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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Geographic Information Systems

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0016/14
Abbreviation GIS
Course title Geographic Information Systems
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) GIS in the context of Earth Sciences and GIS as a tool in technical fields. Definition and history of GIS, application areas.
 2) Investigation and presentation of real-world objects, phenomena, events and processes.
 3) Feature, thematic, temporal, relational and functional component of the feature description.
 4) Data, spatial data, geodata, metadata, information, spatial information.
 5) Data modelling of real-world objects, phenomena and processes. 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) Spatial data presentation using GIS.
10) GIS application structure. Planning and implementation of GIS.
11) Spatial data publishing in the Internet environment, Geoweb.
12) Geoinformation technology - photogrammetry, remote sensing.
13) Application of GIS in the field of fire protection and industrial security.

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 .