, metadata, information, spatial information.
5) Data modeling of objects, phenomena and processes of the real world. Raster, vector and hybrid data model.
6) Space and concepts of space perception. Euclidean space. Positioning in space.
7) Spatial data acquisition methods.
8) Spatial data analysis in GIS.
9) Presentation of spatial data using GIS.
10) Structure of the GIS application. GIS planning and implementation.
11) Publishing spatial data in the Internet environment, Geoweb.
12) Geoinformation technology - photogrammetry, remote sensing, global navigation and positioning systems, mobile geoinformation technology.
13) Application of GIS in the field of fire protection and industrial safety.

Literature

Bolstad, P.: GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition, Eider Press; 4th ed., 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0971764736 .
MacFarlane, R. (2005). A Guide to GIS Applications in Integrated Emergency Management, Emergency Planning College, Cabinet Office.

Advised literature

Korte, G.: The GIS Book. OnWord Press; 5th ed., 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0766828209 .