Terminated in academic year 2010/2011

Sources of Spatial Data

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	548-0019/04
Abbreviation	ZPD
Course title	Sources of Spatial Data
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Classification of spatial data resources.
2) Spatial data quality. Metadata. Metainformation Systems.
3) State Spatial data resources (national).
4) Commercial Spatial data resources.
5) Spatial data creation.
6) Spatial data manipulations in GIS.
7) Technical standardization and harmonization.
8) Legal regulations for GI.

Literature

ANSELIN, L., REY, S.J. ed. 2010: Perspectives on spatial data analysis. Berlin: Springer.
DEVILLERS, R., JEANSOULIN, R., 2010: Fundamentals of Spatial Data Quality, John Wiley & Sons.
KRAAK, M.J., ORMELING, F.J. 2011: Cartography: visualization of spatial data. 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press.
NOGUERAS-ISO, J., ed. 2005: Geographic information metadata for spatial data infrastructure. Springer.

Advised literature

MONMONIER. M. 2018: How to Lie with Maps. 3rd ed. The University of Chicago Press. 256 p.
TYNER, J.A. 2010: Principles of map design. New York: Guilford Press. 259 p.
MAGUIRE, D.J., BATTY, M., GOODCHILD, M.F. ed. 2005: GIS, spatial analysis, and modeling. Redlands: ESRI Press. 480 p.
DUCKHAM, M., GOODCHILD, M.F., WORBOYS, M. ed. 2003. Foundations of geographic information science. London: Taylor & Francis.

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